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ABI 2. The module maps Menu's native video window: the control page uncached and the frame slots write-combined, reserved by the first mapping so an HDMI-only client never claims it. A new ioctl blocks until the native raster's next vertical sync, taken from sys_top's video_sync pulse on GIC SPI 41, which the module maps on MiSTer_fb's interrupt controller. MODULE_LICENSE is now "GPL": the interrupt mapping helpers are exported to GPL modules only. The bundle contract is zaparoo-scanout-v2-native.
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- Line 355: Update the module’s licensing and GPL-only export usage
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terms and update the SPDX declarations, README, and MODULE_LICENSE marker, or
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| MODULE_AUTHOR("Nigel Breslaw; Zaparoo Project contributors"); | ||
| /* Linux's loader classification is not the source license. */ | ||
| MODULE_LICENSE("Proprietary"); | ||
| MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); |
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printf '%s\n' '--- changed file license and relevant symbols ---'
nl -ba kernel/scanout-slots/zaparoo_scanout.c | sed -n '1,90p;300,370p'
printf '%s\n' '--- platform header and README license guidance ---'
rg -n -F --glob 'kernel/**' --glob 'README*' -- 'SPDX-License-Identifier' .
rg -n -i --glob 'README*' --glob 'kernel/**' -- 'MODULE_LICENSE|GPL-3|GPL-2|license marker|license' .
printf '%s\n' '--- license-related diff ---'
git diff --find-renames fa4961c74c4ac389a4992c9ce32a4d8c63170efc 4def81de07ffec32dddc1f3bcd47f79fb072618a -- kernel/scanout-slots/zaparoo_scanout.c kernel/scanout-slots/zaparoo_scanout_platform.h README* kernel
printf '%s\n' '--- GPL-only symbol uses ---'
rg -n -F --glob 'kernel/**' -- 'request_irq' .
rg -n -F --glob 'kernel/**' -- 'irq_create_fwspec_mapping' .
rg -n -F --glob 'kernel/**' -- 'irq_dispose_mapping' .Repository: ZaparooProject/Menu_MiSTer
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Linux kernel official documentation MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") meaning GPL-only exports GPL-3.0-or-later module compatibility
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`MODULE_LICENSE("GPL")` **does not mean GPL-3.0-or-later**. The Linux kernel documentation says the tag identifies a module as GPL version 2 for the kernel’s module-loading checks, but does not distinguish GPL-2.0-only from GPL-2.0-or-later. It is metadata—not a substitute for the module’s actual source-file license declaration. ([docs.kernel.org](https://docs.kernel.org/process/license-rules.html?utm_source=openai))
For `EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()` access, the kernel treats `"GPL"` as GPL-compatible, so the tag ordinarily permits use of GPL-only exports. But that is a loader/build-system compatibility classification; **it does not relicense the module or establish that its actual license is compatible**. The kernel’s current accepted-license list likewise recognizes `"GPL"` as GPL v2, not GPL-3.0-or-later. ([github.com](https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/include/linux/license.h?utm_source=openai))
So, if your module is actually **GPL-3.0-or-later**, `"GPL"` would misstate its license: GPL-3-only is not compatible with the kernel’s GPL-2.0-only licensing. Check the module’s actual licensing and get legal advice rather than using the tag to claim compatibility. The kernel’s license rules explain the tag’s limits; they do not resolve the legal status of a particular module. ([docs.kernel.org](https://docs.kernel.org/process/license-rules.html?utm_source=openai))
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- 3: https://docs.kernel.org/process/license-rules.html?utm_source=openai
Use a license marker that matches the module’s actual license.
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") is kernel metadata treated as a GPLv2 compatibility classification. It does not relicense GPL-3.0-or-later source. This module uses GPL-only exports, so the marker does not establish valid licensing for those imports.
Either relicense or dual-license the complete module under GPLv2-compatible terms, with agreement from every copyright holder, and update the SPDX declarations and README. Otherwise, retain GPL-3.0-or-later and redesign the vertical-sync path to avoid GPL-only exports. Obtain legal confirmation before release.
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Review comment at @kernel/scanout-slots/zaparoo_scanout.c at line 355:
Update the module’s licensing and GPL-only export usage consistently: either
obtain all copyright holders’ agreement to GPLv2-compatible terms and update the
SPDX declarations, README, and MODULE_LICENSE marker, or retain GPL-3.0-or-later
and redesign the vertical-sync path to avoid GPL-only exports. Do not use
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") alone to imply a license change.
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0x3A000000, 3 MiB): the 4 KiB control page, uncached, and the frame slots after it, write-combined. Through/dev/memthe whole window is uncached because it sits outside kernel RAM, which made the frontend's per-frame copy the largest cost on native CRT output._IOR('Z', 2, __u32)blocks until the native raster's next vertical sync and returns a running count, or fails withETIMEDOUTafter 50 ms. The source issys_top'svideo_syncpulse onf2h_irq[1](GIC SPI 41). The stock device tree has no node for it, so the module maps it onMiSTer_fb's interrupt controller. The interrupt is requested by the first wait and freed with the last file reference.MODULE_LICENSEchanges from"Proprietary"to"GPL". The interrupt mapping helpers are exported to GPL modules only. The SPDX header (GPL-3.0-or-later) is not changed here.zaparoo-scanout-v2-native.package-scanout.py,stock-scanout.pyand the README follow.Needs ZaparooProject/Main_MiSTer#33 and ZaparooProject/zaparoo-frontend#539: Main accepts only the v2 profile once its side merges, and the frontend expects the v2 layout.
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kernel/testsandtbunit tests pass.kernel/build-scanout.shbuilds the bundle for kernel6.18.38-MiSTer. On a DE10-Nano with a PAL CRT (352x288, 50 Hz), the frontend's average frame time went from about 38 ms to 7 to 8 ms, with the copy under 1 ms, and frames lock to the raster. Not tested on any other kernel build; the profile stays bound to the one qualified build ID.Summary by CodeRabbit