[meta-rockchip,1/3] bsp: rkbin: use SPDX LicenseRef for Rockchip proprietary firmware

From: Martin Herren <sputnik@on-the-web.ch>

OE-Core now parses LICENSE as an SPDX expression and warns on legacy
non-SPDX names such as "Proprietary".

Switch the rkbin family (rockchip-rkbin.inc, used by -ddr, -optee-os and
-tf-a) to a recipe-specific LicenseRef backed by NO_GENERIC_LICENSE, so
the SPDX manifest references the real Rockchip LICENSE at the repo root.

References: oe-core e9d424738d6f ("classes/conf/lib: Parse LICENSE as SPDX Expression")

Signed-off-by: Martin Herren <sputnik@on-the-web.ch>
---
 recipes-bsp/rkbin/rockchip-rkbin.inc | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Hi Martin,

I've read on LinkedIn you used AI/LLM for some stuff related to Rockchip 
and was wondering if maybe this series got some of it developed by/with 
AI/LLM. OE-Core and BitBake require to add an

AI-Generated: <AI/LLM used>

in the commit log and I think it could be nice to see it stated for 
meta-rockchip as well. Ultimately, it's up to Trevor to define or 
"enforce" this as he's the sole maintainer of meta-rockchip at the 
moment. See the "Acceptance of AI Generated Code" section in the 
contributor guide (I'm traveling so cannot provide you with a link right 
now) if you want to know more.

On 8/5/26 2:14 PM, Martin Herren via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> From: Martin Herren <sputnik@on-the-web.ch>
> 
> OE-Core now parses LICENSE as an SPDX expression and warns on legacy
> non-SPDX names such as "Proprietary".
> 
> Switch the rkbin family (rockchip-rkbin.inc, used by -ddr, -optee-os and
> -tf-a) to a recipe-specific LicenseRef backed by NO_GENERIC_LICENSE, so
> the SPDX manifest references the real Rockchip LICENSE at the repo root.
> 
> References: oe-core e9d424738d6f ("classes/conf/lib: Parse LICENSE as SPDX Expression")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin Herren <sputnik@on-the-web.ch>
> ---
>   recipes-bsp/rkbin/rockchip-rkbin.inc | 3 ++-
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/recipes-bsp/rkbin/rockchip-rkbin.inc b/recipes-bsp/rkbin/rockchip-rkbin.inc
> index 9ddd54f..d715b44 100644
> --- a/recipes-bsp/rkbin/rockchip-rkbin.inc
> +++ b/recipes-bsp/rkbin/rockchip-rkbin.inc
> @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
>   SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rockchip-linux/rkbin;protocol=https;branch=master"
>   SRCREV = "f43a462e7a1429a9d407ae52b4745033034a6cf9"
> -LICENSE =
>   "Proprietary"
> +LICENSE = "LicenseRef-Rockchip-rkbin"
>   LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=11e3673115959bf596feaaa6ea7ce9a5"
> +NO_GENERIC_LICENSE[Rockchip-rkbin] = "LICENSE"
>   

This seems to follow what we've done for 
meta/recipes-kernel/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_*.bb so looks good to 
me, thus:

Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@cherry.de>

Thanks!
Quentin

Hi Quentin,

Thanks for your review.

On Thursday, August 6th, 2026 at 2:42 PM, Quentin Schulz via lists.yoctoproject.org <quentin.schulz=cherry.de@lists.yoctoproject.org> wrote:

> Hi Martin,
> 

> I've read on LinkedIn you used AI/LLM for some stuff related to Rockchip
> and was wondering if maybe this series got some of it developed by/with
> AI/LLM. OE-Core and BitBake require to add an
> 

> AI-Generated: <AI/LLM used>
> 

> in the commit log and I think it could be nice to see it stated for
> meta-rockchip as well. Ultimately, it's up to Trevor to define or
> "enforce" this as he's the sole maintainer of meta-rockchip at the
> moment. See the "Acceptance of AI Generated Code" section in the
> contributor guide (I'm traveling so cannot provide you with a link right
> now) if you want to know more.

True, some AI was used in thi patch, I was aware about the 'Assisted-By: ' tag used in Zephyr, not about the 'AI-Generated: ' used as convention here. Missed that part of the doc although it is clearly and well documented.

Will submit a v2 with that fixed.

> On 8/5/26 2:14 PM, Martin Herren via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> > From: Martin Herren <sputnik@on-the-web.ch>
> >
> > OE-Core now parses LICENSE as an SPDX expression and warns on legacy
> > non-SPDX names such as "Proprietary".
> >
> > Switch the rkbin family (rockchip-rkbin.inc, used by -ddr, -optee-os and
> > -tf-a) to a recipe-specific LicenseRef backed by NO_GENERIC_LICENSE, so
> > the SPDX manifest references the real Rockchip LICENSE at the repo root.
> >
> > References: oe-core e9d424738d6f ("classes/conf/lib: Parse LICENSE as SPDX Expression")
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Martin Herren <sputnik@on-the-web.ch>
> > ---
> >   recipes-bsp/rkbin/rockchip-rkbin.inc | 3 ++-
> >   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/recipes-bsp/rkbin/rockchip-rkbin.inc b/recipes-bsp/rkbin/rockchip-rkbin.inc
> > index 9ddd54f..d715b44 100644
> > --- a/recipes-bsp/rkbin/rockchip-rkbin.inc
> > +++ b/recipes-bsp/rkbin/rockchip-rkbin.inc
> > @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
> >   SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rockchip-linux/rkbin;protocol=https;branch=master"
> >   SRCREV = "f43a462e7a1429a9d407ae52b4745033034a6cf9"
> > -LICENSE =
> >   "Proprietary"
> > +LICENSE = "LicenseRef-Rockchip-rkbin"
> >   LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=11e3673115959bf596feaaa6ea7ce9a5"
> > +NO_GENERIC_LICENSE[Rockchip-rkbin] = "LICENSE"
> >
> 

> This seems to follow what we've done for
> meta/recipes-kernel/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_*.bb so looks good to

Yes, the goal was to follow as much as possible with how it is done elsewhere in other layers.

Thanks again and a v2 will follow shorty !

/Martin

> me, thus:
> 

> Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@cherry.de>
> 

> Thanks!
> Quentin
> 

> 

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