linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 05/15] mfd: bd71828: Support ROHM BD71828 PMIC

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Message-ID: <20191217142537.GN18955@dell>
Date:   Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:25:37 +0000
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 05/15] mfd: bd71828: Support ROHM BD71828 PMIC - core

On Tue, 17 Dec 2019, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 01:54:30PM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Tue, 17 Dec 2019, Vaittinen, Matti wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2019-12-16 at 16:46 +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 11 Dec 2019, Matti Vaittinen wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > BD71828GW is a single-chip power management IC for battery-powered
> > > > > portable
> > > > > devices. The IC integrates 7 buck converters, 7 LDOs, and a 1500 mA
> > > > > single-cell linear charger. Also included is a Coulomb counter, a
> > > > > real-time
> > > > > clock (RTC), 3 GPO/regulator control pins, HALL input and a 32.768
> > > > > kHz
> > > > > clock gate.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Add MFD core driver providing interrupt controller facilities and
> > > > > i2c
> > > > > access to sub device drivers.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Matti Vaittinen <matti.vaittinen@...rohmeurope.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > 
> > > > > Changes since v5:
> > > > > - No changes
> > > > > 
> > > > >  drivers/mfd/Kconfig              |  15 ++
> > > > >  drivers/mfd/Makefile             |   2 +-
> > > > >  drivers/mfd/rohm-bd71828.c       | 319 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > >  include/linux/mfd/rohm-bd71828.h | 425
> > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > >  include/linux/mfd/rohm-generic.h |   1 +
> > > > >  5 files changed, 761 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > >  create mode 100644 drivers/mfd/rohm-bd71828.c
> > > > >  create mode 100644 include/linux/mfd/rohm-bd71828.h

[...]
> > 
> > If you have this in your header:
> > 
> >   GPL-2.0-only
> > 
> > Your MODULE tags should read:
> > 
> > MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> 
> Nope, as per module.h, which is quoted here, either:
> 	MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> or:
> 	MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> mean the exact same thing.

Interesting.  I always took a non-specified version to mean:

  "... and any other future version of the licence"

Educated, thanks!

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