RE: [PATCH wireless] wifi: rtw89: Un-embed dummy device

[Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>]

Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org> wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 06:15:21AM +0000, Ping-Ke Shih wrote:
> > Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org> writes:
> > >
> > > > Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com> writes:
> > > >
> > > >> Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org> wrote:
> > > >>> Embedding net_device into structures prohibits the usage of flexible
> > > >>> arrays in the net_device structure. For more details, see the discussion
> > > >>> at [1].
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Un-embed the net_device from the private struct by converting it
> > > >>> into a pointer. Then use the leverage the new alloc_netdev_dummy()
> > > >>> helper to allocate and initialize dummy devices.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240229225910.79e224cf@kernel.org/
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
> > > >>
> > > >> I think this patch should go via net-next tree, because wireless-next tree
> > > >> doesn't have patch of dummy devices yet.
> > > >>
> > > >> Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
> > > >
> > > > FWIW I sent the wireless-next pull request yesterday and once it pulled
> > > > we will fast forward wireless-next to latest net-next.
> > >
> > > Oh, I just realised that this is not CCed to netdev so their patchwork
> > > won't even see the patch. Ping, I recommend that you wait for the
> > > dependency commits to trickle down to your tree and then apply the
> > > patch. That's the simplest approach and no need to resend anything.
> >
> > Okay. If we don't hurry to get this patch merged, I will apply this patch
> > to my tree.
> 
> There is no hurry to get this patch merged.

I merged this patch today. 

> 
> Out of curiosity, why don't you rebase your tree to net-next/linux-next
> frequently?

My tree goes to wireless-next, so I think it should be always based on
wireless-next. Once wirelss-next rebase (ff-merge) net-next, my tree will
have them also.