We containerd maintainers would like to include a file that is machine-translated from a GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note file, for the sake of calling btrfs-related ioctl syscalls.
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v5.13/LICENSES/exceptions/Linux-syscall-note
NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover user programs that use kernel
services by normal system calls - this is merely considered normal use
of the kernel, and does *not* fall under the heading of "derived work".
Also note that the GPL below is copyrighted by the Free Software
Foundation, but the instance of code that it refers to (the Linux
kernel) is copyrighted by me and others who actually wrote it.
Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as the kernel
is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not
v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated.
Linus Torvalds
EDIT (March 28, 2023): See #174 (comment) for the current situation
(Original post on Aug 2021)
We containerd maintainers would like to include a file that is machine-translated from a
GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-notefile, for the sake of calling btrfs-related ioctl syscalls.We interpret that
containerd/btrfsis auser programs that use kernel services by normal system callsmentioned in the Linux-syscall-note, anddoes not fall under the heading of "derived work"of the GPL-2.0 code.GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v5.13/include/uapi/linux/btrfs_tree.h