Re: [PATCH] media: v4l: xilinx: Use SPDX-License-Identifier

From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Date: Thu Dec 14 2017 - 12:35:57 EST


Em Thu, 14 Dec 2017 09:26:27 -0800
Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> escreveu:

> On Thu, 2017-12-14 at 15:05 -0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> > Em Fri, 8 Dec 2017 18:05:37 +0530
> > Dhaval Shah <dhaval23031987@xxxxxxxxx> escreveu:
> >
> > > SPDX-License-Identifier is used for the Xilinx Video IP and
> > > related drivers.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Dhaval Shah <dhaval23031987@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Hi Dhaval,
> >
> > You're not listed as one of the Xilinx driver maintainers. I'm afraid that,
> > without their explicit acks, sent to the ML, I can't accept a patch
> > touching at the driver's license tags.
>
> And even a maintainer may not have the sole right
> to modify a license.

Very true. I was actually expecting a patch like that either authored
or explicitly sanctioned by either one of those developers:

Hyun Kwon <hyun.kwon@xxxxxxxxxx> (supporter:XILINX VIDEO IP CORES)
Michal Simek <michal.simek@xxxxxxxxxx> (supporter:ARM/ZYNQ ARCHITECTURE)

As they own an @xilinx.com, we could assume that an email from
their corporate accounts to be official.

Thanks,
Mauro