linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v8 1/4] rpmb: add Replay Protected Memory Block (RPMB) subsystem

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Message-ID: <PH7PR11MB7605F50AC47D18361D933CE1E5862@PH7PR11MB7605.namprd11.prod.outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:04:03 +0000
From: "Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, Jens Wiklander
	<jens.wiklander@...aro.org>
CC: "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org>,
	"op-tee@...ts.trustedfirmware.org" <op-tee@...ts.trustedfirmware.org>, "Ulf
 Hansson" <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>, Shyam Saini
	<shyamsaini@...ux.microsoft.com>, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Jerome Forissier <jerome.forissier@...aro.org>, Sumit Garg
	<sumit.garg@...aro.org>, Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>,
	"Bart Van Assche" <bvanassche@....org>, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
	"Ard Biesheuvel" <ardb@...nel.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Manuel
 Traut <manut@...ka.net>, Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@...aro.org>,
	Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@...aro.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v8 1/4] rpmb: add Replay Protected Memory Block (RPMB)
 subsystem

> 
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 01:26:18PM +0200, Jens Wiklander wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 11:29 AM Greg Kroah-Hartman
> > <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2024 at 03:31:24PM +0200, Jens Wiklander wrote:
> > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > +++ b/drivers/misc/rpmb-core.c
> > > > @@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
> > > > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > >
> > > Fine, but:
> > >
> > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > +++ b/include/linux/rpmb.h
> > > > @@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
> > > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0 */
> > >
> > > Really?
> > >
> > > Why?  I need lots of documentation and a lawyer sign off for why
> > > this is a dual license for a file that is obviously only for
> > > internal Linux kernel stuff.

This was legal approved.

The project was used in https://projectacrn.org/ which is under BSD.

> >
> > I'm sorry that was added via one of the patch sets before mine. I'll
> > revert to GPL-2.0 only.
> 
> Please be sure to get proper legal approval to change the license of code not
> written by you :)