linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH wireless-next] wil6210: Do not use embedded netdev in wil6210

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Date: Sat, 4 May 2024 15:48:07 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	merez@...eaurora.org, quic_ailizaro@...cinc.com,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH wireless-next] wil6210: Do not use embedded netdev in
 wil6210_priv

On Fri, May 03, 2024 at 03:32:56AM -0700, 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 wil6210_priv by converting it
> into a pointer. Then use the leverage alloc_netdev_dummy() to allocate
> the net_device object at wil_if_add(). The free of the device
> occurs at wil_if_remove().
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240229225910.79e224cf@kernel.org/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>