Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 net-next 3/5] amd-xgbe: add support for new XPCS routines

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:27:30 -0800

Hi Greg!

Would you be able to give us your "no" vs "whatever" on the license
shenanigans below? First time I'm spotting this sort of a thing,
although it looks like we already have copies of this exact text
in the tree :(

On Wed, 14 Feb 2024 21:18:40 +0530 Raju Rangoju wrote:
> + * AMD 10Gb Ethernet driver
> + *
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> + *
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> + *
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> + *
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> + *
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> + *
> + * This file incorporates work covered by the following copyright and
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> + *     (hereinafter "Software") is an unsupported proprietary work of Synopsys,
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> + *     and you.
> + *
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> + *     under any End User Software License Agreement or Agreement for Licensed
> + *     Product with Synopsys or any supplement thereto.  Permission is hereby
> + *     granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software
> + *     annotated with this license and the Software, to deal in the Software
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> + *     of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished
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> + * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
> + * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
> + *
> + * This file incorporates work covered by the following copyright and
> + * permission notice:
> + *     The Synopsys DWC ETHER XGMAC Software Driver and documentation
> + *     (hereinafter "Software") is an unsupported proprietary work of Synopsys,
> + *     Inc. unless otherwise expressly agreed to in writing between Synopsys
> + *     and you.
> + *
> + *     The Software IS NOT an item of Licensed Software or Licensed Product
> + *     under any End User Software License Agreement or Agreement for Licensed
> + *     Product with Synopsys or any supplement thereto.  Permission is hereby
> + *     granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software
> + *     annotated with this license and the Software, to deal in the Software
> + *     without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
> + *     copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
> + *     of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished
> + *     to do so, subject to the following conditions:
> + *
> + *     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
> + *     in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
> + *
> + *     THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING DISTRIBUTED BY SYNOPSYS SOLELY ON AN "AS IS"
> + *     BASIS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
> + *     TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
> + *     PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL SYNOPSYS
> + *     BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
> + *     CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
> + *     SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
> + *     INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
> + *     CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
> + *     ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF
> + *     THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.