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 wrote: > On 4/12/2023 4:42 PM, Rushil Gupta wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 2:41 AM Guo, Junfeng > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ferruh Yigit > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 17:35 > > > To: Guo, Junfeng > >; Richardson, Bruce > > > > > > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org ; Zhang, Qi Z > > >; Rushil Gupta > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 16:50 > > > >> To: Guo, Junfeng > >; Richardson, Bruce > > > >> >> > > > >> Cc: dev@dpdk.org ; Zhang, Qi Z > > >; Rushil Gupta > > > >> > > > > >> 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 > > > > > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 12:59 > > > >>>> To: Zhang, Qi Z > >; ferruh.yigit@amd.com > > > > > >>>> Cc: Richardson, Bruce > >; > > > dev@dpdk.org ; > > > >>>> Rushil Gupta > >; Guo, Junfeng > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> 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 > > > > > >>>> Signed-off-by: Junfeng Guo > > > > > >>> 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- > > > > > 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. > > > > > >