netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v7 08/10] wifi: qtnfmac: Use netdev dummy allocator helper

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Message-ID: <87ttjtv93u.fsf@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:07:49 +0300
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v7 08/10] wifi: qtnfmac: Use netdev dummy
 allocator helper

Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org> writes:

> There is a new dummy netdev allocator, use it instead of
> alloc_netdev()/init_dummy_netdev combination.
>
> Using alloc_netdev() with init_dummy_netdev might cause some memory
> corruption at the driver removal side.
>
> Fixes: 61cdb09ff760 ("wifi: qtnfmac: allocate dummy net_device dynamically")
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>

I assume this goes via net-next:

Acked-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>

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