> -----Original Message----- > From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yi...@amd.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 17:35 > To: Guo, Junfeng <junfeng....@intel.com>; Richardson, Bruce > <bruce.richard...@intel.com> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zh...@intel.com>; Rushil Gupta > <rush...@google.com> > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] net/gve: update base code for DQO > > On 4/12/2023 10:09 AM, Guo, Junfeng wrote: > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yi...@amd.com> > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 16:50 > >> To: Guo, Junfeng <junfeng....@intel.com>; Richardson, Bruce > >> <bruce.richard...@intel.com> > >> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zh...@intel.com>; Rushil Gupta > >> <rush...@google.com> > >> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] net/gve: update base code for DQO > >> > >> On 4/11/2023 7:51 AM, Guo, Junfeng wrote: > >> > >> Hi Junfeng, message moved down. > >> > >>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Rushil Gupta <rush...@google.com> > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 12:59 > >>>> To: Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zh...@intel.com>; ferruh.yi...@amd.com > >>>> Cc: Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richard...@intel.com>; > dev@dpdk.org; > >>>> Rushil Gupta <rush...@google.com>; Guo, Junfeng > >>>> <junfeng....@intel.com> > >>>> Subject: [PATCH 1/1] net/gve: update base code for DQO > >>>> > >>>> Update gve base code to support DQO. > >>>> > >>>> This patch is based on this: > >>>> > https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=27647&state=* > >>>> > >>>> Signed-off-by: Rushil Gupta <rush...@google.com> > >>>> Signed-off-by: Junfeng Guo <junfeng....@intel.com> > >>> Hi Ferruh & Bruce, > >>> > >>> This patch contains few lines change for the MIT licensed gve base > code. > >>> Note that there is no new files added, just some minor code update. > >>> > >>> Do we need to ask for special approval from the Tech Board for this? > >>> Please help give some advice and also help review this patch. Thanks! > >>> > >> > >> Once the MIT license exception is in place, as far as I know no more > >> approval is required per change. > > > > Got it, thanks the comment! > > > > Then we may also need your help to review, as well as the coming patch > > set for GVE PMD enhancement for DPDK 23.07. Thanks in advance! > > > >> > >>> BTW, Google will also help replace all the base code under MIT > license > >>> with the ones under BSD-3 license soon, which would make things > more > >>> easier. > >>> > >> > >> Is this different from base code under DPDK is changing license [1] ? > >> > >> > >> [1] > >> > https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=27570&state=%2A&ar > >> chive=both > >> > > > > The patch set of the above link only contains the processing of replace > the > > MIT licensed base code with the BSD-3 licensed base code. After some > > discussion, we think Google is in the right place to do that work. And > they > > are working on that now. > > > > Is the Google GVE driver [2] in the process of changing license from MIT > to BSD-3? > > > [2] > https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/compute-virtual-ethernet- > linux/tree/v1.3.0/google/gve >
I'm not sure, I don't know much about Google's plans. Maybe they could provide some info here. Thanks! @Rushil Gupta > > > > This patch is mainly for the feature upstreaming of DPDK 23.07. It > contains > > only the code part, following previous license statements, without any > > license change. > > > > This patch is separated and sent by Google, to ensure there is no license > > violation. > > > > BTW, about the feature of GVE PMD enhancement, the rest code are all > > about BSD-3 licensed files, and that patch set will be sent out soon. > > > > Thanks!
