netdev - Re: [PATCH] phylib: introduce mdiobus_alloc

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Date:	Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:23:59 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	timur@...escale.com
Cc:	afleming@...escale.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] phylib: introduce mdiobus_alloc_size()

From: Timur Tabi <timur@...escale.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 13:08:33 -0600

> Introduce function mdiobus_alloc_size() as an alternative to mdiobus_alloc().
> Most callers of mdiobus_alloc() also allocate a private data structure, and
> then manually point bus->priv to this object.  mdiobus_alloc_size()
> combines the two operations into one, which simplifies memory management.
> 
> The original mdiobus_alloc() now just calls mdiobus_alloc_size(0).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@...escale.com>

Applied, thanks.
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