linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ath10k: allocate dummy net

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Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 08:12:46 -0700
From: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@...cinc.com>
To: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>, Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        Jeff
 Johnson <jjohnson@...nel.org>
CC: <kuba@...nel.org>, <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS
 (WIRELESS)" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:QUALCOMM ATHEROS
 ATH10K WIRELESS DRIVER" <ath10k@...ts.infradead.org>,
        open list
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath10k: allocate dummy net_device dynamically

On 3/19/2024 3:47 AM, Breno Leitao 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 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@...ian.org>

NAK this based upon the ath11k patch results.

As suggested there we should just use kmalloc/kfree to match the existing logic.

/jeff