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

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Date:   Thu, 14 Dec 2017 20:28:25 +0200
From:   Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>
Cc:     Dhaval Shah <dhaval23031987@...il.com>, hyun.kwon@...inx.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

Hi Mauro,

On Thursday, 14 December 2017 19:05:27 EET Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em Fri,  8 Dec 2017 18:05:37 +0530 Dhaval Shah 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.

The patch doesn't change the license, I don't see why it would cause any 
issue. Greg isn't listed as the maintainer or copyright holder of any of the 
10k+ files to which he added an SPDX license header in the last kernel 
release.

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart