Sorry for the confusion. I was talking about the same patch (titled net/gve: update copyright holders); however, I am not able to find it on patchwork.


On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 9:03 AM Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com> wrote:
On 4/12/2023 4:42 PM, Rushil Gupta wrote:
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> On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 2:41 AM Guo, Junfeng <junfeng.guo@intel.com
> <mailto:junfeng.guo@intel.com>> wrote:
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>     > -----Original Message-----
>     > From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com
>     <mailto:ferruh.yigit@amd.com>>
>     > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 17:35
>     > To: Guo, Junfeng <junfeng.guo@intel.com
>     <mailto:junfeng.guo@intel.com>>; Richardson, Bruce
>     > <bruce.richardson@intel.com <mailto:bruce.richardson@intel.com>>
>     > Cc: dev@dpdk.org <mailto:dev@dpdk.org>; Zhang, Qi Z
>     <qi.z.zhang@intel.com <mailto:qi.z.zhang@intel.com>>; Rushil Gupta
>     > <rushilg@google.com <mailto: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
>     <mailto:ferruh.yigit@amd.com>>
>     > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 16:50
>     > >> To: Guo, Junfeng <junfeng.guo@intel.com
>     <mailto:junfeng.guo@intel.com>>; Richardson, Bruce
>     > >> <bruce.richardson@intel.com <mailto:bruce.richardson@intel.com>>
>     > >> Cc: dev@dpdk.org <mailto:dev@dpdk.org>; Zhang, Qi Z
>     <qi.z.zhang@intel.com <mailto:qi.z.zhang@intel.com>>; Rushil Gupta
>     > >> <rushilg@google.com <mailto: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
>     <mailto:rushilg@google.com>>
>     > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 12:59
>     > >>>> To: Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang@intel.com
>     <mailto:qi.z.zhang@intel.com>>; ferruh.yigit@amd.com
>     <mailto:ferruh.yigit@amd.com>
>     > >>>> Cc: Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson@intel.com
>     <mailto:bruce.richardson@intel.com>>;
>     > dev@dpdk.org <mailto:dev@dpdk.org>;
>     > >>>> Rushil Gupta <rushilg@google.com
>     <mailto:rushilg@google.com>>; Guo, Junfeng
>     > >>>> <junfeng.guo@intel.com <mailto: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=*
>     <https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=27647&state=*>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>> Signed-off-by: Rushil Gupta <rushilg@google.com
>     <mailto:rushilg@google.com>>
>     > >>>> Signed-off-by: Junfeng Guo <junfeng.guo@intel.com
>     <mailto: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 <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-
>     <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!
>
> I have got the green light internally to switch to BSD-3 license for
> code under base directory. If it is ok with the tech board, I can send a
> patch right away with all of the base files changed to BSD-3 which can
> be merged after this patch. Please let me know what you think.
> We are also about to upstream driver
> code: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/compute-virtual-ethernet-freebsd <https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/compute-virtual-ethernet-freebsd> to FreeBSD as well so you will see similar code under BSD license soon in freebsd repo. 


+techboard

There is already a patch [1] to change dpdk gve driver license from MIT
to BSD-3, what will be different in the patch you are planning to send?

Or overall I am trying to understand what is this new development on top
of existing patch.