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[PATCH] kernel: debug: Add SPDX license ids to kdb files

Tim Bird posted 1 patch 3 weeks, 1 day ago
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include/linux/kdb.h             | 5 +----
include/linux/kgdb.h            | 4 +---
kernel/debug/debug_core.h       | 5 +----
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bp.c       | 5 +----
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bt.c       | 5 +----
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c | 1 +
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c       | 5 +----
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_keyboard.c | 4 +---
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c     | 5 +----
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h  | 1 +
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_support.c  | 5 +----
11 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
[PATCH] kernel: debug: Add SPDX license ids to kdb files
Posted by Tim Bird 3 weeks, 1 day ago 
Add GPL-2.0 license id to some files related to kdb and kgdb,
replacing references to GPL or COPYING.

These files were introduced into the kernel in 2008 and 2010.

Signed-off-by: Tim Bird <tim.bird@sony.com>
---
 include/linux/kdb.h             | 5 +----
 include/linux/kgdb.h            | 4 +---
 kernel/debug/debug_core.h       | 5 +----
 kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bp.c       | 5 +----
 kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bt.c       | 5 +----
 kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c | 1 +
 kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c       | 5 +----
 kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_keyboard.c | 4 +---
 kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c     | 5 +----
 kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h  | 1 +
 kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_support.c  | 5 +----
 11 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/kdb.h b/include/linux/kdb.h
index 741c58e86431..26fe4ab81b42 100644
--- a/include/linux/kdb.h
+++ b/include/linux/kdb.h
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 #ifndef _KDB_H
 #define _KDB_H
 
 /*
  * Kernel Debugger Architecture Independent Global Headers
  *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
- * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
- * for more details.
- *
  * Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  * Copyright (C) 2000 Stephane Eranian <eranian@hpl.hp.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2009 Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
diff --git a/include/linux/kgdb.h b/include/linux/kgdb.h
index 5eebbe7a3545..22b3f3839f30 100644
--- a/include/linux/kgdb.h
+++ b/include/linux/kgdb.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * This provides the callbacks and functions that KGDB needs to share between
  * the core, I/O and arch-specific portions.
@@ -6,9 +7,6 @@
  *         Tom Rini <trini@kernel.crashing.org>
  *
  * 2001-2004 (c) Amit S. Kale and 2003-2005 (c) MontaVista Software, Inc.
- * This file is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * version 2. This program is licensed "as is" without any warranty of any
- * kind, whether express or implied.
  */
 #ifndef _KGDB_H_
 #define _KGDB_H_
diff --git a/kernel/debug/debug_core.h b/kernel/debug/debug_core.h
index cd22b5f68831..a4882f7aaff7 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/debug_core.h
+++ b/kernel/debug/debug_core.h
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * Created by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Wind River Systems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * This file is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
- * License version 2. This program is licensed "as is" without any
- * warranty of any kind, whether express or implied.
  */
 
 #ifndef _DEBUG_CORE_H_
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bp.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bp.c
index c0c2072f5452..eb8d851d620f 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bp.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bp.c
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * Kernel Debugger Architecture Independent Breakpoint Handler
  *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
- * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
- * for more details.
- *
  * Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Wind River Systems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  */
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bt.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bt.c
index 137ba73f56fc..c561aa076970 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bt.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bt.c
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * Kernel Debugger Architecture Independent Stack Traceback
  *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
- * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
- * for more details.
- *
  * Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Wind River Systems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  */
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c
index e91fc3e4edd5..59b81032bbab 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * Created by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
  *
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
index 61c1690058ed..c399f11740ef 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * Kernel Debugger Architecture Independent Console I/O handler
  *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
- * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
- * for more details.
- *
  * Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Wind River Systems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  */
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_keyboard.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_keyboard.c
index 386d30e530b7..c7ebcb9e9d8f 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_keyboard.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_keyboard.c
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * Kernel Debugger Architecture Dependent Console I/O handler
  *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
- * License.
- *
  * Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Wind River Systems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  */
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
index dddf2b5aad57..314787fb8ce7 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * Kernel Debugger Architecture Independent Main Code
  *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
- * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
- * for more details.
- *
  * Copyright (C) 1999-2004 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  * Copyright (C) 2000 Stephane Eranian <eranian@hpl.hp.com>
  * Xscale (R) modifications copyright (C) 2003 Intel Corporation.
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h
index a2fc7d2bc9fc..92a28b8ab604 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 #ifndef _KDBPRIVATE_H
 #define _KDBPRIVATE_H
 
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_support.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_support.c
index 56f7b906e7cc..0a2e54e77ce6 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_support.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_support.c
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * Kernel Debugger Architecture Independent Support Functions
  *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
- * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
- * for more details.
- *
  * Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Wind River Systems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  * 03/02/13    added new 2.5 kallsyms <xavier.bru@bull.net>
-- 
2.43.0
Re: [PATCH] kernel: debug: Add SPDX license ids to kdb files
Posted by kernel test robot 3 weeks ago 
Hi Tim,

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

[auto build test WARNING on v6.19-rc5]
[also build test WARNING on linus/master next-20260116]
[If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Tim-Bird/kernel-debug-Add-SPDX-license-ids-to-kdb-files/20260117-083842
base:   v6.19-rc5
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260117003621.669382-1-tim.bird%40sony.com
patch subject: [PATCH] kernel: debug: Add SPDX license ids to kdb files
config: sparc-randconfig-002-20260117 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260117/202601171534.EStWXGGO-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: sparc64-linux-gcc (GCC) 8.5.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260117/202601171534.EStWXGGO-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202601171534.EStWXGGO-lkp@intel.com/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

   In file included from kernel/debug/gdbstub.c:38:
>> kernel/debug/debug_core.h:2:1: warning: "/*" within comment [-Wcomment]
    /*
     


vim +2 kernel/debug/debug_core.h

53197fc4954924 Jason Wessel 2010-04-02 @2  /*
53197fc4954924 Jason Wessel 2010-04-02  3   * Created by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
53197fc4954924 Jason Wessel 2010-04-02  4   *
53197fc4954924 Jason Wessel 2010-04-02  5   * Copyright (c) 2009 Wind River Systems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
53197fc4954924 Jason Wessel 2010-04-02  6   */
53197fc4954924 Jason Wessel 2010-04-02  7  

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Re: [PATCH] kernel: debug: Add SPDX license ids to kdb files
Posted by kernel test robot 3 weeks ago 
Hi Tim,

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

[auto build test WARNING on v6.19-rc5]
[also build test WARNING on linus/master next-20260116]
[If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Tim-Bird/kernel-debug-Add-SPDX-license-ids-to-kdb-files/20260117-083842
base:   v6.19-rc5
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260117003621.669382-1-tim.bird%40sony.com
patch subject: [PATCH] kernel: debug: Add SPDX license ids to kdb files
config: microblaze-defconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260117/202601171457.nc8dNrA8-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: microblaze-linux-gcc (GCC) 15.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260117/202601171457.nc8dNrA8-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202601171457.nc8dNrA8-lkp@intel.com/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

   In file included from kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h:17,
                    from kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c:23:
>> kernel/debug/kdb/../debug_core.h:2:1: warning: '/*' within comment [-Wcomment]
       2 | /*


vim +2 kernel/debug/kdb/../debug_core.h

53197fc4954924 Jason Wessel 2010-04-02 @2  /*
53197fc4954924 Jason Wessel 2010-04-02  3   * Created by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
53197fc4954924 Jason Wessel 2010-04-02  4   *
53197fc4954924 Jason Wessel 2010-04-02  5   * Copyright (c) 2009 Wind River Systems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
53197fc4954924 Jason Wessel 2010-04-02  6   */
53197fc4954924 Jason Wessel 2010-04-02  7  

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