linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v9 2/9] net: nl80211 - make rdev_add_virtual_intf take name_assign

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Date:	Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:04:15 +0200
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Tom Gundersen <teg@...m.no>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	John Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v9 2/9] net: nl80211 - make
 rdev_add_virtual_intf take name_assign_type

On Thu, 2014-07-17 at 10:06 +0200, Tom Gundersen wrote:
> Pass the value down and set it at the same place the name itself is set.

Huh? What's this? Can you explain why?

>  static struct wireless_dev *ath6kl_cfg80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
>  						      const char *name,
> +						      unsigned char name_assign_type,

unsigned char for an enum is really odd.

johannes


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