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Re: [PATCH bluetooth-next] netdevice: add ieee802154_ptr to net_device

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Hi Alex,

>> This patch adds an ieee802154_ptr to the net_device structure.
>> Furthermore the 802.15.4 subsystem will introduce a nl802154 framework
>> which is similar like the nl80211 framework and a wpan_dev structure.
>> The wpan_dev structure will hold additional net_device attributes like
>> address options which are 802.15.4 specific. In the upcoming nl802154
>> implementation we will introduce a NL802154_FLAG_NEED_WPAN_DEV like
>> NL80211_FLAG_NEED_WDEV. For this flag an ieee802154_ptr in net_device is
>> needed. Additional we can access the wpan_dev attributes in upper layers
>> like IEEE 802.15.4 6LoWPAN easily. Current solution is a complicated
>> callback interface and getting these values over subif data structure
>> in mac802154.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Alexander Aring <alex.aring@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> No objections, and you can merge this via the bluetooth tree:
> 
> Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

patch has been applied to bluetooth-next tree.

Regards

Marcel

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