linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers: input: Add SPDX-License-Identifier

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Date:   Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:13:55 +0000
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     Christian Thoms <christian.thoms93@...il.com>
Cc:     rydberg@...math.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...cs.fau.de,
        Sebastian Hillert <sebastian.hillert1@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: input: Add SPDX-License-Identifier

Hi Christian,

On Fri, Jul 06, 2018 at 02:11:52PM +0200, Christian Thoms wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/input/ff-core.c b/drivers/input/ff-core.c
> index 66a46c8..3086166 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/ff-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/ff-core.c
> @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
>  /*
>   *  Force feedback support for Linux input subsystem
>   *
> @@ -6,11 +7,6 @@
>   */
>  
>  /*
> - * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> - * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> - * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
> - * (at your option) any later version.
> - *
>   * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
>   * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
>   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the

Why did you keep this block here? Also, below, there is another
paragraph about obtaining a copy of GPL from an old FSF address. If we
are cleaning it I believe it all needs to go.

I see the similar issue in several other files in this patch.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry