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Re: [PATCH ath12k-ng 03/13] wifi: ath12k: Move Wi-Fi 7 WMI configuration to dedicated file

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On 13/08/2025 17:43, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> On 8/12/2025 10:52 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 12/08/2025 19:09, Kiran Venkatappa wrote:
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi_wifi7.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi_wifi7.h
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1514e3e8d4cb65d3d95d95a1c1593a7b66abcf58
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi_wifi7.h
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
>>> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear */
>>> +/*
>>> + * Copyright (c) 2018-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
>>> + * Copyright (c) Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
>>
>> Don't rewrite the copyrights. Original file had different one. GPL FAQ
>> also EXPLICITLY asks for date in copyrights and does not allow one
>> without the date.
>>
>> (and before you bring internal qcom regulations, let me remind that they
>> do not matter. we discussed this in other thread)
> 
> Wi-Fi team wasn't party to the other thread, and this series was following the
> legal guidance we were given. I'm circling with the core kernel team and the
> legal team to make sure your concerns are resolved.

+Cc Greg,

Please follow legal guidance expressed in:
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.en.html#copyright-notice

and the license you agreed by signing of the patch:
LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0:

"Copyright (C) <year>  <name of author> "
...
"... publish on each copy an appropriate
copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty;"

Just to remind - you as author sign off your patch, not your legal team.

Best regards,
Krzysztof




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