Re: [PATCH] crypto: vmx: Remove dubiously licensed crypto code

[Michal SuchÃnek]

On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:51:35 +0200
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 02:56:39PM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> > While reviewing commit 11c6e16ee13a ("crypto: vmx - Adding asm
> > subroutines for XTS") which adds the OpenSSL license header to
> > drivers/crypto/vmx/aesp8-ppc.pl licensing of this driver came into
> > qestion. The whole license reads:
> > 
> >  # Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not
> > use # this file except in compliance with the License.  You can
> > obtain a # copy
> >  # in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
> >  # https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
> > 
> >  #
> >  #
> > ====================================================================
> > # Written by Andy Polyakov <appro@xxxxxxxxxxx> for the OpenSSL #
> > project. The module is, however, dual licensed under OpenSSL and #
> > CRYPTOGAMS licenses depending on where you obtain it. For further #
> > details see http://www.openssl.org/~appro/cryptogams/. #
> > ====================================================================
> > 
> > After seeking legal advice it is still not clear that this driver
> > can be legally used in Linux. In particular the "depending on where
> > you obtain it" part does not make it clear when you can apply the
> > GPL and when the OpenSSL license.
> > 
> > I tried contacting the author of the code for clarification but did
> > not hear back. In absence of clear licensing the only solution I
> > see is removing this code.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  MAINTAINERS                       |   12 -
> >  drivers/crypto/Kconfig            |    8 -
> >  drivers/crypto/Makefile           |    1 -
> >  drivers/crypto/vmx/.gitignore     |    2 -
> >  drivers/crypto/vmx/Kconfig        |    9 -
> >  drivers/crypto/vmx/Makefile       |   21 -
> >  drivers/crypto/vmx/aes.c          |  150 --
> >  drivers/crypto/vmx/aes_cbc.c      |  202 --
> >  drivers/crypto/vmx/aes_ctr.c      |  191 --
> >  drivers/crypto/vmx/aes_xts.c      |  190 --
> >  drivers/crypto/vmx/aesp8-ppc.h    |   25 -
> >  drivers/crypto/vmx/aesp8-ppc.pl   | 3789
> > -------------------------------------
> > drivers/crypto/vmx/ghash.c        |  227 ---
> > drivers/crypto/vmx/ghashp8-ppc.pl |  234 ---
> > drivers/crypto/vmx/ppc-xlate.pl   |  228 ---
> > drivers/crypto/vmx/vmx.c          |   88 - 16 files changed, 5377
> > deletions(-) delete mode 100644 drivers/crypto/vmx/.gitignore
> >  delete mode 100644 drivers/crypto/vmx/Kconfig
> >  delete mode 100644 drivers/crypto/vmx/Makefile
> >  delete mode 100644 drivers/crypto/vmx/aes.c
> >  delete mode 100644 drivers/crypto/vmx/aes_cbc.c
> >  delete mode 100644 drivers/crypto/vmx/aes_ctr.c
> >  delete mode 100644 drivers/crypto/vmx/aes_xts.c
> >  delete mode 100644 drivers/crypto/vmx/aesp8-ppc.h
> >  delete mode 100644 drivers/crypto/vmx/aesp8-ppc.pl
> >  delete mode 100644 drivers/crypto/vmx/ghash.c
> >  delete mode 100644 drivers/crypto/vmx/ghashp8-ppc.pl
> >  delete mode 100644 drivers/crypto/vmx/ppc-xlate.pl
> >  delete mode 100644 drivers/crypto/vmx/vmx.c
> > 
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index 1b0a87ffffab..fd4cbf046ab4 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -6190,18 +6190,6 @@ T:	git
> > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux.git
> > S:	Maintained F:	arch/ia64/
> >  
> > -IBM Power VMX Cryptographic instructions
> > -M:	Leonidas S. Barbosa <leosilva@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > -M:	Paulo Flabiano Smorigo <pfsmorigo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
> 
> Any reason why you didn't cc: these maintainers on your patch?
> 

I used get_maintainers.pl with a filter that turns it into a valid
e-mail list and did not particularly thoroughly check the output.
Removing the maintainers from MAINTAINERS in the patch is probably what
causes the omission.

Thanks

Michal