netdev - Re: [PATCH] phylib: update mdiobus_alloc() to allocate extra private space

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Date:	Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:37:32 -0600
From:	Timur Tabi <timur@...escale.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	<afleming@...escale.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linuxppc-dev@...abs.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] phylib: update mdiobus_alloc() to allocate extra private
 space

David Miller wrote:
> Make the change how I suggested, where mdiobus_alloc() retains it's current
> function signature and semantics.  Then you can edit drivers as needed rather
> than from the beginning.

Yes, your approach makes much more sense.  I should have thought of it.

-- 
Timur Tabi
Linux kernel developer at Freescale

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