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, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 60f1ce5e5e52..d2c3fd178dbe 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -1717,10 +1717,9 @@ void ieee80211_remove_interfaces(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 }
 
 static int netdev_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
-                         unsigned long state,
-                         void *ndev)
+                         unsigned long state, void *ptr)
 {
-        struct net_device *dev = ndev;
+        struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
         struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 
         if (state != NETDEV_CHANGENAME)