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Message-ID: <87wmpwaprz.fsf@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:25:52 +0200
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@...cinc.com>
Cc: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>, Jeff Johnson <jjohnson@...nel.org>,
<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
Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@...cinc.com> writes:
> 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.
BTW if the patch is not tested on a real device then it's good to
document that in the commit message with "Compile tested only" or
similar.
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