linux-kernel - Re: [v3,05/11] watchdog/hpwdt: Update Module info.

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Date:   Sat, 17 Feb 2018 13:39:27 -0700
From:   Jerry Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@....com>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:     wim@...ux-watchdog.org, linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rwright@....com,
        maurice.a.saldivar@....com, mingo@...nel.org,
        marcus.folkesson@...il.com
Subject: Re: [v3,05/11] watchdog/hpwdt: Update Module info.

On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 08:19:23AM -0800, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 04:43:54PM -0700, Jerry Hoemann wrote:
> > Update Module Author and description to reflect changes in driver.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jerry Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@....com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c | 4 ++--
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
> > index d5989acf3e37..71e49d0ab789 100644
> > --- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
> > +++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
> > @@ -425,8 +425,8 @@ static struct pci_driver hpwdt_driver = {
> >  	.remove		= hpwdt_exit,
> >  };
> >  
> > -MODULE_AUTHOR("Tom Mingarelli");
> > -MODULE_DESCRIPTION("hp watchdog driver");
> > +MODULE_AUTHOR("Jerry Hoemann");
> > +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("hpe watchdog driver");
> 
> It is quite unusual to replace an author name. The original author is
> still the original author and should be retained. Adding another author
> is fine, but I disagree with the removal.

Wasn't intending to usurp Tom's credit (I left him in as Author in
comment block at top of file.)  But as Tom has retired,  I didn't want
anyone having problems with the rewrite of the driver to bother him
about it.

I'll redact this change.

> 
> Guenter
> 
> >  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> >  MODULE_VERSION(HPWDT_VERSION);
> >  

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Jerry Hoemann                  Software Engineer   Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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