Am Dienstag, 22. Mai 2007 18:10 schrieb Laurent Pinchart:
> My idea was to have a general purpose URB buffer allocation function that all 
> (most?) drivers could use, with flags (or another function) for specific 
> cases. usb_buffer_alloc is currently used by some drivers when they should 
> use kmalloc. The function is documented as a general purpose URB buffer 
> allocator. Even if we fixed all drivers today to use kmalloc when they 
> should, I'm pretty sure some new drivers will use usb_buffer_alloc.

We have an all purpose allocator for the whole kernel. It is called
"kmalloc". If you don't like that for psychological reason, rename the
alternative.

        Regards
                Oliver
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