linux-kernel - Re: [patch V2 01/11] Documentation: Add license-rules.rst to describe how to properly identify file licenses

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Message-ID: <CABGGiszKA_AwmoYC=og3XdSA0rCuC+a1bpFC6oyKzaZXCKq8Aw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 16 Nov 2017 13:44:54 -0600
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Kate Stewart <kate@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>,
        Jonas Oberg <jonas@...e.org>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
        Charlemagne Lasse <charlemagnelasse@...il.com>,
        Carmen Bianca Bakker <carmenbianca@...e.org>
Subject: Re: [patch V2 01/11] Documentation: Add license-rules.rst to describe
 how to properly identify file licenses

On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 12:33 PM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:
> Add a file to the Documentation directory to describe how file licenses
> should be described in all kernel files, using the SPDX identifier, as well
> as where all licenses should be in the kernel source tree for people to
> refer to (LICENSES/).
>
> Thanks to Kate and Greg for review and editing and Jonas for the
> suggestions concerning the meta tags in the licenses files.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> ---

[...]

> +2. Style:
> +
> +   The SPDX license identifier is added in form of a comment.  The comment
> +   style depends on the file type:
> +
> +   ::
> +
> +      C source:   // SPDX-License-Identifier: <SPDX License Expression>
> +      C header:   /* SPDX-License-Identifier: <SPDX License Expression> */
> +      ASM:        /* SPDX-License-Identifier: <SPDX License Expression> */
> +      scripts:    # SPDX-License-Identifier: <SPDX License Expression>
> +      .rst:      .. SPDX-License-Identifier: <SPDX License Expression>

.dts{i}  // SPDX-License-Identifier: <SPDX License Expression>

Or use "DT source"

Rob