Re: [PATCH] netdev: Use flexible array for trailing private bytes

From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Wed Mar 06 2024 - 10:09:32 EST


On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 05:16:16 -0800 Breno Leitao wrote:
> I've been looking at some of these embedders as reported by Kees[1], and
> most of them are for dummy interfaces. I.e, they are basically used for
> schedule NAPI poll.
>
> From that list[1], most of the driver matches with:
>
> # git grep init_dummy_netdev
>
> That said, do you think it is still worth cleaning up embedders for
> dummy net_devices?
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/202402281554.C1CEEF744@keescook/

Yes, I think so.
Kees, did you plan to send a v2? Otherwise I can put the cleanup on our
"public ToDo" list :)