linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID: remove use of DRIVER

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Date:   Fri, 6 Jan 2017 09:06:37 +0100
From:   Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
To:     Grant Grundler <grundler@...omium.org>
Cc:     Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...omium.org>,
        linux-input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-usb <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        Grant Grundler <grundler@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: remove use of DRIVER_LICENSE

On Jan 05 2017 or thereabouts, Grant Grundler wrote:
> Local "#define DRIVER_LICENSE" obfuscates which license is used
> in MODULE_LICENSE().  "fgrep -R MODULE_LICENSE" is more informative
> when the string is hard coded in MODULE_LICENSE.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Grant Grundler <grundler@...gle.com>
> ---
> Most of the kernel already uses hard coded strings.
> The few places that don't are easy to fix.

FWIW:
Reviewed-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>