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

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Message-ID: <CAHUa44GnG1uonKASAYHSt=rNC=73svDFgCfe6XyQT+c+xs+_XA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:12:42 +0200
From: Jens Wiklander <jens.wiklander@...aro.org>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mmc@...r.kernel.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>, 
	Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>, 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 1:36 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> 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.
> >
> > 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 :)

The dual license was introduced in
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220405093759.1126835-2-alex.bennee@linaro.org/,
but https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mmc/1478548394-8184-2-git-send-email-tomas.winkler@intel.com/
uses GPL-2.0 only. So reverting to GPL-2.0 only should be OK, don't
you agree?

Thanks,
Jens