Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:02:23 -0500 | Subject | Re: 2.6.27.40 build error | From | Michael Krufky <> |
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On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Devin Heitmueller <dheitmueller@kernellabs.com> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:42 PM, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote: >> It turns out that the patch below causes a build failure on the >> 2.6.27.40 kernel. >> >> Michael, should I just drop it, or should I take out the line with the >> "capture_transfer_done" in it, as that member is not in the structure in >> this kernel version. >> >> thanks, >> >> greg k-h > > There were several different leaks and crash conditions addressed > since 2.6.27, and it is entirely possible that just removing the line > is not the correct course of action. > > I would propose just dropping the patch for 2.6.27, as we would have > to rework it taking into consideration the other fixes which were done > since then. > > Devin > > -- > Devin J. Heitmueller - Kernel Labs > http://www.kernellabs.com
Greg,
Yes -- please drop it for now. I didn't actually send this for 2.6.27.y anyway -- it must have gotten to you some other way.
Devin, if 2.6.27.y needs this fix, can you please generate the appropriate backport and test it before we resubmit?
Cheers,
Mike Krufky
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