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, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 8f113e6ff327..46f20bfafc0e 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -1350,9 +1350,9 @@ static int bcm_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
  * notification handler for netdevice status changes
  */
 static int bcm_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long msg,
-                        void *data)
+                        void *ptr)
 {
-        struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)data;
+        struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
         struct bcm_sock *bo = container_of(nb, struct bcm_sock, notifier);
         struct sock *sk = &bo->sk;
         struct bcm_op *op;