> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 17:35
> 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 4/12/2023 10:09 AM, Guo, Junfeng wrote:
> >
> >
> >> -----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:
> >>
> >> Hi Junfeng, message moved down.
> >>
> >>>
> >>>> -----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] ?
> >>
> >>
> >> [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!