On Fri, Mar 08, 2024 at 10:29:50AM -0800, Breno Leitao wrote: > struct net_device shouldn't be embedded into any structure, instead, > the owner should use the priv space to embed their state into net_device. Why? > > 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 iwl_trans_pcie by converting it > into a pointer. Then use the leverage alloc_netdev() to allocate the > net_device object at iwl_trans_pcie_alloc. > > The private data of net_device becomes a pointer for the struct > iwl_trans_pcie, so, it is easy to get back to the iwl_trans_pcie parent > given the net_device object. > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240229225910.79e224cf@xxxxxxxxxx/ > > Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev.h | 2 +- > drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c | 9 +++++++-- > 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev.h > index 8aa074670a9c..07c8f77c9181 100644 > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev.h > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev.h > @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct hfi1_netdev_rxq { > * When 0 receive queues will be freed. > */ > struct hfi1_netdev_rx { > - struct net_device rx_napi; > + struct net_device *rx_napi; > struct hfi1_devdata *dd; > struct hfi1_netdev_rxq *rxq; > int num_rx_q; > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c > index 720d4c85c9c9..5c26a69fa2bb 100644 > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c > @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int hfi1_netdev_rxq_init(struct hfi1_netdev_rx *rx) > int i; > int rc; > struct hfi1_devdata *dd = rx->dd; > - struct net_device *dev = &rx->rx_napi; > + struct net_device *dev = rx->rx_napi; > > rx->num_rx_q = dd->num_netdev_contexts; > rx->rxq = kcalloc_node(rx->num_rx_q, sizeof(*rx->rxq), > @@ -360,7 +360,11 @@ int hfi1_alloc_rx(struct hfi1_devdata *dd) > if (!rx) > return -ENOMEM; > rx->dd = dd; > - init_dummy_netdev(&rx->rx_napi); > + rx->rx_napi = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct iwl_trans_pcie *), > + "dummy", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, Will it create multiple "dummy" netdev in the system? Will all devices have the same "dummy" name? > + init_dummy_netdev); > + if (!rx->rx_napi) > + return -ENOMEM; You forgot to release previously allocated "rx" here. Thanks > > xa_init(&rx->dev_tbl); > atomic_set(&rx->enabled, 0); > @@ -374,6 +378,7 @@ void hfi1_free_rx(struct hfi1_devdata *dd) > { > if (dd->netdev_rx) { > dd_dev_info(dd, "hfi1 rx freed\n"); > + free_netdev(dd->netdev_rx->rx_napi); > kfree(dd->netdev_rx); > dd->netdev_rx = NULL; > } > -- > 2.43.0 >