[Linux-stm32] [net-next PATCH v3 05/11] net: pcs: lynx: Convert to an MDIO driver

[Vladimir Oltean]

On Tue, May 06, 2025 at 06:20:32PM -0400, Sean Anderson wrote:
> On 5/6/25 18:18, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> > On Tue, May 06, 2025 at 06:03:35PM -0400, Sean Anderson wrote:
> >> On 5/6/25 17:58, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> >> > Hello Sean,
> >> > 
> >> > On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 03:33:17PM -0400, Sean Anderson wrote:
> >> >> diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-lynx.c b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-lynx.c
> >> >> index 23b40e9eacbb..bacba1dd52e2 100644
> >> >> --- a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-lynx.c
> >> >> +++ b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-lynx.c
> >> >> @@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
> >> >> -// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0+ OR BSD-3-Clause)
> >> >> -/* Copyright 2020 NXP
> >> >> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> >> >> +/* Copyright (C) 2022 Sean Anderson <seanga2 at gmail.com>
> >> >> + * Copyright 2020 NXP
> >> >>   * Lynx PCS MDIO helpers
> >> >>   */
> >> >>  
> >> >> -MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NXP Lynx PCS phylink library");
> >> >> -MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
> >> >> +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NXP Lynx PCS phylink driver");
> >> >> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> >> > 
> >> > What's the idea with the license change for this code?
> >> 
> >> I would like to license my contributions under the GPL in order to
> >> ensure that they remain free software.
> >> 
> >> --Sean
> > 
> > But in the process, you are relicensing code which is not yours.
> > Do you have agreement from the copyright owners of this file that the
> > license can be changed?
> 
> I'm not relicensing anything. It's already (GPL OR BSD-3-Clause). I'm
> just choosing not to license my contributions under BSD-3-Clause.
> 
> --Sean

You will need to explain that better, because what I see is that the
"BSD-3-Clause" portion of the license has disappeared and that applies
file-wide, not just to your contribution.