Re: [PATCH v4] IB/hfi1: allocate dummy net_device dynamically

From: Leon Romanovsky
Date: Mon Apr 01 2024 - 07:54:00 EST



On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:09:43 -0700, Breno Leitao 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 hfi1_netdev_rx by converting it
> into a pointer. Then use the leverage alloc_netdev() to allocate the
> net_device object at hfi1_alloc_rx().
>
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] IB/hfi1: allocate dummy net_device dynamically
https://git.kernel.org/rdma/rdma/c/c965b039a750c4

Best regards,
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Leon Romanovsky <leon@xxxxxxxxxx>