Re: [PATCH 9/9 v2] usb: usb251xb: Use GPIO descriptor consumer interface

From: Serge Semin
Date: Thu Sep 21 2017 - 10:51:33 EST


On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 10:23:38AM +0200, Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 01:42:20PM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c b/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c
> > index 71994b883..c2dd9742f 100644
> > --- a/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c
> > +++ b/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c
> > @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
> > * Configuration via SMBus.
> > *
> > * Copyright (c) 2017 SKIDATA AG
> > + * Copyright (c) 2017 T-platforms
>
> Again, no, please consult with your corporate lawyers why this isn't ok.
>
> greg k-h

I still can't see why this isn't right. We submitted the patchset. It is not
that big and still it isn't just two lines. As I've seen all over the kernel, It is
a common practice to have multiple copyrights in kernel files. We are not claiming
the copyright to the whole file, but to the contribution only. I got a consent to
contribute when I was employed by the company. What's wrong with that? Shall I
send the patchset from my corporate e-mail then?

-Sergey