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Re: [PATCH wireless] wifi: rtw89: Un-embed dummy device

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Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx> 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 the private struct by converting it
>> into a pointer. Then use the leverage the new alloc_netdev_dummy()
>> helper to allocate and initialize dummy devices.
>> 
>> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240229225910.79e224cf@xxxxxxxxxx/
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I think this patch should go via net-next tree, because wireless-next tree
> doesn't have patch of dummy devices yet.
>
> Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>

FWIW I sent the wireless-next pull request yesterday and once it pulled
we will fast forward wireless-next to latest net-next.

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