linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] hv_netvsc: add support for vlans in AF

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Date:   Wed, 22 Jul 2020 10:47:32 +0000
From:   "Sriram Krishnan (srirakr2)" <srirakr2@...co.com>
To:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
CC:     "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>,
        "Malcolm Bumgardner (mbumgard)" <mbumgard@...co.com>,
        "Umesha G M (ugm)" <ugm@...co.com>,
        "Niranjan M M (nimm)" <nimm@...co.com>,
        "xe-linux-external(mailer list)" <xe-linux-external@...co.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] hv_netvsc: add support for vlans in AF_PACKET mode



On 21/07/20, 9:36 PM, 
Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org> wrote:

    > Printing error messages is good for debugging but bad IRL.
    > Users ignore it, or it overflows the log buffer.

    > A better alternative would be to add a counter to netvsc_ethtool_stats.

    Thanks, the recommended change can be found in patch v5