Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:29:28 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [openib-general] Re: [PATCH][RFC/v1][4/12] Add InfiniBand SA (Subnet Administration) query support |
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On Wed, Nov 24, 2004 at 11:23:37AM -0800, Roland Dreier wrote: > Greg> No. RCU is covered by a patent that only allows for it to > Greg> be implemented in GPL licensed code. If you want to use RCU > Greg> in non-GPL code, you need to sign a license agreement with > Greg> the holder of the RCU patent. > > Not to stir up the flames any further (and this is really a moot point > since I got rid of our use of RCU)... > > But given that I could implement the same API as in rcupdate.h as > below without using IBM's patented technique, how does merely using > this API cause code to require a patent license?
Consult your IP lawyer for issues like this, I am not one, and do not have an answer for this.
thanks,
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