linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] bus: ti-sysc: Add a description and copyrights

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Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:38:45 +0200
From: Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To: Dhruva Gole <d-gole@...com>
Cc: linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, nm@...com, vigneshr@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] bus: ti-sysc: Add a description and copyrights

* Dhruva Gole <d-gole@...com> [240328 11:19]:
> On Mar 27, 2024 at 10:15:05 +0200, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > The ti-sysc driver is missing coprights and description, let's add
> > those.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c | 11 +++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c b/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c
> > --- a/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c
> > +++ b/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c
> > @@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
> >  // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> >  /*
> >   * ti-sysc.c - Texas Instruments sysc interconnect target driver
> > + *
> > + * TI SoCs have an interconnect target wrapper IP for many devices. The wrapper
> > + * IP manages clock gating, resets, and PM capabilities for the connected devices.
> > + *
> > + * Copyright (C) 2017-2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated - https://www.ti.com/
> > + *
> > + * Many features are based on the earlier omap_hwmod arch code with thanks to all
> > + * the people who developed and debugged the code over the years:
> > + *
> > + * Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Nokia Corporation
> > + * Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Texas Instruments, Inc.
> 
> +Nishant
> 
> I am no expert on the copyrights part of it, but who gets copyright from
> 2012 - 2017?

Well this particular driver did not exist until 2017 :) But for the
earlier hwmod arch code reference above, we could make it 2011-2024.

> Also, for TI should we stick to this format as you did above?
> Copyright (C) 2011-2024 Texas Instruments Incorporated
> perhaps?

Sure that works for me.

> But otherwise,
> Reviewed-by: Dhruva Gole <d-gole@...com>

Thanks,

Tony