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>

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4939.c b/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4939.c
index 729a50991780..b7eccbd17bf7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4939.c
+++ b/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4939.c
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ static int tx4939_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
                                unsigned long event,
                                void *ptr)
 {
-        struct net_device *dev = ptr;
+        struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
+
         if (event == NETDEV_CHANGE && netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
                 __u64 bit = 0;
                 if (dev->irq == TXX9_IRQ_BASE + TX4939_IR_ETH(0))