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

[Kalle Valo]

Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> 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>
>
> FWIW I sent the wireless-next pull request yesterday and once it pulled
> we will fast forward wireless-next to latest net-next.

Oh, I just realised that this is not CCed to netdev so their patchwork
won't even see the patch. Ping, I recommend that you wait for the
dependency commits to trickle down to your tree and then apply the
patch. That's the simplest approach and no need to resend anything.

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