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[PATCH 2.5.74] convert apne to dynamic allocation

To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [PATCH 2.5.74] convert apne to dynamic allocation
From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 15:12:45 -0700
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
Organization: Open Source Development Lab
Sender: netdev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx
Convert apne driver away from static net_device structure.

Builds, but not tested with real hardware.

diff -Nru a/drivers/net/apne.c b/drivers/net/apne.c
--- a/drivers/net/apne.c        Mon Jul  7 14:46:31 2003
+++ b/drivers/net/apne.c        Mon Jul  7 14:46:31 2003
@@ -534,16 +534,21 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef MODULE
-static struct net_device apne_dev;
+static struct net_device *apne_dev;
 
 int init_module(void)
 {
        int err;
 
+       apne_dev = kmalloc(sizeof(*apne_dev));
+       if (!apne_dev)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
        apne_dev.init = apne_probe;
        if ((err = register_netdev(&apne_dev))) {
                if (err == -EIO)
                        printk("No PCMCIA NEx000 ethernet card found.\n");
+               kfree(apne_dev);
                return (err);
        }
        return (0);
@@ -551,11 +556,13 @@
 
 void cleanup_module(void)
 {
-       unregister_netdev(&apne_dev);
+       unregister_netdev(apne_dev);
 
        pcmcia_disable_irq();
 
-       free_irq(IRQ_AMIGA_PORTS, &apne_dev);
+       free_irq(IRQ_AMIGA_PORTS, apne_dev);
+
+       kfree(apne_dev);
 
        pcmcia_reset();
 



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