linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 03/12] mfd: cros_ec: Make license text and module license match.

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Date:   Mon, 18 Jun 2018 09:13:23 +0100
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Enric Balletbo Serra <eballetbo@...il.com>
Cc:     Enric Balletbo i Serra <enric.balletbo@...labora.com>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Gwendal Grignou <gwendal@...omium.org>, kernel@...labora.com,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 03/12] mfd: cros_ec: Make license text and module
 license match.

On Mon, 18 Jun 2018, Enric Balletbo Serra wrote:

> Hi Lee,
> Missatge de Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> del dia dl., 18 de juny
> 2018 a les 9:21:
> >
> > On Mon, 18 Jun 2018, Lee Jones wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 06 Jun 2018, Enric Balletbo i Serra wrote:
> > >
> > > > The license text is specifying "GPLv2" but the MODULE_LICENSE is set to
> > > > GPL which means GNU Public License v2 or later. When MODULE_LICENSE and
> > > > boiler plate does not match, go for boiler plate license.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Enric Balletbo i Serra <enric.balletbo@...labora.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >
> > > > Changes in v3: None
> > > > Changes in v2: None
> > > >
> > > >  drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c     | 2 +-
> > > >  drivers/mfd/cros_ec_i2c.c | 2 +-
> > > >  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > Applied, thanks.
> >
> > I've just seen Joe's comment.
> >
> 
> Did you read my answer [1] to the Joe's email?
> 
> According to the doc if MODULE_LICENSE is GPL that means  GPL-2.0 or
> later which to be strict is wrong if your file is GPL-2.0 only. It's
> right that there are modules in the kernel that have this mismatch but
> IMHO is wrong, there are also some examples where people fix this, i.e
> [2]

I did.  Did you read his comment about making these changes wider?

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