diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ring-buffer-design.rst b/Documentation/trace/ring-buffer-design.rst
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@@ -1,28 +1,4 @@
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-.. whole.
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-.. a) This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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-..    Documentation/userspace-api/media/fdl-appendix.rst.
-..
-.. TODO: replace it to GPL-2.0 OR GFDL-1.2 WITH no-invariant-sections
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR GFDL-1.2-no-invariants-only
 
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 Lockless Ring Buffer Design