linux-kernel - Re: [build bug] error: 'VID_HARDWARE

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Date:	Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:27:39 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Trent Piepho <xyzzy@...akeasy.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pexu@...si.fi,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
	Douglas Schilling Landgraf <dougsland@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [build bug] error: 'VID_HARDWARE_GEMTEK' undeclared

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> randconfig testing of latest -git found this build bug:
>
> drivers/media/radio/radio-gemtek.c:557: error: 'VID_HARDWARE_GEMTEK' undeclared here (not in a function)
>
> config attached.

Problem:
# CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT is not set

The VID_HARDWARE_* defines are only created if that is turned on.  gemtek
should depend on VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT.

*or*

As far as I can tell, these VID_HARDWARE defines are entirely useless.  I
couldn't find any instance of them being used for anything other than setting
the .hardware field of struct video_device, and I was unable to find any
instance of that field being used.

It looks like the whole thing is just unused cruft.  Mauro, would it be ok if
I made a patch to just delete the whole mess?
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