Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:16:16 -0300 | From | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <> | Subject | Re: [GIT PATCHES FOR 2.6.36] gspca for_2.6.36 |
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Em 22-06-2010 05:42, Jean-Francois Moine escreveu: > On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:23:21 -0300
>> I'm applying the remaining patches. If you think that this patch is >> correct, please re-send it to both LMML and LKML, c/c the authors of >> the slab.h removal, in order to get their acks, or, otherwise, please >> re-submit it for 2.6.37 window. > > Hi Mauro, > > The slab.h dependency was changed in the kernel 2.6.34 and its > inclusion in some gspca source files was needed in case of the usage of > kmalloc/kfree only. > > After removing the JPEG header allocation, most gspca subdrivers do not > use alloc/free anymore, so, there is no need to include slab.h anymore. > > On the other side, this patch is easily checked because, if wrong, it > raises compilation errors on any architecture. > > Then, both patches (removal of JPEG alloc/free and slab.h inclusion) > should go to 2.6.36.
OK, makes sense. I'll apply the patch at staging/gspca.
Cheers, Mauro.
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