Re: linux-next: build warning after merge of the spi tree

[Schrempf Frieder]

On 29.01.19 07:57, Yogesh Narayan Gaur wrote:
> Hi,
> 
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>> Subject: linux-next: build warning after merge of the spi tree
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> After merging the spi tree, today's linux-next build (KCONFIG_NAME) produced
>> this warning:
>>
>> WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_LICENSE() in drivers/spi/spi-nxp-fspi.o
>> see include/linux/module.h for more information
>>
> Can someone help in pointing out that why above warning message is coming for mentioned commit.
> Below MODULE_LICENSE string is present in the above mentioned file, drivers/spi/spi-nxp-fspi.c.
>      MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");

No, it is not present. Look at your patches [1] or at spi-next [2]. 
MODULE_LICENSE is definitely missing.

In patchwork the missing line was appended to the commit message instead 
of the actual patch for some reason.

[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10764347/
[2] 
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/broonie/spi.git/commit/?h=for-next&id=a5356aef6a907c2e2aed0caaa2b88b6021394471