Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:40:17 -0400 | From | Jason Gunthorpe <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH V3 2/5] misc: mlx5ctl: Add mlx5ctl misc driver |
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On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 01:36:54PM +0000, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> Why is this dual licensed? Again, you are using a GPL-only api for this > driver, how would that even be possible to make this code be BSD?
The code to FreeBSD with mlx5 related dual licensed code integrated is freely available to inspect. I've never looked myself but I'm told FreeBSD changes the reference Linux code to remove the use of GPL code, and that FreeBSD has created BSD licensed versions of some kernel APIs to support that.
> I thought we already discussed this, AND I talked to someone who > discussed this with a nvidia lawyer already and I thought this was going > to get changed. What happened to that?
It is in the cover letter. You asked for an approval and statement from our legal and we obtained it. Our lawyers did a review, discussed with a LF contact, and continue to instruct to use the dual license. We've done what you required us to do.
The summary I have of the call you refer to does not include a discussion or agreement about change in nvidia policy regarding mlx5 code.
Like Dave said, our lawyers are not your lawyers. Now that we have involved legal, and they have given an instruction, we must follow it.
Regards, Jason
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