linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] media: prefer generic SPDX-License expression to deprecated one

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Message-ID: <Ybsr6H4/lbzCZBle@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:07:04 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
Cc:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Cai Huoqing <caihuoqing@...du.com>,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        linux-spdx@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: prefer generic SPDX-License expression to
 deprecated one

On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 11:31:32AM +0100, Lukas Bulwahn wrote:
> Commit 8d395ce6f04b ("media: dvb-core: Convert to SPDX identifier") and
> commit e67219b0496b ("media: b2c2: flexcop: Convert to SPDX identifier")
> introduce the SPDX-License expression LGPL-2.1-or-later for some files.
> 
> The command ./scripts/spdxcheck.py warns:
> 
>   drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c: 1:28 Invalid License ID: LGPL-2.1-or-later
>   drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c: 1:28 Invalid License ID: LGPL-2.1-or-later
>   drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c: 1:28 Invalid License ID: LGPL-2.1-or-later
>   drivers/media/common/b2c2/flexcop.c: 1:28 Invalid License ID: LGPL-2.1-or-later
> 
> The preferred SPDX expression for LGPL-2.1 or any later version is with
> the more generic "+"-extension for "any later version", so: LGPL-2.1+
> 
> This makes spdxcheck happy again.
> 
> Fixes: 8d395ce6f04b ("media: dvb-core: Convert to SPDX identifier")
> Fixes: e67219b0496b ("media: b2c2: flexcop: Convert to SPDX identifier")
> Signed-off-by: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/media/common/b2c2/flexcop.c | 2 +-
>  drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c     | 2 +-
>  drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c  | 2 +-
>  drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c     | 2 +-
>  4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/common/b2c2/flexcop.c b/drivers/media/common/b2c2/flexcop.c
> index e7a88a2d248c..38c300da3fc2 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/common/b2c2/flexcop.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/common/b2c2/flexcop.c
> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> -// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
>  /*
>   * Linux driver for digital TV devices equipped with B2C2 FlexcopII(b)/III
>   * flexcop.c - main module part
> diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
> index f6ee678107d3..2b4fb2ec1efd 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> -// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
>  /*
>   * dmxdev.c - DVB demultiplexer device
>   *
> diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c
> index 83cc32ad7e12..35bf76b0425c 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c
> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> -// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
>  /*
>   * dvb_demux.c - DVB kernel demux API
>   *
> diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
> index 675d877a67b2..861559e8b4c9 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> -// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+

No, the existing tags are fine.

thanks,

greg k-h