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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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