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

[Wilko Bulte]

On Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 11:39:25AM -0800, Kip Macy wrote..
> Interfaces aren't copyrightable.

Depends what you call an interface.  Apple thinks a GUI is very
copyrightable ;-)

> -Kip
> 
> 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?
> >
> >Ceri
> >--
> >That must be wonderful!  I don't understand it at all.
> >                                                  -- Moliere
> >
> >
> >
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Wilko Bulte				wilko at FreeBSD.org