linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] media: v4l: xilinx: Use SPDX-License-Identifier

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Message-ID: <20171214153543.598ca985@vento.lan>
Date:   Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:35:43 -0200
From:   Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Dhaval Shah <dhaval23031987@...il.com>, hyun.kwon@...inx.com,
        laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com, michal.simek@...inx.com,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: v4l: xilinx: Use SPDX-License-Identifier

Em Thu, 14 Dec 2017 09:26:27 -0800
Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> escreveu:

> On Thu, 2017-12-14 at 15:05 -0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> > Em Fri,  8 Dec 2017 18:05:37 +0530
> > Dhaval Shah <dhaval23031987@...il.com> escreveu:
> >   
> > > SPDX-License-Identifier is used for the Xilinx Video IP and
> > > related drivers.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Dhaval Shah <dhaval23031987@...il.com>  
> > 
> > Hi Dhaval,
> > 
> > You're not listed as one of the Xilinx driver maintainers. I'm afraid that,
> > without their explicit acks, sent to the ML, I can't accept a patch
> > touching at the driver's license tags.  
> 
> And even a maintainer may not have the sole right
> to modify a license.

Very true. I was actually expecting a patch like that either authored
or explicitly sanctioned by either one of those developers:

Hyun Kwon <hyun.kwon@...inx.com> (supporter:XILINX VIDEO IP CORES)
Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com> (supporter:ARM/ZYNQ ARCHITECTURE)

As they own an @xilinx.com, we could assume that an email from
their corporate accounts to be official.

Thanks,
Mauro