[PATCH] arm: DT: imx6-bx50v3: Replace license text comment with SPDX identifier

Bence Csókás csokas.bence at prolan.hu
Wed Jul 2 13:55:45 PDT 2025


Replace verbatim license text with a `SPDX-License-Identifier`.

The comment heades mis-attributes this license to be "X11", but the
license text does not include the last line "Except as contained in this
notice, the name of the X Consortium shall not be used in advertising or
otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Software
without prior written authorization from the X Consortium.". Therefore,
this license is actually equivalent to the SPDX "MIT" license (confirmed
by text diffing).

Cc: Akshay Bhat <akshay.bhat at timesys.com>
Cc: Ian Ray <ian.ray at ge.com>
Cc: Jaret Cantu <jaret.cantu at timesys.com>
Cc: Justin Waters <justin.waters at timesys.com>
Signed-off-by: Bence Csókás <csokas.bence at prolan.hu>
---
 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b450v3.dts  | 38 +----------------------------
 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b650v3.dts  | 38 +----------------------------
 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b850v3.dts  | 38 +----------------------------
 arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-bx50v3.dtsi | 38 +----------------------------
 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 148 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b450v3.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b450v3.dts
index d994b32ad825..3dee78302074 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b450v3.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b450v3.dts
@@ -1,43 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR MIT)
 /*
  * Copyright 2015 Timesys Corporation.
  * Copyright 2015 General Electric Company
- *
- * This file is dual-licensed: you can use it either under the terms
- * of the GPL or the X11 license, at your option. Note that this dual
- * licensing only applies to this file, and not this project as a
- * whole.
- *
- *  a) This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- *     version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- *     This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *     GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * Or, alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
- *     obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
- *     files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
- *     restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
- *     copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
- *     sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
- *     Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
- *     conditions:
- *
- *     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
- *     included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- *     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
- *     EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
- *     OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
- *     NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
- *     HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
- *     WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- *     FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
- *     OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
 /dts-v1/;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b650v3.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b650v3.dts
index b0d345f5d071..bae85646d2c0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b650v3.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b650v3.dts
@@ -1,43 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR MIT)
 /*
  * Copyright 2015 Timesys Corporation.
  * Copyright 2015 General Electric Company
- *
- * This file is dual-licensed: you can use it either under the terms
- * of the GPL or the X11 license, at your option. Note that this dual
- * licensing only applies to this file, and not this project as a
- * whole.
- *
- *  a) This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- *     version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- *     This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *     GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * Or, alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
- *     obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
- *     files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
- *     restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
- *     copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
- *     sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
- *     Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
- *     conditions:
- *
- *     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
- *     included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- *     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
- *     EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
- *     OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
- *     NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
- *     HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
- *     WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- *     FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
- *     OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
 /dts-v1/;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b850v3.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b850v3.dts
index cad112e05475..0ececa644681 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b850v3.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-b850v3.dts
@@ -1,43 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR MIT)
 /*
  * Copyright 2015 Timesys Corporation.
  * Copyright 2015 General Electric Company
- *
- * This file is dual-licensed: you can use it either under the terms
- * of the GPL or the X11 license, at your option. Note that this dual
- * licensing only applies to this file, and not this project as a
- * whole.
- *
- *  a) This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- *     version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- *     This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *     GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * Or, alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
- *     obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
- *     files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
- *     restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
- *     copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
- *     sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
- *     Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
- *     conditions:
- *
- *     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
- *     included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- *     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
- *     EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
- *     OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
- *     NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
- *     HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
- *     WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- *     FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
- *     OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
 /dts-v1/;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-bx50v3.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-bx50v3.dtsi
index aa1adcc74019..6920570477dd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-bx50v3.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-bx50v3.dtsi
@@ -1,43 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR MIT)
 /*
  * Copyright 2015 Timesys Corporation.
  * Copyright 2015 General Electric Company
- *
- * This file is dual-licensed: you can use it either under the terms
- * of the GPL or the X11 license, at your option. Note that this dual
- * licensing only applies to this file, and not this project as a
- * whole.
- *
- *  a) This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- *     version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- *     This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *     GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * Or, alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
- *     obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
- *     files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
- *     restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
- *     copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
- *     sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
- *     Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
- *     conditions:
- *
- *     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
- *     included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- *     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
- *     EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
- *     OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
- *     NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
- *     HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
- *     WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- *     FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
- *     OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
 #include "imx6q-ba16.dtsi"

---
base-commit: 66701750d5565c574af42bef0b789ce0203e3071
change-id: 20250702-bx50v3-dts-lic-67b201330eb5

Best regards,
-- 
Bence Csókás <csokas.bence at prolan.hu>





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