Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759023AbZD0Ow3 (ORCPT ); Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:52:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1758756AbZD0Oty (ORCPT ); Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:49:54 -0400 Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([71.74.56.125]:38438 "EHLO hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757688AbZD0Otx (ORCPT ); Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:49:53 -0400 Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:49:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Steven Rostedt X-X-Sender: rostedt@gandalf.stny.rr.com To: Andi Kleen cc: Huang Ying , Robert Richter , Ingo Molnar , "H. Peter Anvin" , Thomas Gleixner , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Hidetoshi Seto Subject: Re: Patenting kernel patches was Re: Re-implement MCE log ring buffer as per-CPU ring buffer In-Reply-To: <49F5C305.60807@linux.intel.com> Message-ID: References: <1240391484.6842.474.camel@yhuang-dev.sh.intel.com> <20090422092259.GC18226@elte.hu> <20090422101600.GL3226@erda.amd.com> <1240553210.6842.871.camel@yhuang-dev.sh.intel.com> <20090424100943.GJ27264@erda.amd.com> <1240818596.6842.1001.camel@yhuang-dev.sh.intel.com> <49F5C305.60807@linux.intel.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (DEB 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1289 Lines: 41 On Mon, 27 Apr 2009, Andi Kleen wrote: > > Yes, I plan on being able to post it before the 31 merge window opens. I'll > > ping the lawyer to expedite the process. > > Sorry, but this is quite ridiculous. Are you serious? Yes. > > Why would we want such a patented algorithm in the kernel? Normally the > standard > policy is to avoid patented algorithms (unless there's really no alternative > like > with RCU which is clearly not the case here) and I'm not aware of this policy > haven't > changed. > > And also holding up perfectly good uncontaminated patches for something > patented seems especially wrong. > > I think we should move forward with a standard non patented ring > buffer Ying was working on for this and avoid the patent mess as > far as possible. In the world where patents can destroy Open Source/Free Software, one of the protections that Free Software can do is to file their own patents. Thus fight fire with fire. > > -Andi (who wonders if he isn't in bizarro land now) Welcome to bizarro land! -- Steve -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/