From: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
To: aleksander.lobakin@intel.com, kuba@kernel.org,
davem@davemloft.net, pabeni@redhat.com, edumazet@google.com,
elder@kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-mediatek@lists.infradead.org, nbd@nbd.name,
sean.wang@mediatek.com, Mark-MC.Lee@mediatek.com,
lorenzo@kernel.org, taras.chornyi@plvision.eu,
Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@gmail.com>,
AngeloGioacchino Del Regno
<angelogioacchino.delregno@collabora.com>
Cc: quic_jjohnson@quicinc.com, kvalo@kernel.org, leon@kernel.org,
dennis.dalessandro@cornelisnetworks.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
bpf@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next v3 0/5] allocate dummy device dynamically
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 04:48:40 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240404114854.2498663-1-leitao@debian.org> (raw)
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.
---
Changelog:
v1:
* https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240327200809.512867-1-leitao@debian.org/
v2:
* Patch 1: Use a pre-defined name ("dummy#") for the dummy
net_devices.
* Patch 2-5: Added users for the new helper.
v3:
* Use free_netdev() instead of kfree() as suggested by Jakub.
* Change the free_netdev() place in ipa driver, as suggested by
Alex Elder.
* Set err in the error path in the Marvell driver, as suggested
by Simon Horman.
Breno Leitao (5):
net: create a dummy net_device allocator
net: marvell: prestera: allocate dummy net_device dynamically
net: mediatek: mtk_eth_sock: allocate dummy net_device dynamically
net: ipa: allocate dummy net_device dynamically
net: ibm/emac: allocate dummy net_device dynamically
drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c | 13 +++--
drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.h | 2 +-
.../ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_rxtx.c | 15 ++++--
drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c | 17 ++++--
drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.h | 2 +-
drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c | 12 +++--
drivers/net/ipa/gsi.h | 2 +-
include/linux/netdevice.h | 3 ++
net/core/dev.c | 54 ++++++++++++-------
9 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2024-04-04 11:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-04-04 11:48 Breno Leitao [this message]
2024-04-04 11:48 ` [PATCH net-next v3 1/5] net: create a dummy net_device allocator Breno Leitao
2024-04-04 16:40 ` Alexander Lobakin
2024-04-04 19:03 ` Breno Leitao
2024-04-04 11:48 ` [PATCH net-next v3 2/5] net: marvell: prestera: allocate dummy net_device dynamically Breno Leitao
2024-04-04 11:59 ` [EXTERNAL] " Elad Nachman
2024-04-04 11:48 ` [PATCH net-next v3 3/5] net: mediatek: mtk_eth_sock: " Breno Leitao
2024-04-04 11:48 ` [PATCH net-next v3 4/5] net: ipa: " Breno Leitao
2024-04-04 11:48 ` [PATCH net-next v3 5/5] net: ibm/emac: " Breno Leitao
2024-04-04 11:59 ` [PATCH net-next v3 0/5] allocate dummy device dynamically Kalle Valo
2024-04-04 14:22 ` Breno Leitao
2024-04-04 15:01 ` Kalle Valo
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