linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dt-binding: gpio: publish binding IDs under dual license

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Date:   Thu, 25 Aug 2022 11:04:58 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
To:     Etienne Carriere <etienne.carriere@...aro.org>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>,
        Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
        Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
        Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@...log.com>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dt-binding: gpio: publish binding IDs under dual license

On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 5:45 AM Etienne Carriere
<etienne.carriere@...aro.org> wrote:
>
> Changes gpio.h DT binding header file to be published under GPLv2 or
> BSD-3-Clause license terms. This change allows these GPIO generic
> bindings header file to be used in software components as bootloaders
> and OSes that are not published under GPLv2 terms.
>
> All contributors to gpio.h file in copy.
>
> Cc: Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>

We have NVIDIA permission for anything in bindings and NVIDIA
relicensed the irq headers, so I think it shouldn't be a problem.

> Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

FYI, There is blanket approval from Linaro to relicense DT files.

> Cc: Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>
> Cc: Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>

I don't think a blank line is copyrightable.

> Cc: Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>
> Cc: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>
> Cc: Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@...log.com>
> Cc: Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
> Cc: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>
>
> Signed-off-by: Etienne Carriere <etienne.carriere@...aro.org>
> ---
>  include/dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)