linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] misc: hpilo: relicense HPE iLO driver as Dual MIT/GPL

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Date:   Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:22:54 +0800
From:   Matt Hsiao <matt.hsiao@....com>
To:     Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        arnd@...db.de, christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr,
        gustavoars@...nel.org, nishadkamdar@...il.com,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, dhaval.experiance@...il.com,
        viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, arvind.yadav.cs@...il.com,
        standby24x7@...il.com, wfp5p@...ginia.edu, prarit@...hat.com,
        tj@...nel.org, adobriyan@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] misc: hpilo: relicense HPE iLO driver as Dual MIT/GPL

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 11:10:40AM +0100, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> On 16. 11. 22, 10:47, matt.hsiao@....com wrote:
> >From: Matt Hsiao <matt.hsiao@....com>
> >
> >Currently, the hpilo driver is licensed as GPL. To run OpenBSD on HPE
> >servers with BMC (HPE iLO) functionality, a dual MIT/GPL license is needed
> >for porting the hpilo driver to OpenBSD.
> 
> What about the MODULE_LICENSE() change to "Dual MIT/GPL" too?

Good catch! Thanks!
Will do v2 patch.

> 
> Acked-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
> 
> >Signed-off-by: Matt Hsiao <matt.hsiao@....com>
> >---
> >
> >Hello contributors in the CC list,
> >
> >Thanks for your contributions to the hpilo driver. Please kindly review
> >the license change and hopefully you would agree and approve it. Thanks!
> >
> >  drivers/misc/hpilo.c | 2 +-
> >  drivers/misc/hpilo.h | 2 +-
> >  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> >diff --git a/drivers/misc/hpilo.c b/drivers/misc/hpilo.c
> >index 8d00df9243c4..6a06b6485950 100644
> >--- a/drivers/misc/hpilo.c
> >+++ b/drivers/misc/hpilo.c
> >@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> >-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> >+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
> >  /*
> >   * Driver for the HP iLO management processor.
> >   *
> >diff --git a/drivers/misc/hpilo.h b/drivers/misc/hpilo.h
> >index d57c34680b09..581dfd7834b8 100644
> >--- a/drivers/misc/hpilo.h
> >+++ b/drivers/misc/hpilo.h
> >@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> >-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> >+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT */
> >  /*
> >   * linux/drivers/char/hpilo.h
> >   *
> 
> -- 
> js
> suse labs