netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: core: Expose number of link up/down transitions

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Date:   Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:43:18 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     f.fainelli@...il.com
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: core: Expose number of link up/down
 transitions

From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:59:13 -0800

> From: David Decotigny <decot@...glers.com>
> 
> Expose the number of times the link has been going UP or DOWN, and
> update the "carrier_changes" counter to be the sum of these two events.
> While at it, also update the sysfs-class-net documentation to cover:
> carrier_changes (3.15), carrier_up_count (4.16) and carrier_down_count
> (4.16)
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Decotigny <decot@...glers.com>
> [Florian:
> * rebase
> * add documentation
> * merge carrier_changes with up/down counters]
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - fixed sysfs attributes to use <iface>
> - renamed count_link_{up,down} to carrier_{up,down}_count to match
>   existing carrier_changes semantics

Like David Ahern I am strongly against the proliferation of sysfs files
attached to network devices and the per-netdevice costs associated with
that.

However, dealing with that is a longer term issue that nobody has a clear
plan for.  Therefore I cannot reject this change on that basis alone.

The information is useful, so applied, thanks.