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: """ > 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. """ https://lore.kernel.org/linux-rdma/20240311112532.71f1cb35@xxxxxxxxxx/ Thanks
