Re: [PATCH] spi: s3c64xx: add SPDX identifier

From: Andi Shyti
Date: Tue Dec 12 2017 - 20:49:05 EST


Hi Krzysztof,

> > Here, this should be as a top line:
> >
> > // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> >
> >
> > So I agree with the SPDX id but also pointing to the use of the C++ //
> > comment style as requested by Linus [1]
>
> Thanks for the reference. I see that Linus prefers converting entire
> comment into // style. I was not arguing about SPDX line but entire
> existing copyright comment which follows it:
>
> > +//
> > +// Copyright (c) 2009 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
> > +// Jaswinder Singh <jassi.brar@xxxxxxxxxxx>

it just looks ugly to me to have something like

// SPDX...

/*
* Copyright (c)...
* Jasw...
*/

I would make everything of the '//' style (I've also seen that
this is the trend also in other subsystems), but honestly I don't
really care. If you're strong on not moving entirely in '//' style
then I can resend it with the double comment style.

Andi

P.S. About GPLv2 vs GPLv2+ I checked and I will repost it keeping
the license as its original. Thanks!