cvs commit: src/sys/sun4v/include asm.h src/sys/sun4v/sun4v hcall.S interrupt.S support.S t1_copy.S

[Ceri Davies]

On Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 11:39:25AM -0800, Kip Macy wrote:
> 
> On 11/23/06, Ceri Davies <ceri at submonkey.net> wrote:
> >
> >On Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 02:25:16AM +0000, Kip Macy wrote:
> >> kmacy       2006-11-23 02:25:16 UTC
> >>
> >>   FreeBSD src repository
> >>
> >>   Modified files:
> >>     sys/sun4v/include    asm.h
> >>     sys/sun4v/sun4v      hcall.S interrupt.S support.S t1_copy.S
> >>   Log:
> >>   In contrast to the non-obvious and flexible nature of the optimized
> >>   bcopy in t1_copy.S (which shall retain its CDDL copyright, and thus
> >>   likely be removed from GENERIC) I have removed the CDDL from hcall.S
> >>   because there is zero flexibility in the implementation of
> >>   hypercalls as they derive directly from the hypervisor interface
> >>   which is not copyrighted (ironically the source for the hypervisor
> >>   itself is BSD licensed).
> >>
> >>   It is best to start any bikeshed about this as soon as possible.
> >
> >OK, I'll bite.
> >
> >>   Discussed with: bsdimp
> >
> >And Sun?

> Interfaces aren't copyrightable.

I'm sure I agree, but it would be polite if nothing else to actually
tell them rather than let them find out.

Ceri
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