linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/10] arm64: dts: qcom: Add pm8010 pmic dtsi

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Message-ID: <081732c9-5e8e-b68e-c2bd-20724ca1a5d5@linaro.org>
Date:   Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:29:36 +0100
From:   neil.armstrong@...aro.org
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        Abel Vesa <abel.vesa@...aro.org>,
        Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "vkoul@...nel.org" <vkoul@...nel.org>,
        Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/10] arm64: dts: qcom: Add pm8010 pmic dtsi

On 18/11/2022 15:59, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 18/11/2022 15:58, Neil Armstrong wrote:
>> On 17/11/2022 13:51, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>> On 16/11/2022 11:31, Abel Vesa wrote:
>>>> From: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>
>>>>
>>>> Add nodes for pm8010 in separate dtsi file.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>
>>>> ---
>>>>    arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/pm8010.dtsi | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>    1 file changed, 84 insertions(+)
>>>>    create mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/pm8010.dtsi
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/pm8010.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/pm8010.dtsi
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>> index 000000000000..0ea641e12209
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/pm8010.dtsi
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
>>>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
>>>
>>> Any reason why this is licensed BSD-3 clause? It's not a recommended
>>> license (2 clause is). Same for other patches.
>>
>> Probably a bad copy-paste from other existing files.
>>
>> While checking, the majority of arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/pm*.dtsi uses BSD-3-Clause
>> so it seems this was done for quite a while now.
> 
> If it is derivative work (of upstrea, downstream), then you might have
> to keep BSD-3. But if not, how about changing it to BSD-2?

It's definitely a derivative work from upstream pm*.dtsi files with BSD-3-Clause
licence.

Neil

> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
>