linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv3 4/7] dmaengine: dw_dmac: amend description and indentation

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Date:	Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:36:57 +0300
From:	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:	viresh kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:	balbi@...com, vinod.koul@...el.com,
	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	spear-devel <spear-devel@...t.st.com>,
	Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 4/7] dmaengine: dw_dmac: amend description and indentation

On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:19 AM, viresh kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 10:31:58AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>>> From: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
>>>
>>> The driver will be used as a core part for various implementations of the
>>> DesignWare DMA device. The patch adjusts description on the top and corrects
>>> paragraph indentation in few places across the code.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c |    7 ++++---
>>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
>>> index bbb2a82..9f0129d 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
>>> @@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
>>>  /*
>>> - * Driver for the Synopsys DesignWare DMA Controller (aka DMACA on
>>> - * AVR32 systems.)
>>> + * Core driver for the Synopsys DesignWare DMA Controller
>>>   *
>>>   * Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Atmel Corporation
>>>   * Copyright (C) 2010-2011 ST Microelectronics
>>> + * Copyright (C) 2012 Intel Corporation
>>
>> I'm not a lawyer, but I'm not sure the few changes done to this driver
>> is enough for Intel to hold a copyright here... dunno, though.
>
> Neither do i :)
I only have one precedent where was a collision between two versions
of the as3645a driver.
In the result Nokia's version was modified accordingly to my comments
and few patches.

> @Vinod: Can we have some inputs from you here?
Agree, it's good to have an additional opinion here.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
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