linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 2/5] fpga: dfl: Move the DFH definitions

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Date:   Sun, 11 Sep 2022 19:54:17 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     matthew.gerlach@...ux.intel.com
Cc:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, Wu Hao <hao.wu@...el.com>,
        Xu Yilun <yilun.xu@...el.com>, russell.h.weight@...el.com,
        basheer.ahmed.muddebihal@...el.com, Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>,
        Moritz Fischer <mdf@...nel.org>, linux-fpga@...r.kernel.org,
        "open list:DOCUMENTATION" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        tianfei.zhang@...el.com, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        "open list:SERIAL DRIVERS" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Niklas Söderlund 
        <niklas.soderlund+renesas@...natech.se>,
        Phil Edworthy <phil.edworthy@...esas.com>,
        "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...am.me.uk>,
        Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>,
        Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>,
        Basheer Ahmed Muddebihal 
        <basheer.ahmed.muddebihal@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/5] fpga: dfl: Move the DFH definitions

Hi Matthew,

On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 5:40 PM <matthew.gerlach@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Sep 2022, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 06, 2022 at 12:04:23PM -0700, matthew.gerlach@...ux.intel.com wrote:
> >> --- a/drivers/fpga/dfl.h
> >> +++ b/drivers/fpga/dfl.h
> >> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
> >>  /*
> >>   * Driver Header File for FPGA Device Feature List (DFL) Support
> >>   *
> >> - * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation, Inc.
> >> + * Copyright (C) 2017-2022 Intel Corporation, Inc.
> >
> > I'm all for updated proper copyright dates, but in a patch that
> > _removes_ text from a file does not seem like the proper place for that,
> > right?  Please discuss with your corporate lawyers as to how to do this
> > properly and when to do it.

> I discussed how and when to do this properly with my corporate lawyers and
> confirmed this submission is consistent with their guidelines.
>
> You do raise an interesting point, though.  If you think this approach is
> improper, we should probably discuss it, including whether this
> restriction is already a condition for contributions or whether it should
> be.  It wouldn't be the first difference of opinion on the finer points of
> copyright law.

So each time code is removed from a file, its copyright year should
be updated? Eventually, we may end up with an empty file which
is copyrighted <this_year>? Do you think that makes sense?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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