Froyo uses kernel 2.6.32, and the master branch (which is froyo + various external contributions) also uses 2.6.32. Since this is confusing and people seem to want to use 2.6.35, I'll see if we can integrate the userspace changes needed for 2.6.35 into the master branch.
Mike On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 3:14 PM, hedwin <hedwin.kon...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mike, > > Sorry asking an ever recurring question, but is 2.6.32 the kernel > version intended for froyo version in the android.git.kernel.org > master branch or is this 2.6.35. > > Hedwin > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Mike Lockwood <lockw...@android.com> wrote: >> Hi Pankaj, >> >> For the next android release after Froyo we will be using new >> notifications between kernel and userspace. The userspace changes >> have not been released yet and are not included in Froyo. So for >> Froyo you should continue using the 2.6.32 kernel. The android 2.6.35 >> kernel is for post-Froyo development and is not compatible with Froyo. >> >> As you noticed, there is now a new f_mass_storage.c driver in the >> mainline kernel. In the 2.6.35 android kernel we abandoned our own >> copy and are now using the mainline 2.6.35 kernel. So it no longer >> contains the switch code that is used by vold in Froyo to get the UMS >> related notifications. If it is important that you use 2.6.35 with >> Froyo, you could probably switch back to using the f_mass_storage.c >> from our 2.6.32 kernel in 2.6.35 instead of the mainline version. >> >> Mike >> >> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 3:21 AM, Pankaj <dubepankaj1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I am facing one issue with Android Froyo and 2.6.35 kernel in getting >>> USB notifications. When I connected USB cable with our device, Windows >>> Host PC detetecd composite device ADB+UMS, but on device there is no >>> notification (normally two notification "usb connected" followed by >>> "usb debugging connected" suppose to come.). >>> >>> When traced back issue i found logcat is showing one warning as "W/ >>> Vold No UMS switch available". In 2.6.32 kernel's f_mass_storage.c >>> file fsg_dev structure contains one member as switch_dev and this >>> switch device is registered in mass_storage_bind_config function, but >>> I found that on 2.6.35 kernel's f_mass_storage.c file is not >>> registering switch device and beacause of which in Android Froyo's / >>> system/vold/main.cpp while opening switch device for UMS it failed and >>> thus failed to show notification. >>> >>> So I want to know why switch device registration is removed from >>> f_mass_storage.c file as without it Android Froyo is not able to >>> display connection notifications. >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Pankaj >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mike Lockwood >> Google android team >> >> -- >> unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel > > -- > unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel > -- Mike Lockwood Google android team -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel
