From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH bluetooth-next] netdevice: add ieee802154_ptr to net_device Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 12:20:24 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20141103.122024.541066618529355652.davem@davemloft.net> References: <1414907094-9623-1-git-send-email-alex.aring@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: linux-wpan-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, kernel-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org, netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: alex.aring-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1414907094-9623-1-git-send-email-alex.aring-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org From: Alexander Aring Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 06:44:54 +0100 > This patch adds an ieee802154_ptr to the net_device structure. > Furthermore the 802.15.4 subsystem will introduce a nl802154 framework > which is similar like the nl80211 framework and a wpan_dev structure. > The wpan_dev structure will hold additional net_device attributes like > address options which are 802.15.4 specific. In the upcoming nl802154 > implementation we will introduce a NL802154_FLAG_NEED_WPAN_DEV like > NL80211_FLAG_NEED_WDEV. For this flag an ieee802154_ptr in net_device is > needed. Additional we can access the wpan_dev attributes in upper layers > like IEEE 802.15.4 6LoWPAN easily. Current solution is a complicated > callback interface and getting these values over subif data structure > in mac802154. > > Signed-off-by: Alexander Aring No objections, and you can merge this via the bluetooth tree: Acked-by: David S. Miller -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html