From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
To: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
Cc: aleksander.lobakin@intel.com, kuba@kernel.org,
davem@davemloft.net, pabeni@redhat.com, edumazet@google.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v7 09/10] wifi: ath10k: allocate dummy net_device dynamically
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:08:18 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87pluhv931.fsf@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240422123921.854943-10-leitao@debian.org> (Breno Leitao's message of "Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:39:02 -0700")
Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org> writes:
> 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 struct ath10k by converting it
> into a pointer. Then use the leverage alloc_netdev() to allocate the
> net_device object at ath10k_core_create(). The free of the device occurs
> at ath10k_core_destroy().
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240229225910.79e224cf@kernel.org/
>
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
I assume this goes via net-next:
Acked-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-04-22 13:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-04-22 12:38 [PATCH net-next v7 00/10] allocate dummy device dynamically Breno Leitao
2024-04-22 12:38 ` [PATCH net-next v7 01/10] net: core: Fix documentation Breno Leitao
2024-04-22 12:38 ` [PATCH net-next v7 02/10] net: free_netdev: exit earlier if dummy Breno Leitao
2024-04-22 12:38 ` [PATCH net-next v7 03/10] net: create a dummy net_device allocator Breno Leitao
2024-04-22 12:38 ` [PATCH net-next v7 04/10] net: marvell: prestera: allocate dummy net_device dynamically Breno Leitao
2024-04-22 12:38 ` [PATCH net-next v7 05/10] net: mediatek: mtk_eth_sock: " Breno Leitao
2024-04-22 12:38 ` [PATCH net-next v7 06/10] net: ipa: " Breno Leitao
2024-04-22 12:39 ` [PATCH net-next v7 07/10] net: ibm/emac: " Breno Leitao
2024-04-22 12:39 ` [PATCH net-next v7 08/10] wifi: qtnfmac: Use netdev dummy allocator helper Breno Leitao
2024-04-22 13:07 ` Kalle Valo
2024-04-22 12:39 ` [PATCH net-next v7 09/10] wifi: ath10k: allocate dummy net_device dynamically Breno Leitao
2024-04-22 13:08 ` Kalle Valo [this message]
2024-04-22 12:39 ` [PATCH net-next v7 10/10] wifi: ath11k: " Breno Leitao
2024-04-22 13:08 ` Kalle Valo
2024-04-24 11:10 ` [PATCH net-next v7 00/10] allocate dummy device dynamically patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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