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

[Ping-Ke Shih]

Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.

Okay. If we don't hurry to get this patch merged, I will apply this patch
to my tree.