Re: [PATCH net-next] net: create a dummy net_device allocator
From: Leon Romanovsky
Date: Tue Apr 02 2024 - 14:02:12 EST
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 01:08:04PM -0700, Breno Leitao wrote:
> It is impossible to use init_dummy_netdev together with alloc_netdev()
> as the 'setup' argument.
<...>
> Also, create a helper to allocate and initialize dummy net devices,
> leveraging init_dummy_netdev_core() as the setup argument.
<...>
> Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
Exciting read for people who remember this conversation:
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> I prefer to see some new wrapper over plain alloc_netdev, which will
> create this dummy netdevice. For example, alloc_dummy_netdev(...).
Nope, no bona fide APIs for hacky uses.
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https://lore.kernel.org/linux-rdma/20240311112532.71f1cb35@xxxxxxxxxx/
Thanks