linux-kernel - Re: [patch 02/3] time: Add SPDX license identifiers

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Message-ID: <20180319103717.GB21397@kroah.com>
Date:   Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:37:17 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
        Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>,
        Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
        Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>,
        David Riley <davidriley@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 02/3] time: Add SPDX license identifiers

On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 11:04:43AM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Update the time(r) core files files with the correct SPDX license
> identifier based on the license text in the file itself. The SPDX
> identifier is a legally binding shorthand, which can be used instead of the
> full boiler plate text.
> 
> This work is based on a script and data from Philippe Ombredanne, Kate
> Stewart and myself. The data has been created with two independent license
> scanners and manual inspection.
> 
> The following files do not contain any direct license information and have
> been omitted from the big initial SPDX changes:
> 
>   timeconst.bc: The .bc files were not touched
>   time.c, timer.c, timekeeping.c: Licence was deduced from EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL
> 
> As those files do not contain direct license references they fall under the
> project license, i.e. GPL V2 only.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>

Reviewed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>