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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] media: usbvision: remove unneeded DRIVER_LICENSE #define
    On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman
    <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
    > There is no need to #define the license of the driver, just put it in
    > the MODULE_LICENSE() line directly as a text string.
    >
    > This allows tools that check that the module license matches the source
    > code license to work properly, as there is no need to unwind the
    > unneeded dereference.
    >
    > Cc: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl>
    > Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org>
    > Cc: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
    > Cc: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@stgolabs.net>
    > Cc: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
    > Reported-by: Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@nexb.com>
    > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>


    Reviewed-by: Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@nexb.com>
    --
    Cordially
    Philippe Ombredanne

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