Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 30 Jan 2002 15:44:34 -0700 | From | Andreas Dilger <> | Subject | Re: 2.5.3 missing <linux/malloc.h> |
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On Jan 30, 2002 14:28 -0800, David Dyck wrote: > Haven't seen this posted yet, so I'm surprised to report that > several 2.5.3 source files > > arch/arm/mach-clps711x/dma.c > drivers/base/core.c > drivers/base/fs.c > drivers/video/neofb.c > > > try to include linux/malloc.h > but there is no file in the include directory by that name. > > I worked around the problem by copying an older linux/malloc.h: > > #ifndef _LINUX_MALLOC_H > #define _LINUX_MALLOC_H > > #include <linux/slab.h> > #endif /* _LINUX_MALLOC_H */
So, why not just change the above files to include <linux/slab.h> instead?
> and I've noticed that many source files have > #include <linux/slab.h> /* kmalloc(), kfree() */ > instead of trying to include linux/malloc.h
That's because they have been updated, and the other ones have not. Don't ask me _why_ it was changed that way, but it was.
Cheers, Andreas -- Andreas Dilger http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2resize/ http://www-mddsp.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/adilger/
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