net: mediatek: mtk_eth_sock: allocate dummy net_device dynamically

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Embedding net_device into structures prohibits the usage of flexible
arrays in the net_device structure. For more details, see the discussion
at [1].

Un-embed the net_device from the private struct by converting it
into a pointer. Then use the leverage the new alloc_netdev_dummy()
helper to allocate and initialize dummy devices.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240229225910.79e224cf@kernel.org/

Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

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Breno Leitao 2024-04-22 05:38:58 -07:00 • committed by David S. Miller

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