On 3/19/2024 3:47 AM, Breno Leitao 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 ath10k by converting it > into a pointer. Then use the leverage alloc_netdev() to allocate the > net_device object at ath10k_core_create(). The free of the device occurs > at ath10k_core_destroy(). > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240229225910.79e224cf@xxxxxxxxxx/ > > Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c | 10 ++++++++-- > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h | 2 +- > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c | 2 +- > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c | 2 +- > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c | 4 ++-- > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c | 2 +- > 6 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c > index 9ce6f49ab261..3736517002f6 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c > @@ -3673,11 +3673,14 @@ struct ath10k *ath10k_core_create(size_t priv_size, struct device *dev, > INIT_WORK(&ar->set_coverage_class_work, > ath10k_core_set_coverage_class_work); > > - init_dummy_netdev(&ar->napi_dev); > + ar->napi_dev = alloc_netdev(0, "dummy", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, > + init_dummy_netdev); > + if (!ar->napi_dev) > + goto err_free_tx_complete; > > ret = ath10k_coredump_create(ar); > if (ret) > - goto err_free_tx_complete; > + goto err_free_netdev; > > ret = ath10k_debug_create(ar); > if (ret) > @@ -3687,6 +3690,8 @@ struct ath10k *ath10k_core_create(size_t priv_size, struct device *dev, > > err_free_coredump: > ath10k_coredump_destroy(ar); > +err_free_netdev: > + free_netdev(ar->napi_dev); > err_free_tx_complete: > destroy_workqueue(ar->workqueue_tx_complete); > err_free_aux_wq: > @@ -3708,6 +3713,7 @@ void ath10k_core_destroy(struct ath10k *ar) > > destroy_workqueue(ar->workqueue_tx_complete); > > + free_netdev(ar->napi_dev); > ath10k_debug_destroy(ar); > ath10k_coredump_destroy(ar); > ath10k_htt_tx_destroy(&ar->htt); looks like there is a pre-existing issue that the order of operations in _destroy() doesn't match the order of operations in the _create() error path. but the placement of your changes looks ok to me > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h > index c110d15528bd..26003b519574 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h > @@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ struct ath10k { > struct ath10k_per_peer_tx_stats peer_tx_stats; > > /* NAPI */ > - struct net_device napi_dev; > + struct net_device *napi_dev; > struct napi_struct napi; > > struct work_struct set_coverage_class_work; > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c > index 5c34b156b4ff..558bec96ae40 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c > @@ -3217,7 +3217,7 @@ static void ath10k_pci_free_irq(struct ath10k *ar) > > void ath10k_pci_init_napi(struct ath10k *ar) > { > - netif_napi_add(&ar->napi_dev, &ar->napi, ath10k_pci_napi_poll); > + netif_napi_add(ar->napi_dev, &ar->napi, ath10k_pci_napi_poll); > } > > static int ath10k_pci_init_irq(struct ath10k *ar) > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c > index 0ab5433f6cf6..e28f2fe1101b 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c > @@ -2532,7 +2532,7 @@ static int ath10k_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func, > return -ENOMEM; > } > > - netif_napi_add(&ar->napi_dev, &ar->napi, ath10k_sdio_napi_poll); > + netif_napi_add(ar->napi_dev, &ar->napi, ath10k_sdio_napi_poll); > > ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT, > "sdio new func %d vendor 0x%x device 0x%x block 0x%x/0x%x\n", > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c > index 2c39bad7ebfb..0449b9ffc32d 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c > @@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ static int ath10k_snoc_hif_start(struct ath10k *ar) > > bitmap_clear(ar_snoc->pending_ce_irqs, 0, CE_COUNT_MAX); > > - dev_set_threaded(&ar->napi_dev, true); > + dev_set_threaded(ar->napi_dev, true); > ath10k_core_napi_enable(ar); > ath10k_snoc_irq_enable(ar); > ath10k_snoc_rx_post(ar); > @@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ static int ath10k_snoc_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *ctx, int budget) > > static void ath10k_snoc_init_napi(struct ath10k *ar) > { > - netif_napi_add(&ar->napi_dev, &ar->napi, ath10k_snoc_napi_poll); > + netif_napi_add(ar->napi_dev, &ar->napi, ath10k_snoc_napi_poll); > } > > static int ath10k_snoc_request_irq(struct ath10k *ar) > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c > index 3c482baacec1..3b51b7f52130 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c > @@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ static int ath10k_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface, > return -ENOMEM; > } > > - netif_napi_add(&ar->napi_dev, &ar->napi, ath10k_usb_napi_poll); > + netif_napi_add(ar->napi_dev, &ar->napi, ath10k_usb_napi_poll); > > usb_get_dev(dev); > vendor_id = le16_to_cpu(dev->descriptor.idVendor); I've pinged the development team to see if they can validate this on hardware -- I don't have any ath10k setups. Will ack this once I get confirmation. /jeff