linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] kernel.h: removed REPEAT

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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:35:55 -0800
From: Tanzir Hasan <tanzirh@...gle.com>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Nick DeSaulniers <nnn@...gle.com>, 
	Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, 
	llvm@...ts.linux.dev, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, 
	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] kernel.h: removed REPEAT_BYTE from kernel.h

> Legal note, this file is NOT copyright Google as no Google employe
> actually wrote the logcal contents of it.
>
> Please be VERY careful when doing stuff like this, it has potentially
> big repercussions, and you don't want to have to talk to lots of
> lawyers a few years from now and explain how you messed it all up :(

Ah, sorry, I didn't realize. Will change right away.

> Nick, odds are there's a Google copyright class that Tanzir should take
> here, if not, I recommend the free LF one that anyone can take online
> that explains the issues here:
>         https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/open-source-licensing-basics-for-software-developers/

I will take a look, thanks!

> As-is, this change is STRONGLY Nacked by me.
>

Best,
Tanzir Hasan