Re: [GIT PATCHES FOR 2.6.36] gspca for_2.6.36

[Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>]

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.