linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] binder: remove MODULE

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Message-ID: <dbx8ldngpdsi.fsf@ynaffit-andsys.c.googlers.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:37:01 -0700
From: Tiffany Yang <ynaffit@...gle.com>
To: Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@...gle.com>
Cc: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, 
	"Arve Hjønnevåg" <arve@...roid.com>, Todd Kjos <tkjos@...roid.com>, Martijn Coenen <maco@...roid.com>, 
	Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@...dia.com>, Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>, 
	Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>, John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>, kernel-team@...roid.com, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@...ian.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] binder: remove MODULE_LICENSE()

Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@...gle.com> writes:

> The MODULE_LICENSE() macro is intended for drivers that can be built as
> loadable modules. The binder driver is always built-in, using this macro
> here is unnecessary and potentially confusing. Remove it.

> Cc: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@...ian.org>
> Signed-off-by: Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@...gle.com>
> ---
>   drivers/android/binder.c | 2 --
>   1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

> diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
> index 312b462e349d..28634f786e70 100644
> --- a/drivers/android/binder.c
> +++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
> @@ -7088,5 +7088,3 @@ device_initcall(binder_init);

>   #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
>   #include "binder_trace.h"
> -
> -MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");

Reviewed-by: Tiffany Yang <ynaffit@...gle.com>

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Tiffany Y. Yang