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>
This commit is contained in:
Jiri Pirko
2013-05-28 01:30:21 +00:00
committed by David S. Miller
parent b1098bbe1b
commit 351638e7de
80 changed files with 172 additions and 127 deletions

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@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ unlhsh_remove_return:
* netlbl_unlhsh_netdev_handler - Network device notification handler
* @this: notifier block
* @event: the event
* @ptr: the network device (cast to void)
* @ptr: the netdevice notifier info (cast to void)
*
* Description:
* Handle network device events, although at present all we care about is a
@@ -717,10 +717,9 @@ unlhsh_remove_return:
*
*/
static int netlbl_unlhsh_netdev_handler(struct notifier_block *this,
unsigned long event,
void *ptr)
unsigned long event, void *ptr)
{
struct net_device *dev = ptr;
struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
struct netlbl_unlhsh_iface *iface = NULL;
if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net))