13/06/2018 18:41, Ferruh Yigit: > On 6/8/2018 6:58 PM, Rahul Lakkireddy wrote: > > diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_filter.h > > b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_filter.h > > new file mode 100644 > > index 000000000..d69c79e80 > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_filter.h > > @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause > > + * Copyright(c) 2014-2018 Chelsio Communications. > > + * All rights reserved. > > + */ > > + > > Hi Rahul, > > This is a new file and copyright starts from 2014, is this intentional? > > And @Thomas, @Hemant, are we allowed to have copyright start date in the past > for new files?
I prefer having accurate copyright year because it is a quick hint about how old the file is. But I think there is no strong legal consequence.
