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Date:   Thu, 2 May 2019 09:07:46 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Andreas =?iso-8859-1?Q?F=E4rber?= <afaerber@suse.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: actions: Use the correct style for SPDX License
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On Wed, May 01, 2019 at 10:20:44PM +0200, Andreas F?rber wrote:
> + linux-actions
> 
> Am 01.05.19 um 09:07 schrieb Nishad Kamdar:
> > This patch corrects the SPDX License Identifier style
> > in header files related to Clock Drivers for Actions Semi Socs.
> > For C header files Documentation/process/license-rules.rst
> > mandates C-like comments (opposed to C source files where
> > C++ style should be used)
> [...]
> >  drivers/clk/actions/owl-common.h       | 2 +-
> >  drivers/clk/actions/owl-composite.h    | 2 +-
> >  drivers/clk/actions/owl-divider.h      | 2 +-
> >  drivers/clk/actions/owl-factor.h       | 2 +-
> >  drivers/clk/actions/owl-fixed-factor.h | 2 +-
> >  drivers/clk/actions/owl-gate.h         | 2 +-
> >  drivers/clk/actions/owl-mux.h          | 2 +-
> >  drivers/clk/actions/owl-pll.h          | 2 +-
> >  drivers/clk/actions/owl-reset.h        | 2 +-
> >  9 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> Where's the practical benefit of this patch? These are all private
> headers used from C files, so they can handle C++ comments just fine,
> otherwise we would've seen build failures.

Please read Documentation/process/license-rules.rst, the section
entitled "Style", for what the documented formats are for SPDX lines,
depending on the file type.

thanks,

greg k-h