[PATCH net-next v3 0/5] allocate dummy device dynamically

[Kalle Valo]

Breno Leitao <leitao at debian.org> writes:

> struct net_device shouldn't be embedded into any structure, instead,
> the owner should use the private space to embed their state into
> net_device.
>
> But, in some cases the net_device is embedded inside the private
> structure, which blocks the usage of zero-length arrays inside
> net_device.
>
> Create a helper to allocate a dummy device at dynamically runtime, and
> move the Ethernet devices to use it, instead of embedding the dummy
> device inside the private structure.
>
> This fixes all the network cases except for wireless drivers.
>
> PS: Due to lack of hardware, unfortunately all these patches are
> compiled tested only.

BTW if it helps, and if you have an ath10k or ath11k patch already, I
can run a quick test on real hardware.

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