net: pass info struct via netdevice notifier

So far, only net_device * could be passed along with netdevice notifier
event. This patch provides a possibility to pass custom structure
able to provide info that event listener needs to know.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>

v2->v3: fix typo on simeth
	shortened dev_getter
	shortened notifier_info struct name
v1->v2: fix notifier_call parameter in call_netdevice_notifier()
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Jiri Pirko
2013-05-28 01:30:21 +00:00
提交者 David S. Miller
父節點 b1098bbe1b
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@@ -3311,7 +3311,7 @@ static int netxen_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
unsigned long event, void *ptr)
{
struct netxen_adapter *adapter;
struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)ptr;
struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
struct net_device *orig_dev = dev;
struct net_device *slave;