Hmm. I'm not enough of a linux hacker to go much deeper w/o some reading, but it sounds worth checking into. Chris
On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Jeff Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A quick scan through the files shows that most of them are released under > GPL v2 and are Copyright (c), 2004,2005 Atheros Communications, Inc. > > There are a few that have no copyright info in them, for example, > hcd/davinci/sdio_hcd.c. > > Jeff > > Chris Stillson wrote: >> >> It would make my life easier if it could be linked directly into the >> kernel, so that you could boot it. How is the code itself commented >> for copyright? >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:35 PM, Jeff Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> I don't think that's the case. >>> >>> All of the SDIO files added by the patch have the MODULE_LICENSE set to >>> either "GPL" or "Dual BSD/GPL". >>> >>> I also tried changing MODULE_LICENSE on a module that is statically >>> linked >>> to "Propriety" and it didn't make any difference on the build. It was >>> linked into the kernel and not built as a module. >>> >>> Jeff >>> >>> Chris Stillson wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Otherwise, it would have to be GPL'ed. If you check the license, I >>>> suspect it's not GPL. >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Jeff Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I've applied the patches from TI to add in support for SDHC cards to >>>>> the >>>>> LSP >>>>> 1.20 kernel and I've noticed something odd. >>>>> >>>>> It's not possible to build the SDIO drivers into the kernel. When you >>>>> select them as built-in (y) in menuconfig, they will still build as >>>>> modules. >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone know a reason that they'd be forced to be modules? >>>>> >>>>> thanks, >>>>> Jeff >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Jeff Cooper // senior embedded software engineer >>>>> >>>>> LOGIC // engineering design services >>>>> 411 Washington Ave. N. Suite 400 >>>>> Minneapolis, MN 55401 >>>>> T // 612.436.5176 >>>>> F // 612.672.9489 >>>>> >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> www.logicpd.com >>>>> >>>>> > > _______________________________________________ Davinci-linux-open-source mailing list [email protected] http://linux.davincidsp.com/mailman/listinfo/davinci-linux-open-source
