netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 4/4] net: Add Open vSwitch kernel components.

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Date:	Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:19:42 -0800
From:	Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	stephen.hemminger@...tta.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	dev@...nvswitch.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/4] net: Add Open vSwitch kernel components.

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 5:37 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen.hemminger@...tta.com>
> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:09:17 -0800 (PST)
>
>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Stephen Hemminger
>>> <shemminger@...tta.com> wrote:
>>> > On Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:12:18 -0800
>>> > Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> +             write_seqcount_begin(&stats->seqlock);
>>> >> +             stats->tx_packets++;
>>> >> +             stats->tx_bytes += sent;
>>> >> +             write_seqcount_end(&stats->seqlock);
>>> >
>>> > There is a u64_stats_sync set of macros for this. It has the
>>> > advantage of becoming a NOP on 64 bit platforms.
>>>
>>> The reason why I did it this way is it ties the packet and byte count
>>> together.
>>
>> Ok, but why bother?
>> No other software counters bother to group bytes/packets. Even
>> hardware counters get read separately.
>
> Agreed, this is totally pointless.  Please use the u64 state interfaces.

That's fine, I'll change it.
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