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, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 6b2bb460d1d7..13a34848b5e1 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1599,6 +1599,19 @@ struct packet_offload {
 
 extern int register_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern int unregister_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+
+struct netdev_notifier_info {
+        struct net_device *dev;
+};
+
+static inline struct net_device *
+netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(const struct netdev_notifier_info *info)
+{
+        return info->dev;
+}
+
+extern int call_netdevice_notifiers_info(unsigned long val, struct net_device *dev,
+                                         struct netdev_notifier_info *info);
 extern int call_netdevice_notifiers(unsigned long val, struct net_device *dev);