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git-mirror · Jan 26, 2013 · 36c7751 · 36c7751
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@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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-refs/heads/master: 996a953de02ffb852c9ac736f4e892008ed68884
+refs/heads/master: bf03a5379cd3492fbeca42111340581ba9dee0b8
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/can/dev.c b/trunk/drivers/net/can/dev.c
@@ -794,6 +794,19 @@ void unregister_candev(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_candev);
 
+/*
+ * Test if a network device is a candev based device
+ * and return the can_priv* if so.
+ */
+struct can_priv *safe_candev_priv(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	if ((dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN) || (dev->rtnl_link_ops != &can_link_ops))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return netdev_priv(dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(safe_candev_priv);
+
 static __init int can_dev_init(void)
 {
 	int err;

diff --git a/trunk/include/linux/can/dev.h b/trunk/include/linux/can/dev.h
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ u8 can_len2dlc(u8 len);
 struct net_device *alloc_candev(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int echo_skb_max);
 void free_candev(struct net_device *dev);
 
+/* a candev safe wrapper around netdev_priv */
+struct can_priv *safe_candev_priv(struct net_device *dev);
+
 int open_candev(struct net_device *dev);
 void close_candev(struct net_device *dev);