2019-10-25 20:48:29

by D Scott Phillips

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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

include/uapi/linux/ndctl.h | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)

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__
--
2.23.0


2019-10-25 21:53:33

by Dexuan Cui

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Subject: RE: [PATCH] uapi: Add the BSD-2-Clause license to ndctl.h

> From: D Scott Phillips <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2019 10:56 AM
> To: Dan Williams <[email protected]>; David Howells
> <[email protected]>; Dexuan Cui <[email protected]>; Jerry
> Hoemann <[email protected]>; stuart hayes
> <[email protected]>; Toshi Kani <[email protected]>; Vishal Verma
> <[email protected]>; [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> 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

2019-10-25 22:49:59

by Dan Williams

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] uapi: Add the BSD-2-Clause license to ndctl.h

On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 10:55 AM D Scott Phillips
<[email protected]> 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.

2019-10-25 22:58:04

by Verma, Vishal L

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] uapi: Add the BSD-2-Clause license to ndctl.h


On Fri, 2019-10-25 at 15:45 -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 10:55 AM D Scott Phillips
> <[email protected]> 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.

2019-10-28 22:06:08

by Jerry Hoemann

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] uapi: Add the BSD-2-Clause license to ndctl.h

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
> > > <[email protected]> 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.

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2019-10-29 03:09:34

by Kani, Toshimitsu

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] uapi: Add the BSD-2-Clause license to ndctl.h

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
> > <[email protected]> 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