| Message ID | 20191025175553.63271-1-d.scott.phillips@intel.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New, archived |
| Headers | show |
| Series | uapi: Add the BSD-2-Clause license to ndctl.h | expand |
> From: D Scott Phillips <d.scott.phillips@intel.com> > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2019 10:56 AM > To: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>; David Howells > <dhowells@redhat.com>; Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>; Jerry > Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@hpe.com>; stuart hayes > <stuart.w.hayes@gmail.com>; Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hpe.com>; Vishal Verma > <vishal.l.verma@intel.com>; linux-nvdimm@lists.01.org > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Subject: [PATCH] uapi: Add the BSD-2-Clause license to ndctl.h > > Allow ndctl.h to be licensed with BSD-2-Clause so that other > operating systems can provide the same user level interface. > --- > > I've been working on nvdimm support in FreeBSD and would like to > offer the same ndctl API there to ease porting of application > code. Here I'm proposing to add the BSD-2-Clause license to this > header file, so that it can later be copied into FreeBSD. > > I believe that all the authors of changes to this file (in the To: > list) would need to agree to this change before it could be > accepted, so any signed-off-by is intentionally ommited for now. > Thanks, > > Scott Hi Scott, I agree to make the change if Dan and Vishal also agree. :-) Thanks, -- Dexuan
On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 10:55 AM D Scott Phillips <d.scott.phillips@intel.com> wrote: > > Allow ndctl.h to be licensed with BSD-2-Clause so that other > operating systems can provide the same user level interface. > --- > > I've been working on nvdimm support in FreeBSD and would like to > offer the same ndctl API there to ease porting of application > code. Here I'm proposing to add the BSD-2-Clause license to this > header file, so that it can later be copied into FreeBSD. > > I believe that all the authors of changes to this file (in the To: > list) would need to agree to this change before it could be > accepted, so any signed-off-by is intentionally ommited for now. > Thanks, I have no problem with this change, but let's take the opportunity to let SPDX do its job and drop the full license text.
On Fri, 2019-10-25 at 15:45 -0700, Dan Williams wrote: > On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 10:55 AM D Scott Phillips > <d.scott.phillips@intel.com> wrote: > > Allow ndctl.h to be licensed with BSD-2-Clause so that other > > operating systems can provide the same user level interface. > > --- > > > > I've been working on nvdimm support in FreeBSD and would like to > > offer the same ndctl API there to ease porting of application > > code. Here I'm proposing to add the BSD-2-Clause license to this > > header file, so that it can later be copied into FreeBSD. > > > > I believe that all the authors of changes to this file (in the To: > > list) would need to agree to this change before it could be > > accepted, so any signed-off-by is intentionally ommited for now. > > Thanks, > > I have no problem with this change, but let's take the opportunity to > let SPDX do its job and drop the full license text. This is fine by me too, barring the full license text vs. SPDX caveat Dan mentions.
On Fri, 2019-10-25 at 22:56 +0000, Verma, Vishal L wrote: > On Fri, 2019-10-25 at 15:45 -0700, Dan Williams wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 10:55 AM D Scott Phillips > > <d.scott.phillips@intel.com> wrote: > > > Allow ndctl.h to be licensed with BSD-2-Clause so that other > > > operating systems can provide the same user level interface. > > > --- > > > > > > I've been working on nvdimm support in FreeBSD and would like to > > > offer the same ndctl API there to ease porting of application > > > code. Here I'm proposing to add the BSD-2-Clause license to this > > > header file, so that it can later be copied into FreeBSD. > > > > > > I believe that all the authors of changes to this file (in the To: > > > list) would need to agree to this change before it could be > > > accepted, so any signed-off-by is intentionally ommited for now. > > > Thanks, > > > > I have no problem with this change, but let's take the opportunity to > > let SPDX do its job and drop the full license text. > > This is fine by me too, barring the full license text vs. SPDX caveat > Dan mentions. I agree with the plan. Thanks, Toshi
On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 08:54:35AM -0600, Kani, Toshi wrote: > On Fri, 2019-10-25 at 22:56 +0000, Verma, Vishal L wrote: > > On Fri, 2019-10-25 at 15:45 -0700, Dan Williams wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 10:55 AM D Scott Phillips > > > <d.scott.phillips@intel.com> wrote: > > > > Allow ndctl.h to be licensed with BSD-2-Clause so that other > > > > operating systems can provide the same user level interface. > > > > --- > > > > > > > > I've been working on nvdimm support in FreeBSD and would like to > > > > offer the same ndctl API there to ease porting of application > > > > code. Here I'm proposing to add the BSD-2-Clause license to this > > > > header file, so that it can later be copied into FreeBSD. > > > > > > > > I believe that all the authors of changes to this file (in the To: > > > > list) would need to agree to this change before it could be > > > > accepted, so any signed-off-by is intentionally ommited for now. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > I have no problem with this change, but let's take the opportunity to > > > let SPDX do its job and drop the full license text. > > > > This is fine by me too, barring the full license text vs. SPDX caveat > > Dan mentions. > > I agree with the plan. > I agree also.
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ndctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/ndctl.h index de5d90212409..dd9718bc9401 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/ndctl.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/ndctl.h @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: ((LGPL-2.1 WITH Linux-syscall-note) OR BSD-2-Clause) */ /* * Copyright (c) 2014-2016, Intel Corporation. * @@ -9,6 +10,32 @@ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for * more details. + * + * This -- and only this -- header file may also be distributed under + * the terms of the BSD Licence as follows: + * + * Copyright (C) 2014-2016, Intel Corporation. + * + * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without + * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions + * are met: + * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. + * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the + * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. + * + * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND + * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE + * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE + * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE + * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL + * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS + * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) + * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT + * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY + * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF + * SUCH DAMAGE. */ #ifndef __NDCTL_H__ #define __NDCTL_H__