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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 20/20] x86_64: Move CPU verification code to common file
    Hi!

    > > > > > + * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Vivek Goyal (vgoyal@in.ibm.com)
    > > > >
    > > > > Normally it's not ok to take sole copyright on code that you mostly copied ...
    > > >
    > > > Is this a case where the original had no copyright notice? If so,
    > > > what do you suggest Vivek should have done?
    > >
    > > The head.S code this was copied from definitely had a copyright.
    > >
    >
    > I am sorry but I am completely unaware of the details of Copyright
    > information. Somebody please tell me what should be the right info
    > here given that basically I have taken the code from
    > arch/x86_64/boot/head.S, picked modifications done by Eric and minor
    > changes of my own.
    >
    > Do I copy here all the copyright info of head.S and then add Eric's
    > name and mine too?

    Yes, that's "the safest" method to do it. (Or most politicaly correct
    or something.)
    Pavel
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