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Subject: Re: [PATCH wireless-next v2] wifi: ath12k: allocate dummy net_device
 dynamically
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
In-Reply-To: <20240508095410.1923198-1-leitao@debian.org>
References: <20240508095410.1923198-1-leitao@debian.org>
To: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
Cc: horms@kernel.org, Jeff Johnson <jjohnson@kernel.org>,
 netdev@vger.kernel.org,
 linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org (open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS (WIRELESS)),
 ath12k@lists.infradead.org (open list:QUALCOMM ATH12K WIRELESS DRIVER),
 linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (open list)
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Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 14:19:23 +0000 (UTC)

Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org> 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 ath12k_ext_irq_grp by converting it
> into a pointer. Then use the leverage alloc_netdev_dummy() to allocate
> the net_device object at ath12k_pci_ext_irq_config().
> 
> The free of the device occurs at ath12k_pci_free_ext_irq().
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240229225910.79e224cf@kernel.org/ [1]
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@quicinc.com>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

4f9206e8c2c1 wifi: ath12k: allocate dummy net_device dynamically

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