linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/9] Add some yaffs include files

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Message-ID: <4CD197A1.4060600@caviumnetworks.com>
Date:	Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:10:57 -0700
From:	David Daney <ddaney@...iumnetworks.com>
To:	cdhmanning@...il.com
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/9] Add some yaffs include files

On 11/03/2010 09:53 AM, cdhmanning@...il.com wrote:
> From: Charles Manning<cdhmanning@...il.com>
>
> Adding yaffs2 file system.
>
> Signed-off-by: Charles Manning<cdhmanning@...il.com>
> ---
>   fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.h  |  914 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   fs/yaffs2/yaffs_trace.h |   58 +++
>   fs/yaffs2/yportenv.h    |   90 +++++
>   3 files changed, 1062 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>   create mode 100644 fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.h
>   create mode 100644 fs/yaffs2/yaffs_trace.h
>   create mode 100644 fs/yaffs2/yportenv.h
>
> diff --git a/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.h b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..60770ca
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,914 @@
> +/*
> + * YAFFS: Yet another Flash File System . A NAND-flash specific file system.
> + *
> + * Copyright (C) 2002-2010 Aleph One Ltd.
> + *   for Toby Churchill Ltd and Brightstar Engineering
> + *
> + * Created by Charles Manning<charles@...ph1.co.uk>
> + *
> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> + * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as
> + * published by the Free Software Foundation.
> + *
> + * Note: Only YAFFS headers are LGPL, YAFFS C code is covered by GPL.
> + */

What are the implications of putting LGPL things in the kernel?

I don't know, but someone probably should think about it.

David Daney
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