[android-kernel] Help on licensing - errno.h

2009-07-13 Thread Henrique Almeida
(This message is partially offtopic. I need help with relicensing of a certain file derived from the kernel source.) I'm currently writing a standard C library for Unix systems and I'll need many errno.h versions from different Unix vendors. The constants in there must match what the kernel use

[android-kernel] Re: (Opinion) Android has some apparently messy kernel patches

2008-12-15 Thread Henrique Almeida
I didn't notice any anger in the article. |-) Mostly, there are technical opinions and there are some facts too (and some incorrections too). 2008/12/15 Brian Swetland > > [kapare ] > > > > http://mjg59.livejournal.com/100221.html > > I'm a bit confused as to all the anger in the blog post an

[android-kernel] Re: opening up Android API to allow invocation of privileged classes

2008-12-12 Thread Henrique Almeida
You can get the full SDK source from source.android.com and regenerate it, with your changes. 2008/12/12 dreamerBoy > > I am doing some work for a major telecomm manufacturer. > > We have come to the conclusion that to properly exercise the device > and software implementation, we need access t

[android-kernel] Re: 2.6.27 branch and userspace

2008-12-10 Thread Henrique Almeida
I don't think it's enough just to change some file paths. For example, libhardware exposes access to "partial wake locks" and "auto off timeout", two things that don't exist in the new 2.6.27 driver (also, the new wakelocks have an associated timeout). The code should be removed and changes should

[android-kernel] Re: Help to getting stated with Linux kernel

2008-12-03 Thread Henrique Almeida
2008/12/3 Rene Gonzalez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi guys I'm a beginner in Android and Linux kernel. As an entry point to > Android first of all I have to deal with the Linux kernel so one of the > first tasks that I have to do is a simple driver You don't need to start with the linux kernel to