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[103.229.18.19]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 41be03b00d2f7-c7fd6514688sm886871a12.32.2026.04.28.23.08.34 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:08:35 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <3945df66-0f90-4371-a85d-26cd220dfc56@oss.qualcomm.com> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:38:33 +0530 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH wireless-next 1/2] wifi: cfg80211/mac80211: change memory allocation for link_sinfo structure To: Johannes Berg Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org References: <20260428090919.1798601-1-sarika.sharma@oss.qualcomm.com> <20260428090919.1798601-2-sarika.sharma@oss.qualcomm.com> <59fa69de18211d2f17d346d22f2d07bbe72c157c.camel@sipsolutions.net> Content-Language: en-US From: Sarika Sharma In-Reply-To: <59fa69de18211d2f17d346d22f2d07bbe72c157c.camel@sipsolutions.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Proofpoint-GUID: EIcB2QACeKmlmP1xA-oZswM9eap4YZaK X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: EIcB2QACeKmlmP1xA-oZswM9eap4YZaK X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=Wak8rUhX c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=69f1a065 cx=c_pps a=UNFcQwm+pnOIJct1K4W+Mw==:117 a=Ou0eQOY4+eZoSc0qltEV5Q==:17 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=A5OVakUREuEA:10 a=s4-Qcg_JpJYA:10 a=VkNPw1HP01LnGYTKEx00:22 a=u7WPNUs3qKkmUXheDGA7:22 a=yOCtJkima9RkubShWh1s:22 a=qQ37hQgK-u3qeEt44QQA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=uKXjsCUrEbL0IQVhDsJ9:22 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details-Enc: AW1haW4tMjYwNDI5MDA1NyBTYWx0ZWRfXwHRUpop1LeL5 i7cpwo76BsA4Ay9PeZr7j015RIk/nZvNxVfzxRwDqJSCX4b/xRNNuMibp5fJLvy7STKx/gELrfC sxzM1mkR2Jix7iQnD/tpigDQdGXbmnvJS1NX4xET5Ham65IOB5d5E7zgJbZXPKVWjTc8MvG1I/1 GPaOeARL2xtJxkDSfnWGNY7VigwMh/MlRq/ofOhZrSxTDaQu0Z8pqboJhNacQ1gZsJjqGuqVEyT zIXX3wi/pTT+KYYlnfN+QrCF3RjWr9SMZhDy/dDPPwig/ZusiE9brGlPeyK1kjHOcb2rb0Ih3t8 L+KNpJltYlR/LbReapirxWP5tUnUIxdUXwYwpuBow8jKkcm3e2L5l1RV8YaTcWFmBYgXvcKOtNl dE0F2bECe6O1I1obCeZH3McD2wQfOsNA5UWdJyZ4dvLMyLMbMkNAap7sPdLnpOuAWHwzceDHTVH 6KRBvC6UL2V9IzU7QSQ== X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard engine=ICAP:2.0.293,Aquarius:18.0.1143,Hydra:6.1.51,FMLib:17.12.100.49 definitions=2026-04-28_05,2026-04-28_01,2025-10-01_01 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 lowpriorityscore=0 malwarescore=0 suspectscore=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1015 bulkscore=0 impostorscore=0 adultscore=0 phishscore=0 priorityscore=1501 classifier=typeunknown authscore=0 authtc= authcc= route=outbound adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.22.0-2604200000 definitions=main-2604290057 On 28-04-2026 15:01, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Tue, 2026-04-28 at 14:39 +0530, Sarika Sharma wrote: >> >> +int cfg80211_alloc_link_sinfo_stats(struct link_station_info **link_sinfo, > > really? > > johannes So, this helper API I introduced in cfg80211 since struct link_station_info is defined and primarily used there. Keeping allocation and lifetime management in cfg80211 ensures consistent ownership and cleanup once the link_station_info is consumed. Please let me know if I understood your concern correctly, or if you were referring to something else in this patch.