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
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