On 3/28/2023 3:08 AM, Junfeng Guo wrote:
> Switch copyright from MIT to BSD-3 for GVE base code.
> In the meantime, remove MIT license exception for GVE driver.
> Also update the maintainers for GVE driver.
> 

I guess you are switching 'license' from MIT to BSD-3, not copyright.
Copyright holder is still Google/Intel etc..

Can you please update patch title & commit log accordingly?

> Signed-off-by: Rushil Gupta <rush...@google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Joshua Washington <joshw...@google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Junfeng Guo <junfeng....@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeroen de Borst <jeroe...@google.com>

<...>

> diff --git a/drivers/net/gve/base/gve.h b/drivers/net/gve/base/gve.h
> index 2dc4507acb..ac0fc1472e 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/gve/base/gve.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/gve/base/gve.h
> @@ -1,6 +1,32 @@
> -/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
> - * Google Virtual Ethernet (gve) driver
> - * Copyright (C) 2015-2022 Google, Inc.
> +/*
> + * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
> + *
> + * Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Google LLC
> + *
> + * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 
> modification,
> + * are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
> + *
> + * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, 
> this
> + *    list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
> + *
> + * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 
> notice,
> + *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the 
> documentation
> + *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
> + *
> + * 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its 
> contributors
> + *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software 
> without
> + *    specific prior written permission.
> + *
> + * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS 
> IS" AND
> + * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE 
> IMPLIED
> + * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
> + * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE 
> LIABLE FOR
> + * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL 
> DAMAGES
> + * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR 
> SERVICES;
> + * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED 
> AND ON
> + * ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
> + * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF 
> THIS
> + * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
>   */

Why not using SPDX tag for new BSD-3 License, but add whole license to
the files? We have SPDX tag to prevent this.

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