Subject: Re: [PATCH]&[Question] netdevice: Use netdev_priv()

From: Wang Chen <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:35:24 +0800

David Miller said the following on 2008-8-1 18:24:
> From: Wang Chen <[email-masked]>
> Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:16:32 +0800
> 
>> Then next question comes.
>> We *have to* convert the drivers to use netdev_priv(), right?
> 
> No, we don't.
> 
>> Because, netdev->priv == netdev_priv() maybe change again in future,
>> just as before.
> 
> We will work to prevent that.  I should not have allowed it to happen
> in the first place. :-)
> 

How about add a comment to netdev->priv

void	*priv;	/* pointer to private data, referent me by netdev_priv()*/