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diff --git a/module/spl/README.md b/module/spl/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..57f635aed --- /dev/null +++ b/module/spl/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +The Solaris Porting Layer, SPL, is a Linux kernel module which provides a +compatibility layer used by the [ZFS on Linux](http://zfsonlinux.org) project. + +# Installation + +The latest version of the SPL is maintained as part of this repository. +Only when building ZFS version 0.7.x or earlier must an external SPL release +be used. These releases can be found at: + + * Version 0.7.x: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/spl/tree/spl-0.7-release + * Version 0.6.5.x: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/spl/tree/spl-0.6.5-release + +# Release + +The SPL is released under a GPLv2 license. +For more details see the NOTICE and THIRDPARTYLICENSE files; `UCRL-CODE-235197` |