netdev - RE: [net-next 3/8] i40e: driver ethtool core

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Date:	Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:52:46 +0000
From:	"Nelson, Shannon" <shannon.nelson@...el.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
CC:	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"gospo@...hat.com" <gospo@...hat.com>,
	"sassmann@...hat.com" <sassmann@...hat.com>,
	"Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P" <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>,
	"e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: RE: [net-next 3/8] i40e: driver ethtool core

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen@...workplumber.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:38 AM
> 
> On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:55:17 -0700
> Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com> wrote:
> 
> > +static const struct i40e_stats i40e_gstrings_net_stats[] = {
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(rx_packets),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(tx_packets),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(rx_bytes),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(tx_bytes),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(rx_errors),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(tx_errors),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(rx_dropped),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(tx_dropped),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(multicast),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(collisions),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(rx_length_errors),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(rx_over_errors),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(rx_crc_errors),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(rx_frame_errors),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(rx_fifo_errors),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(tx_aborted_errors),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(tx_carrier_errors),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(tx_fifo_errors),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(tx_heartbeat_errors),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(tx_window_errors),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(rx_compressed),
> > +	I40E_NETDEV_STAT(tx_compressed),
> > +}
> 
> Why duplicate network device stats in ethtool stats?

Because the NETDEV_STATs are essentially a subset of the PF_STATs - see my answer to Ben for more details.

We'll try to add a little more commentary here to make it more clear.

sln

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