linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/8] Input: mms114

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Date:   Wed, 31 Jan 2018 08:31:38 +0100
From:   Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@...il.com>
To:     Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...sung.com>
Cc:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        Simon Shields <simon@...eageos.org>,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andi Shyti <andi@...zian.org>, jeesw@...fas.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/8] Input: mms114 - add SPDX identifier

Hi Andy,

On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 03:07:26PM +0900, Andi Shyti wrote:
> Hi Dmitry,
> 
> > > -/*
> > > - * Copyright (C) 2012 Samsung Electronics Co.Ltd
> > > - * Author: Joonyoung Shim <jy0922.shim@...sung.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.
> > > - */
> > > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > > +// Samsung S6SY761 Touchscreen device driver
> 
> I'm very sorry, but my distrcation will kill me one day.

More coffee or sleep - your choice ;-)

> 
> Is it possible to revert this patch or do you want me to send a
> fix?

When you are on it;

Change
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

to 
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
To match the former license text and SPDX-identifier.

See include/linux/module.h:
 *	"GPL"				[GNU Public License v2 or later]
 *	"GPL v2"			[GNU Public License v2]


Thanks,

> 
> Sorry,
> Andi

Best regards
Marcus Folkesson

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