From 2010e6f69db3e5ab97dc79c46f815d3d4a059816 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vasant Hegde <hegdevasant@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 11:02:27 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] License: Grant permission to link with librtas library

Reported-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Vasant Hegde <hegdevasant@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Nathan Fontenot <nfont@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 COPYING | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index 08ddefd..1d4adb7 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Special Exception:
+  As a special exception, IBM gives permission to link the code
+of portions of this program against the librtas library, and
+distribute linked combinations including the two. You must obey
+the GNU General Public License in all respects for all of the
+code used other than librtas.
+
+
 		    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 		       Version 2, June 1991
 
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