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

From: Breno Leitao
Date: Wed Apr 24 2024 - 14:31:42 EST


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>
---
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.

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
index d474b8d5df3d..ade3e2a953a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
@@ -2485,11 +2485,15 @@ void rtw89_core_napi_stop(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtw89_core_napi_stop);

-void rtw89_core_napi_init(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
+int rtw89_core_napi_init(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
{
- init_dummy_netdev(&rtwdev->netdev);
- netif_napi_add(&rtwdev->netdev, &rtwdev->napi,
+ rtwdev->netdev = alloc_netdev_dummy(0);
+ if (!rtwdev->netdev)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ netif_napi_add(rtwdev->netdev, &rtwdev->napi,
rtwdev->hci.ops->napi_poll);
+ return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtw89_core_napi_init);

@@ -2497,6 +2501,7 @@ void rtw89_core_napi_deinit(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
{
rtw89_core_napi_stop(rtwdev);
netif_napi_del(&rtwdev->napi);
+ free_netdev(rtwdev->netdev);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtw89_core_napi_deinit);

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
index fc1ed8612cf1..e206a2186747 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
@@ -5239,7 +5239,7 @@ struct rtw89_dev {
struct rtw89_wow_param wow;

/* napi structure */
- struct net_device netdev;
+ struct net_device *netdev;
struct napi_struct napi;
int napi_budget_countdown;

@@ -6211,7 +6211,7 @@ void rtw89_core_query_rxdesc_v2(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
u8 *data, u32 data_offset);
void rtw89_core_napi_start(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev);
void rtw89_core_napi_stop(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev);
-void rtw89_core_napi_init(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev);
+int rtw89_core_napi_init(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev);
void rtw89_core_napi_deinit(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev);
int rtw89_core_sta_add(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/pci.c
index 19001130ad94..ef41c3a83b4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/pci.c
@@ -4201,7 +4201,11 @@ int rtw89_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
rtw89_pci_link_cfg(rtwdev);
rtw89_pci_l1ss_cfg(rtwdev);

- rtw89_core_napi_init(rtwdev);
+ ret = rtw89_core_napi_init(rtwdev);
+ if (ret) {
+ rtw89_err(rtwdev, "failed to init napi\n");
+ goto err_clear_resource;
+ }

ret = rtw89_pci_request_irq(rtwdev, pdev);
if (ret) {
--
2.43.0