Re: [PATCH] size reduction of Cell/SPU variable argument part

[Kazunori Asayama <asayama at sm dot sony dot co dot jp>]

Jeff Johnston <jjohnstn@redhat.com> wrote:
> Hidetaka,
> 
>   There is no licensing in the files you have provided so they cannot be 
> accepted asis.  Newlib does not accept unlicensed third-party code, 
> proprietary code, or GPL code.  LGPL is allowed in some instances but 
> has to be cordoned off to a single platform.  In this case, you cannot 
> use LGPL because you are replacing existing C code that already has a 
> freer license.
> 
>   As you are the author and work for Toshiba, I'm assuming you will be 
> able to get permission to license the code appropriately.  See the code 
> you are replacing and various other examples for samples of acceptable 
> licenses. 

Takano-san,

FYI, other part of SPU port in the newlib is licensed under the BSD
license.

> 
>   I also would like to hear from other SPU maintainers with regards to 
> validating that the replacement code does not break things before 
> checking it in.

I checked the patch by our function tests, and I could confirm there
is no problem with the patch.

> 
> Regards,
> 
> -- Jeff J.
> 
> Hidetaka Takano wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm a developper of the Cell/B.E. Linux toolchain team.
> >
> > I have made the more compact library only in the variable argument part of
> >  the newlib-CVS-HEAD(2007.08.09), which is related to spu stdio.
> >  (PPU Externally Assisted Calls)
> >
> > Would you accept this patch?
> > The attached excel file is the result of the comparison between the original and this patch.
> >
> > Best regard.
> > ---
> > Hidetaka TAKANO (Toshiba Information Systems (JAPAN) Corp.)
> > TOSHIBA CORPORATION Semiconductor Company 
> > Broadband System LSI Division
> > E-MAIL: hidetaka.takano@glb.toshiba.co.jp
> >

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