linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Add SPDX license tag check for dts files and headers

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Date:   Wed, 7 Jun 2017 17:45:03 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Add SPDX license tag check for dts files
 and headers

Hi Rob,

2017-02-24 0:56 GMT+09:00 Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>:
> Add a check for using SPDX-License-Identifier tags to define the license of
> .dts{i} and DT header files rather than using free form license text. This
> check looks for GPL, BSD, or X11(really incorrectly labeled MIT license)
> license text which are the commonly used DT licenses.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
> Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
> Cc: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>

I have a question.

Is SPDX encouraged only for DT?

What should we do with C source files?


-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada