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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:09:38 -0700 From: <Sathya.Perla@...lex.Com> To: <eric.dumazet@...il.com>, <davem@...emloft.net> CC: <netdev@...r.kernel.org> Subject: RE: [PATCH] be2net: fix netdev_stats_update() Thanks Eric. Will do. Dave, I would prefer to send a separate patch fixing the netdev stats issue after you apply this multiple TXQ patch. Are you OK with that? > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Dumazet [mailto:eric.dumazet@...il.com] > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 12:19 PM > To: Perla, Sathya; David Miller > Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org > Subject: [PATCH] be2net: fix netdev_stats_update() > > Le lundi 13 juin 2011 à 11:31 +0530, Sathya Perla a écrit : > > This patch provides support for multiple TX queues. > > > > Signed-off-by: Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@...lex.com> > > --- > > drivers/net/benet/be.h | 13 ++- > > drivers/net/benet/be_ethtool.c | 50 +++++++--- > > drivers/net/benet/be_main.c | 227 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------- > ---------- > > 3 files changed, 171 insertions(+), 119 deletions(-) > > <snip> > > memset(dev_stats, 0, sizeof(*dev_stats)); > > @@ -450,8 +451,10 @@ void netdev_stats_update(struct be_adapter > *adapter) > > } > > } > > > > - dev_stats->tx_packets = tx_stats(adapter)->be_tx_pkts; > > - dev_stats->tx_bytes = tx_stats(adapter)->be_tx_bytes; > > + for_all_tx_queues(adapter, txo, i) { > > + dev_stats->tx_packets += tx_stats(txo)->be_tx_pkts; > > + dev_stats->tx_bytes += tx_stats(txo)->be_tx_bytes; > > + } > > > > /* bad pkts received */ > > dev_stats->rx_errors = drvs->rx_crc_errors + > > @@ -554,9 +557,9 @@ static u32 be_calc_rate(u64 bytes, unsigned long > ticks) > > return rate; > > } > > > > Hi Sathya > > Browsing into this patch made me realize be2net netdev_stats_update() > is > wrong. > > It should not reset even temporarly netdev->stats. > > You should have something like the following I cooked for linux-2.6, so > that you get the idea. Please respin your patch after applying > following > fix. > > [PATCH] be2net: fix netdev_stats_update() > > Since this driver uses the default dev_get_stats() [ as it doesnt > provide ndo_get_stats() nor ndo_get_stats64() method ], resetting > netdev->stats can lead some SNMP readers catching intermediate values, > breaking the rule that counters only can increase in time. > > We instead should use temporary accumulators and only set netdev->stats > values with final results. > > Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> > --- > drivers/net/benet/be_main.c | 17 +++++++++++------ > 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c > index a485f7f..962509d 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c > +++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c > @@ -427,28 +427,33 @@ void netdev_stats_update(struct be_adapter > *adapter) > struct be_drv_stats *drvs = &adapter->drv_stats; > struct net_device_stats *dev_stats = &adapter->netdev->stats; > struct be_rx_obj *rxo; > + unsigned long rx_packets = 0, rx_bytes = 0, multicast = 0; > + unsigned long rx_dropped = 0; > int i; > > - memset(dev_stats, 0, sizeof(*dev_stats)); > for_all_rx_queues(adapter, rxo, i) { > - dev_stats->rx_packets += rx_stats(rxo)->rx_pkts; > - dev_stats->rx_bytes += rx_stats(rxo)->rx_bytes; > - dev_stats->multicast += rx_stats(rxo)->rx_mcast_pkts; > + rx_packets += rx_stats(rxo)->rx_pkts; > + rx_bytes += rx_stats(rxo)->rx_bytes; > + multicast += rx_stats(rxo)->rx_mcast_pkts; > /* no space in linux buffers: best possible approximation > */ > if (adapter->generation == BE_GEN3) { > if (!(lancer_chip(adapter))) { > struct be_erx_stats_v1 *erx_stats = > be_erx_stats_from_cmd(adapter); > - dev_stats->rx_dropped += > + rx_dropped += > erx_stats->rx_drops_no_fragments[rxo->q.id]; > } > } else { > struct be_erx_stats_v0 *erx_stats = > be_erx_stats_from_cmd(adapter); > - dev_stats->rx_dropped += > + rx_dropped += > erx_stats->rx_drops_no_fragments[rxo->q.id]; > } > } > + dev_stats->rx_packets = rx_packets; > + dev_stats->rx_bytes = rx_bytes; > + dev_stats->multicast = multicast; > + dev_stats->rx_dropped = rx_dropped; > > dev_stats->tx_packets = tx_stats(adapter)->be_tx_pkts; > dev_stats->tx_bytes = tx_stats(adapter)->be_tx_bytes; >
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