Re: [PATCH] Missing usb_find_device symbol from usb.c

[Wilco Beekhuizen]

2008/1/24, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 08:18:32PM +0100, Wilco Beekhuizen wrote:
> > 2.6.24-rc8 (possibly lower rc's too) has usb_find_device removed from
> > usb.c. This causes problems when compiling modules that need
> > usb_find_device.
> > This patch puts the symbol back in place. Unless someone has a good
> > reason not to include usb_find_device?
>
> I don't see any users in the kernel tree of this function that can be
> built as a module.
>
> Do you know of any external modules that need it?  Any pointers to the
> code anywhere?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>

Well I need it for my iriver mp3 player. This driver currently resides
here: http://www.init0.nl/iriver.php

Most code is pretty ancient, I just manage it so it compiles with
recent kernels. Is there somehting exported that is similar to
usb_find_device?

Wilco
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