From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7952 invoked by alias); 8 Oct 2014 22:12:11 -0000 Mailing-List: contact newlib-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: newlib-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 7942 invoked by uid 89); 8 Oct 2014 22:12:10 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mx4-phx2.redhat.com Received: from mx4-phx2.redhat.com (HELO mx4-phx2.redhat.com) (209.132.183.25) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES256-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Wed, 08 Oct 2014 22:12:09 +0000 Received: from zmail13.collab.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (zmail13.collab.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.83.15]) by mx4-phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id s98MC2Wn024514; Wed, 8 Oct 2014 18:12:03 -0400 Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 22:12:00 -0000 From: Jeff Johnston To: Steve Ellcey Cc: newlib@sourceware.org, c@mips.com Message-ID: <914035876.60504629.1412806322915.JavaMail.zimbra@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <1412805261.28410.117.camel@ubuntu-sellcey> References: <201410022049.s92KnoOb016486@mipsswvm001.mips.com> <1995410214.60494649.1412804186656.JavaMail.zimbra@redhat.com> <1412805261.28410.117.camel@ubuntu-sellcey> Subject: Re: [Patch] Replace MIPS strcmp.c with assembly language version. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2014/txt/msg00488.txt.bz2 ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Ellcey" > To: "Jeff Johnston" > Cc: newlib@sourceware.org, c@mips.com > Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 5:54:21 PM > Subject: Re: [Patch] Replace MIPS strcmp.c with assembly language version. > > On Wed, 2014-10-08 at 17:36 -0400, Jeff Johnston wrote: > > I noticed that the glibc version has an LGPL license. Where did you get > > this version > > from with the BSD-style license? > > > > I also assume this is noticeably better > > than the much smaller NetBSD version of MIPS strcmp.S I found on the net: > > > > http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/common/lib/libc/arch/mips/string/strcmp.S?rev=1.2&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&only_with_tag=MAIN > > > > -- Jeff J. > > I wrote this version of strcmp for glibc and newlib from scratch. Well, > I did reuse some of my own setup code from memcpy, which is already > checked in to glibc and newlib. > > I submitted it to glibc with the LGPL license and to newlib with the > BSD-style license as that is the type of license each project wants, or > at least that was what was requested when I did the new memcpy for MIPS. > Yes, that is correct. > Since it was written by me and owned by Imagination, my employer, I > assume there is no problem with me releasing it under multiple licenses > to the different projects. The copyright assignment from Imagination is > on file with the FSF for both glibc and newlib. Thanks for clarifying. Yes, since you wrote the code, that's perfectly ok. I'm fine with committing the change. > > Steve Ellcey > >