linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lib/crc32: add SPDX license identifier

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Message-ID: <20250514061425.GA237199@sol>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2025 23:14:25 -0700
From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
	linux-spdx@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lib/crc32: add SPDX license identifier

On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 08:11:40AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Tue, May 13 2025 at 22:24, Eric Biggers wrote:
> 
> > From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>
> >
> > lib/crc32.c and include/linux/crc32.h got missed by the bulk SPDX
> > conversion because of the nonstandard explanation of the license.
> > However, crc32.c clearly states that it's licensed under the GNU General
> > Public License, Version 2.  And the comment in crc32.h clearly indicates
> > that it's meant to have the same license as crc32.c.  Therefore, apply
> > SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only to both files.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>

Thanks.

I forgot to mention: I'm planning to take this patch through the crc tree.

- Eric