| Message ID | 20241007154548.1144961-3-berrange@redhat.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New, archived |
| Headers | show |
| Series | scripts: mandate use of SPDX-License-Identifier tags in new files | expand |
On 10/7/2024 10:45 AM, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote: > We expect all new code to be contributed with the "GPL-2.0-or-later" > license tag. Divergance is permitted if the new file is derived from > pre-existing code under a different license, whether from elsewhere > in QEMU codebase, or outside. > > Issue a warning if the declared license is not "GPL-2.0-or-later", > and an error if the license is not one of the handful of the > expected licenses to prevent unintended proliferation. > > Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com> > --- > scripts/checkpatch.pl | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl > index cc266abdcd..cd1ed90f4c 100755 > --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl > +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl > @@ -1353,6 +1353,67 @@ sub checkfilename { > } > } > > +sub checkspdx { > + my ($file, $expr) = @_; > + > + # Imported Linux headers probably have SPDX tags, but if they > + # don't we're not requiring contributors to fix this > + if ($file =~ m,include/standard-headers, || > + $file =~ m,linux-headers,) { > + return; > + } > + > + my $origexpr = $expr; > + > + # Flatten sub-expressions > + $expr =~ s/\(|\)/ /g; > + $expr =~ s/OR|AND/ /g; > + > + # Merge WITH exceptions to the license > + $expr =~ s/\s+WITH\s+/-WITH-/g; > + > + # Cull more leading/trailing whitespace > + $expr =~ s/^\s*//g; > + $expr =~ s/\s*$//g; > + > + my @bits = split / +/, $expr; > + > + my $prefer = "GPL-2.0-or-later"; > + my @valid = qw( > + LGPL-2.0-or-later > + LGPL-2.1-or-later > + GPL-2.0-only > + LGPL-2.0-only > + LGPL-2.0-only > + BSD-2-Clause > + BSD-3-Clause > + MIT > + ); > + > + my $nonpreferred = 0; > + my @unknown = (); > + foreach my $bit (@bits) { > + if ($bit eq $prefer) { > + next; > + } > + if (grep /^$bit$/, @valid) { > + $nonpreferred = 1; > + } else { > + push @unknown, $bit; > + } > + } > + if (@unknown) { > + ERROR("Saw unacceptable licenses '" . join(',', @unknown) . > + "', valid choices for QEMU are:\n" . join("\n", $prefer, @valid)); > + } > + > + if ($nonpreferred) { > + WARN("Saw acceptable license '$origexpr' but note '$prefer' is preferred " . > + "for new files unless the code is derived from a source with an" . > + "existed declared license that must be followed."); Is it not preferred to contribute code under the BSD-3-clause? Based on other items in the project, I was expecting we could make contributions for hexagon w/BSD. But those are exceptional cases and not to be followed in the general case? > + } > +} > + > sub process { > my $filename = shift; > > @@ -1641,6 +1702,11 @@ sub process { > } > } > > +# Check SPDX-License-Identifier references a permitted license > + if ($rawline =~ m,SPDX-License-Identifier: (.*?)(\*/)?\s*$,) { > + &checkspdx($realfile, $1); > + } > + > # Check for wrappage within a valid hunk of the file > if ($realcnt != 0 && $line !~ m{^(?:\+|-| |\\ No newline|$)}) { > ERROR("patch seems to be corrupt (line wrapped?)\n" .
On Mon, Oct 07, 2024 at 11:19:15AM -0500, Brian Cain wrote: > > On 10/7/2024 10:45 AM, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote: > > We expect all new code to be contributed with the "GPL-2.0-or-later" > > license tag. Divergance is permitted if the new file is derived from > > pre-existing code under a different license, whether from elsewhere > > in QEMU codebase, or outside. > > > > Issue a warning if the declared license is not "GPL-2.0-or-later", > > and an error if the license is not one of the handful of the > > expected licenses to prevent unintended proliferation. > > > > Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com> > > --- > > scripts/checkpatch.pl | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl > > index cc266abdcd..cd1ed90f4c 100755 > > --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl > > +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl > > @@ -1353,6 +1353,67 @@ sub checkfilename { > > } > > } > > +sub checkspdx { > > + my ($file, $expr) = @_; > > + > > + # Imported Linux headers probably have SPDX tags, but if they > > + # don't we're not requiring contributors to fix this > > + if ($file =~ m,include/standard-headers, || > > + $file =~ m,linux-headers,) { > > + return; > > + } > > + > > + my $origexpr = $expr; > > + > > + # Flatten sub-expressions > > + $expr =~ s/\(|\)/ /g; > > + $expr =~ s/OR|AND/ /g; > > + > > + # Merge WITH exceptions to the license > > + $expr =~ s/\s+WITH\s+/-WITH-/g; > > + > > + # Cull more leading/trailing whitespace > > + $expr =~ s/^\s*//g; > > + $expr =~ s/\s*$//g; > > + > > + my @bits = split / +/, $expr; > > + > > + my $prefer = "GPL-2.0-or-later"; > > + my @valid = qw( > > + LGPL-2.0-or-later > > + LGPL-2.1-or-later > > + GPL-2.0-only > > + LGPL-2.0-only > > + LGPL-2.0-only > > + BSD-2-Clause > > + BSD-3-Clause > > + MIT > > + ); > > + > > + my $nonpreferred = 0; > > + my @unknown = (); > > + foreach my $bit (@bits) { > > + if ($bit eq $prefer) { > > + next; > > + } > > + if (grep /^$bit$/, @valid) { > > + $nonpreferred = 1; > > + } else { > > + push @unknown, $bit; > > + } > > + } > > + if (@unknown) { > > + ERROR("Saw unacceptable licenses '" . join(',', @unknown) . > > + "', valid choices for QEMU are:\n" . join("\n", $prefer, @valid)); > > + } > > + > > + if ($nonpreferred) { > > + WARN("Saw acceptable license '$origexpr' but note '$prefer' is preferred " . > > + "for new files unless the code is derived from a source with an" . > > + "existed declared license that must be followed."); > > Is it not preferred to contribute code under the BSD-3-clause? Based on > other items in the project, I was expecting we could make contributions for > hexagon w/BSD. But those are exceptional cases and not to be followed in > the general case? I'm not saying people can't contribute under BSD, but if that is required, a explanation of why is desired. IMHO we don't want contributors choosing an non-GPL-2.0-or-later license merely out of personal (or corporate) preferences. We want GPL-2.0-or-later to be used for everything, unless there is a compelling reason to diverge. The need to remain compliant with existing code that has been incorporated is the most common & obvious reason for this. Other reasons likely exist - which could be explained in the commit message, to aid reviewers who are likely to see the checkpatch warnings about the unusal license choices. With regards, Daniel
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index cc266abdcd..cd1ed90f4c 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -1353,6 +1353,67 @@ sub checkfilename { } } +sub checkspdx { + my ($file, $expr) = @_; + + # Imported Linux headers probably have SPDX tags, but if they + # don't we're not requiring contributors to fix this + if ($file =~ m,include/standard-headers, || + $file =~ m,linux-headers,) { + return; + } + + my $origexpr = $expr; + + # Flatten sub-expressions + $expr =~ s/\(|\)/ /g; + $expr =~ s/OR|AND/ /g; + + # Merge WITH exceptions to the license + $expr =~ s/\s+WITH\s+/-WITH-/g; + + # Cull more leading/trailing whitespace + $expr =~ s/^\s*//g; + $expr =~ s/\s*$//g; + + my @bits = split / +/, $expr; + + my $prefer = "GPL-2.0-or-later"; + my @valid = qw( + LGPL-2.0-or-later + LGPL-2.1-or-later + GPL-2.0-only + LGPL-2.0-only + LGPL-2.0-only + BSD-2-Clause + BSD-3-Clause + MIT + ); + + my $nonpreferred = 0; + my @unknown = (); + foreach my $bit (@bits) { + if ($bit eq $prefer) { + next; + } + if (grep /^$bit$/, @valid) { + $nonpreferred = 1; + } else { + push @unknown, $bit; + } + } + if (@unknown) { + ERROR("Saw unacceptable licenses '" . join(',', @unknown) . + "', valid choices for QEMU are:\n" . join("\n", $prefer, @valid)); + } + + if ($nonpreferred) { + WARN("Saw acceptable license '$origexpr' but note '$prefer' is preferred " . + "for new files unless the code is derived from a source with an" . + "existed declared license that must be followed."); + } +} + sub process { my $filename = shift; @@ -1641,6 +1702,11 @@ sub process { } } +# Check SPDX-License-Identifier references a permitted license + if ($rawline =~ m,SPDX-License-Identifier: (.*?)(\*/)?\s*$,) { + &checkspdx($realfile, $1); + } + # Check for wrappage within a valid hunk of the file if ($realcnt != 0 && $line !~ m{^(?:\+|-| |\\ No newline|$)}) { ERROR("patch seems to be corrupt (line wrapped?)\n" .
We expect all new code to be contributed with the "GPL-2.0-or-later" license tag. Divergance is permitted if the new file is derived from pre-existing code under a different license, whether from elsewhere in QEMU codebase, or outside. Issue a warning if the declared license is not "GPL-2.0-or-later", and an error if the license is not one of the handful of the expected licenses to prevent unintended proliferation. Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+)