Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > 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_devices from struct mt76_dev by converting them > into pointers, and allocating them dynamically. Use the leverage > alloc_netdev_dummy() to allocate the net_device object at > mt76_dma_init(). > > The free of the device occurs at mt76_dma_cleanup(). > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240229225910.79e224cf@xxxxxxxxxx/ [1] > Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > > PS: Due to the lack of hardware, this patch was not tested on a real > hardware, unfortunately. > > PS2: this is the last driver that is still using embedded netdevices. Is this patch a dependency to other patches? I'm asking because it will be _slow_ to get this patch to net-next via wireless trees. If there's urgency then it's much better to take it directly to net-next (of course with acks from Felix and Lorenzo). -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
