[PATCH net-next v2] net: thunderx: Unembed netdev structure

patchwork-bot+netdevbpf at kernel.org patchwork-bot+netdevbpf at kernel.org
Thu Jun 27 17:10:29 PDT 2024


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba at kernel.org>:

On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:35:02 -0700 you 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_devices from struct lmac by converting them
> into pointers, and allocating them dynamically. Use the leverage
> alloc_netdev() to allocate the net_device object at
> bgx_lmac_enable().
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v2] net: thunderx: Unembed netdev structure
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/94833addfaba

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