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Message-ID: <171560996218.1732161.18068750430706487082.kvalo@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 14:19:23 +0000 (UTC)
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
Cc: horms@...nel.org, Jeff Johnson <jjohnson@...nel.org>,
netdev@...r.kernel.org,
linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org (open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS (WIRELESS)),
ath12k@...ts.infradead.org (open list:QUALCOMM ATH12K WIRELESS DRIVER),
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: Re: [PATCH wireless-next v2] wifi: ath12k: allocate dummy net_device
dynamically
Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org> wrote:
> Embedding net_device into structures prohibits the usage of flexible
> arrays in the net_device structure. For more details, see the discussion
> at [1].
>
> Un-embed the net_device from struct ath12k_ext_irq_grp by converting it
> into a pointer. Then use the leverage alloc_netdev_dummy() to allocate
> the net_device object at ath12k_pci_ext_irq_config().
>
> The free of the device occurs at ath12k_pci_free_ext_irq().
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240229225910.79e224cf@kernel.org/ [1]
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@...cinc.com>
Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.
4f9206e8c2c1 wifi: ath12k: allocate dummy net_device dynamically
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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20240508095410.1923198-1-leitao@debian.org/
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
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