netdev - Re: [PATCH]&[Question] netdevice: Use netdev

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Message-ID: <4892E280.8050907@cn.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:16:32 +0800
From:	Wang Chen <wangchen@...fujitsu.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH]&[Question] netdevice: Use netdev_priv()

David Miller said the following on 2008-8-1 18:08:
> From: Wang Chen <wangchen@...fujitsu.com>
> Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:50:15 +0800
> 
>> That make me think, what the use of netdev->priv?
>> We have netdev_priv() and use it flexibly. Why don't kill netdev->priv?
> 
> Way too many old drivers still reference netdev->priv directly.
> 
> Once we convert all of them to netdev_priv(), yes we can kill
> netdev->priv
> 

Thanks for the explanation.

Then next question comes.
We *have to* convert the drivers to use netdev_priv(), right?
Because, netdev->priv == netdev_priv() maybe change again in future,
just as before.

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