linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] input: remove unneeded DRIVER

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Date:   Fri, 17 Nov 2017 15:51:31 +0100
From:   Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@...il.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] input: remove unneeded DRIVER_LICENSE #defines

On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 3:17 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> There is no need to #define the license of the driver, just put it in
> the MODULE_LICENSE() line directly as a text string.
>
> This allows tools that check that the module license matches the source
> code license to work properly, as there is no need to unwind the
> unneeded dereference.  For some of these drivers, the #define is just a
> few lines above the MODULE_LICENSE() line, which is extra pointless.
>
> Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
> Cc: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@...il.com>
> Reported-by: Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>


Reviewed-by: Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>
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Cordially
Philippe Ombredanne