Re: 2.5.3 missing <linux/malloc.h>

[Andreas Dilger]

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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