linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] usb: gadget: f_midi: cleanups and typos fixes

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Date:	Sat, 05 Mar 2016 23:57:45 +0000
From:	Felipe Ferreri Tonello <eu@...ipetonello.com>
To:	Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>,
	Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] usb: gadget: f_midi: cleanups and typos fixes

Hi Michal, 

On March 5, 2016 4:28:45 PM GMT+00:00, Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Mar 02 2016, Felipe F. Tonello wrote:
>>>> @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
>>>>   *   Copyright (C) 2006 Thumtronics Pty Ltd.
>>>>   *   Ben Williamson <ben.williamson@...yinnovation.com>
>>>>   *
>>>> - * Licensed under the GPL-2 or later.
>>>> + * Licensed under the GPLv2.
>
>> On March 4, 2016 7:17:31 PM GMT+00:00, Michal Nazarewicz
><mina86@...a86.com> wrote:
>>> Any particular reason to do that?
>
>On Fri, Mar 04 2016, Felipe Ferreri Tonello wrote:
>> Because the kernel is v2 only and not later. 
>
>Linux as a whole is GPLv2 only, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that
>parts of it cannot be dual licensed (or GPLv2+).  It’s safer to leave
>copyright noticed clear unless you explicitly want your contribution be
>GPLv2 only which brings the whole file GPLv2 only.
>
>> I just tried to make this driver more consistent with the coding
>style
>> used across the kernel. That's it.
>
>Column alignment of field names or RHS of assignment operators is quite
>inconsistent already within drivers/usb/gadget/ which is why I’m
>concerned whether this is really helping.
>
>Anyway, I actually don’t care much, just adding my two rappen.

Right, I am ok with Balbi completely ignoring this patch. But I prefer to have at least this driver consistent than nothing. Of course I'll remove the license change I made. 

Felipe 

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