Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > 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. Oh, I just realised that this is not CCed to netdev so their patchwork won't even see the patch. Ping, I recommend that you wait for the dependency commits to trickle down to your tree and then apply the patch. That's the simplest approach and no need to resend anything. -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
