netdev - Re: [RFC:] struct net_device_ops: Add function pointer to fill device specific ndisc information

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Message-ID: <50FCDD89.3020403@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 21 Jan 2013 07:17:45 +0100
From:	Stephan Gatzka <stephan.gatzka@...il.com>
To:	"Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P" <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
CC:	linux1394-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de,
	davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [RFC:] struct net_device_ops: Add function pointer to fill device
 specific ndisc information


> I'm no expert on firewire requirements, but if you go down the path
> of adding a net_device_ops member, I'd recommend adding a pointer
> to your own struct of ops.  This would be similar to wireless ops.
>
> Only a suggestion, since you may still need to add more ops later
> on, and this way you can contain the inflation to a firewire-specific
> struct of function pointers.
>

Thanks for your note. Right now I only need on function pointer for 
filling RFC3146 information and I can imagine doing the same for 
IPv4/ARP which would be a second function.

Stephan
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