RE: [PATCH wireless] wifi: rtw89: Un-embed dummy device

[Ping-Ke Shih]

Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx> 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 the private struct by converting it
> into a pointer. Then use the leverage the new alloc_netdev_dummy()
> helper to allocate and initialize dummy devices.
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240229225910.79e224cf@xxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>

I think this patch should go via net-next tree, because wireless-next tree
doesn't have patch of dummy devices yet.

Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c | 11 ++++++++---
>  drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h |  4 ++--
>  drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/pci.c  |  6 +++++-
>  3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> PS: This is compile-tested only due to lack of hardware.

I picked this patch to local net-next tree, and tested on RTL8852BE, RTL8852C
and RTL8922AE.

Tested-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>