linux-kernel - Re: [Part2 PATCH v9 12/38] crypto: ccp: Add Platform Security Processor (PSP) device support

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Date:   Thu, 7 Dec 2017 14:21:23 -0600
From:   Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
To:     Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>
Cc:     brijesh.singh@....com, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        bp@...en8.de, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Gary Hook <gary.hook@....com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Part2 PATCH v9 12/38] crypto: ccp: Add Platform Security
 Processor (PSP) device support



On 12/06/2017 03:10 PM, Philippe Ombredanne wrote:>> diff --git 
a/drivers/crypto/ccp/psp-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/psp-dev.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..b5789f878560
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/psp-dev.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
>> +/*
>> + * AMD Platform Security Processor (PSP) interface
>> + *
>> + * Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
>> + *
>> + * Author: Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
>> + *
>> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
>> + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
>> + * published by the Free Software Foundation.
>> + */
> 
> Dear Brijesh,
> 
> Have you considered using the new SPDX license ids instead?
> 
> This would come out this way:
>> +// SDPX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>> +/*
>> + * AMD Platform Security Processor (PSP) interface
>> + *
>> + * Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
>> + *
>> + * Author: Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
>> + */
> 
> It is much cleaner and simpler, right?
> 
> For the C++ comment style and first line placement, please see Thomas
> (tlgx) doc patches and Linus posts explaining his rationale of why he
> wants it this way.
> It would be awesome if this could be applied to all AMD contributions btw!
> 

Hi Philippe,

I was not aware of SPDX identifier, If v10 is needed for SEV series then 
I will certainly update the patches to use SPDX license identifier. thanks

-Brijesh