[U-Boot] [PATCH v3] ftwdt010_wdt: support faraday ftwdt010 watchdog

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Wed Jan 26 08:33:01 CET 2011


Dear Macpaul Lin,

In message <AANLkTin+Fd7edXc4VY1ifGNpgOA5ZbAx83ciQJVA+PL8 at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> 
> > Sorry, but I see only now that this file was derived from Linux.
> > Please note this accordingly in the commit message - see
> >
> > http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/U-Boot/Patches#Attributing_Code_Copyrights_Sign
...
> The upstream Linux Kernel source tree has not accept this commit.
> If the reference driver source (GPL) haven't released to Linux Kernel yet,
> or the reference source code is just send to Linux Kernel. How do we deal
> with it?

Maybe you can add a link to the mailing list entry which shows your
submission?  I think it is in any case interesting to the reader to be
able to refer to the Linux driver source as well.

> If the driver source haven't be accepted by Linux kernel, I think I can
> modify the copyright
> statement hence this driver is independent with current Linux Kernel.

Indeed.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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