linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 11/15] misc: bcm-vk: add BCM_VK

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Date:   Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:33:37 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        Desmond Yan <desmond.yan@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 11/15] misc: bcm-vk: add BCM_VK_QSTATS



On 9/30/2020 6:28 PM, Scott Branden wrote:
> Add BCM_VK_QSTATS Kconfig option to allow for enabling debug VK
> queue statistics.
> 
> These statistics keep track of max, abs_max, and average for the
> messages queues.
> 
> Co-developed-by: Desmond Yan <desmond.yan@...adcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: Desmond Yan <desmond.yan@...adcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>
> ---

[snip]

> +#if defined(CONFIG_BCM_VK_QSTATS)
> +	/* clear qstats */
> +	for (i = 0; i < VK_MSGQ_MAX_NR; i++) {
> +		memset(&vk->to_v_msg_chan.qstats[i].qcnts, 0,
> +		       sizeof(vk->to_v_msg_chan.qstats[i].qcnts));
> +		memset(&vk->to_h_msg_chan.qstats[i].qcnts, 0,
> +		       sizeof(vk->to_h_msg_chan.qstats[i].qcnts));
> +	}
> +#endif
>   	/* clear 4096 bits of bitmap */
>   	bitmap_clear(vk->bmap, 0, VK_MSG_ID_BITMAP_SIZE);

It was not clear from looking at this patch how are the statistics 
exposed and how does one actually get them?
-- 
Florian