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>
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
index 8a6c6ea..af35319 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@
* 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 @@
*
*/
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))