Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] dedupe smb unicode files

From: Dr. David Alan Gilbert
Date: Fri Jul 21 2023 - 17:13:25 EST


* Paulo Alcantara (pc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/scripts/checkpatch.pl#n3737
> > if ($realfile =~ /\.(h|s|S)$/) {
> > $comment = '/*';
> > } elsif ($realfile =~ /\.(c|rs|dts|dtsi)$/) {
> > $comment = '//';
> >
> > I don't get where that idea came from.
>
> Check Documentation/process/license-rules.rst.

Oh, that's a painful history!
Hmm that landed just after I posted a v3 (of just this patch)

Steve: Your call, do you want me to post a v4 with that comment
back and but with the copyright lineas as in v3?

Dave

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