On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 07:38:05 -0700 Breno Leitao wrote: > -void init_dummy_netdev(struct net_device *dev) > +void init_dummy_netdev_core(struct net_device *dev) Can init_dummy_netdev_core() be a static function (and no export)? alloc_netdev_dummy() is probably going to be the only user. I'd also lean towards squashing the two commits into one.