netdev - Re: [PATCH] r8169: Don't update statistics counters when interface is down

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Date:	Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:33:10 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ivecera@...hat.com
Cc:	romieu@...zoreil.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] r8169: Don't update statistics counters when interface
 is down

From: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>
Date: Wed,  4 Feb 2009 11:31:58 +0100

> Francois Romieu wrote:
> > 
> > int dev_close(struct net_device *dev)
> > {
> > [...]
> > 	clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
> >         -> netif_running is not true anymore
> > [...]
> > 	if (ops->ndo_stop)
> > 		ops->ndo_stop(dev);
> > 
> > -> Calling rtl8169_update_counters in rtl8169_close looks like a no-op.
> Yes that's true, it's better to test whether the receiver is enabled or not.
> 
> > 
> > Aside from that, I do not understand from the description the need for
> > the "while (wait--)" loop.
> To avoid potential endless loop, only for sure.
> 
> > 
> > Aside from the aside, the diff can probably be shorter if a local "counters"
> > variable is kept in the ethtool function (nit).
> I wanted to update counters also when the interface is going down and this needs
> to store the counters in device struct. These will be returned when the
> interface is down (resp. the receiver is disabled).
> 
> Updated patch with correct test condition:

Francois, any objections?
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