Re: [PATCH 1/1] net/gve: update base code for DQO

[Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>]

On 4/12/2023 10:09 AM, Guo, Junfeng wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 16:50
>> To: Guo, Junfeng <junfeng.guo@intel.com>; Richardson, Bruce
>> <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
>> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>; Rushil Gupta
>> <rushilg@google.com>
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] net/gve: update base code for DQO
>>
>> On 4/11/2023 7:51 AM, Guo, Junfeng wrote:
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>> Hi Junfeng, message moved down.
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>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Rushil Gupta <rushilg@google.com>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 12:59
>>>> To: Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>; ferruh.yigit@amd.com
>>>> Cc: Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org;
>>>> Rushil Gupta <rushilg@google.com>; Guo, Junfeng
>>>> <junfeng.guo@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 <rushilg@google.com>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Junfeng Guo <junfeng.guo@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] ?
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>> [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



> 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!