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   1 ..  BSD LICENSE
   2     Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
   3     All rights reserved.
   4
   5     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
   6     modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
   7     are met:
   8
   9     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
  10     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  11     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
  12     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
  13     the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
  14     distribution.
  15     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
  16     contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
  17     from this software without specific prior written permission.
  18
  19     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
  20     "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
  21     LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
  22     A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
  23     OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
  24     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
  25     LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
  26     DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
  27     THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
  28     (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
  29     OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  30
  31 Appendix A  Intel®  DPDK License Overview
  32 =========================================
  33
  34
  35 The following describes the various licenses used by the Intel® Data Plane Development Kit (Intel® DPDK).
  36 The purpose of the Intel® DPDK is to prove the abilities of the Intel® architecture processors and to provide users with a strong set of examples, libraries and proof points.
  37 By placing the majority of this software under the BSD License, users may choose to use the Intel® as is, parts of it, or just the ideas for their programs.
  38 All code may be modified by the user to suit their project needs and requirements.
  39
  40 .. note::
  41
  42     The license in each source file takes precedence over this document, and should be used as the definitive license for that file.
  43     All users should seek their legal team's guidance with respect to the licensing used by the Intel® DPDK.
  44
  45
  46
  47 The following table lists those files (or libraries) that are not under a BSD License. In some cases, these files are part of the standard Intel® DPDK release package,
  48 and in other cases may be a separate package that requires a separate download to be added to the Intel® DPDK. This document spells out those cases where possible.
  49
  50 The sections following the table provide the various licenses used. Please note that copyright notices may change overtime.
  51 It is the responsibility of all users to understand these licenses and seek their legal team's guidance.
  52
  53 The use of the GPLv2 License is confined to files in kernel loadable modules.
  54
  55 The use of the Dual BSD/LGPLv2 License and Dual BSD/GPL License allows use with either free/open source software or with proprietary software in userspace.
  56
  57
  58 +---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
  59 | File                                              | Description                                                                                                          | License                              |
  60 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
  61 +===================================================+======================================================================================================================+======================================+
  62 | igb_uio.c                                         | **1st Released**                                                                                                     | GPLv2 License Information            |
  63 |                                                   | : 1.0                                                                                                                |                                      |
  64 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
  65 |                                                   | **Location**                                                                                                         |                                      |
  66 |                                                   | :                                                                                                                    |                                      |
  67 |                                                   | DPDK/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/igb_uio/                                                                                |                                      |
  68 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
  69 |                                                   | **Description**                                                                                                      |                                      |
  70 |                                                   | : This file is used for a kernel loadable module which is responsible for unbinding NICs from the Linux kernel       |                                      |
  71 |                                                   | and binding them to the Intel® DPDK                                                                                  |                                      |
  72 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
  73 +---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
  74 | kni_dev.h kni_ethtool.c kni_misc.c kni_net.c      | **1st Released**                                                                                                     | GPLv2 License Information            |
  75 |                                                   | : 1.3                                                                                                                |                                      |
  76 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
  77 |                                                   | **Location**                                                                                                         |                                      |
  78 |                                                   | : DPDK/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/                                                                                  |                                      |
  79 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
  80 |                                                   | **Description**                                                                                                      |                                      |
  81 |                                                   | : The KNI kernel loadable module is a standard net driver which allows Intel DPDK Linux userspace applications       |                                      |
  82 |                                                   | to exchange packets/data with the Linux kernel.                                                                      |                                      |
  83 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
  84 +---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
  85 | rte_kni_common.h                                  | **1st Released**                                                                                                     | Dual BSD/LGPLv2 License Information  |
  86 |                                                   | : 1.3                                                                                                                |                                      |
  87 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
  88 |                                                   | **Location**                                                                                                         |                                      |
  89 |                                                   | : DPDK/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/                                                                 |                                      |
  90 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
  91 |                                                   | **Description**                                                                                                      |                                      |
  92 |                                                   | : The KNI header files is utilized by both the Intel DPDK userspace application and the KNI kernel loadable module   |                                      |
  93 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
  94 +---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
  95 | All files under this directory are for the        | **1st Released**                                                                                                     | GPLv2 License Information            |
  96 | ethtool functionality.                            | : 1.3                                                                                                                |                                      |
  97 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
  98 |                                                   | **Location**                                                                                                         |                                      |
  99 |                                                   | : DPDK/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool                                                                           |                                      |
 100 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
 101 |                                                   | **Description**                                                                                                      |                                      |
 102 |                                                   | : The igb and ixgbe drivers for the Ethtool function available with the KNI kernel loadable.                         |                                      |
 103 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
 104 +---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 105 | rte_pci_dev_ids.h                                 | **1st Released**                                                                                                     | Dual BSD/GPL License Information     |
 106 |                                                   | : 1.3                                                                                                                |                                      |
 107 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
 108 |                                                   | **Location**                                                                                                         |                                      |
 109 |                                                   | : DPDK/lib/librte_eal/common/include                                                                                 |                                      |
 110 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
 111 |                                                   | **Description**                                                                                                      |                                      |
 112 |                                                   | : Contains the PCI device ids for all devices.                                                                       |                                      |
 113 |                                                   |                                                                                                                      |                                      |
 114 +---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 115
 116 Added rte_dom0_mm.h file for Dual BSD/LGPLv2 License information:
 117
 118 rte_dom0_mm.h 1st Released 1.6.0
 119
 120 Location: DPDK/lib.librte_eal/eal/include/exec-env/
 121
 122 Description: The Dom0 header file is utilized by both the Intel® DPDK userspace application and the Dom0 kernel loadable module
 123
 124 Added dom0_mm_misc.h and dom0_mm_misc.c file for Dual BSD/GPLv2 License Information:
 125
 126 dom0_mm_dev.h 1st Released 1.6.0
 127
 128 dom0_mm_dev.c Location: DPDK/lib.librte_eal/linuxapp/xen_dom0
 129
 130 Description: The Dom0 memory management kernel loadable module is a misc device driver which is used to facilitate allocating and mapping via an **IOCTL** (allocation) and **MMAP** (mapping).
 131
 132
 133 A.1 BSD License
 134 ---------------
 135
 136 .. code-block:: c
 137
 138     /*-
 139      *        BSD LICENSE
 140      *
 141      *        Copyright(c) 2010-2012 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
 142      *        All rights reserved.
 143      *
 144      *        Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 145      *        modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 146      *        are met:
 147      *
 148      *        * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 149      *        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 150      *        * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 151      *        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
 152      *        the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
 153      *        distribution.
 154      *        * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
 155      *        contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
 156      *        from this software without specific prior written permission.
 157      *
 158      *        THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
 159      *        "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 160      *        LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
 161      *        A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
 162      *        OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
 163      *        SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 164      *        LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
 165      *        DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
 166      *        THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 167      *        (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 168      *        OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 169      *
 170      */
 171
 172 A.2 GPLv2 License Information
 173 -----------------------------
 174
 175 .. code-block:: c
 176
 177     /*-
 178      *
 179      *        Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Intel Corporation
 180      *
 181      *        This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 182      *        modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 183      *        as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
 184      *        of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 185      *
 186      *        This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 187      *        but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 188      *        MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 189      *        GNU General Public License for more details.
 190      *
 191      *        You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 192      *        along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 193      *        Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 194      *
 195 ..
 196
 197     \*        GNU GPL V2: `http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>`_
 198
 199 .. code-block:: c
 200
 201      *
 202      */
 203
 204 A.3 Dual BSD/LGPLv2 License Information
 205 ---------------------------------------
 206
 207 .. code-block:: c
 208
 209     /*
 210     This file is provided under a dual BSD/LGPLv2 license. When using
 211     or redistributing this file, you may do so under either license.
 212
 213     GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 214
 215     Copyright(c) 2007,2008,2009 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
 216
 217     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 218     it under the terms of version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 219     as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 220
 221     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
 222     WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
 223     PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 224     Lesser General Public License for more details.
 225
 226     You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with
 227     this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 228     Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 229
 230
 231     Contact Information: Intel Corporation
 232
 233     BSD LICENSE
 234
 235     Copyright(c) 2010-2012 Intel Corporation.All rights reserved. All rights reserved.
 236
 237     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
 238     permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 239
 240     Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
 241     conditions and the following disclaimer.
 242     Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list
 243     of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
 244     materials provided with the distribution.
 245     Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its contributors may be used
 246     to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior
 247     written permission.
 248
 249     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY
 250     EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
 251     OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT
 252     SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
 253     INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 254     TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
 255     BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
 256     CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
 257     ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
 258     DAMAGE.
 259     */
 260
 261
 262 A.4 Dual BSD/GPL License Information
 263 ------------------------------------
 264
 265 .. code-block:: c
 266
 267     /*-
 268      *       This file is provided under a dual BSD/GPLv2 license. When using or
 269      *       redistributing this file, you may do so under either license.
 270      *
 271      *       GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
 272      *
 273      *       Copyright(c) 2010-2012 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
 274      *
 275      *       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 276      *       it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
 277      *       published by the Free Software Foundation.
 278      *
 279      *       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 280      *       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 281      *       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 282      *       General Public License for more details.
 283      *
 284      *       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 285      *       along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 286      *       Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 287      *       The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution
 288      *       in the file called LICENSE.GPL.
 289      *
 290      *       Contact Information:
 291      *       Intel Corporation
 292      *
 293      *       BSD LICENSE
 294      *
 295      *       Copyright(c) 2010-2012 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
 296      *       All rights reserved.
 297      *
 298      *       Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 299      *       modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 300      *       are met:
 301      *
 302      *       * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 303      *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 304      *       * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 305      *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
 306      *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
 307      *       distribution.
 308      *       * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
 309      *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
 310      *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
 311      *
 312      *       THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
 313      *       "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 314      *       LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
 315      *       A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
 316      *       OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
 317      *       SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 318      *       LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
 319      *       DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
 320      *       THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 321      *       (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 322      *       OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 323      *
 324      */