linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: easycap needs smp

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Message-ID: <20101130145740.GA11199@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:57:40 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	werner <w.landgraf@...ru>
Cc:	randy.dunlap@...cle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: easycap needs  smp_lock.h, fixes build error

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 10:44:21AM -0400, werner wrote:
> HELLO
> 
> I dont believe this ... my 2.6.37-rc4 compilation gone bad again,
> because of the same error, and I have to recompile / re-package it,
> what needs some hours again ..  :(  :(
> 
>  The correction below worked on 2.6.37-rc3 (i.e. insert #include
> <linux/smp_lock.h>  into easycap_main.h)
> 
> 
> WHY THIS WASN'T PATCHED SINCE LONG TIME ?   Is the situation of the
> kernel developers similar bad like of the open office developers, so
> that they should be exchanged ???

This is fixed in Linux-next and will be going to Linus in a few days.

thanks,

greg k-h
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