netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] qede - Add a statistic for a case where driver drops tx packet due to memory allocation failure.

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Date:   Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:42:09 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     michael.shteinbok@...ium.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, ariel.elior@...ium.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] qede - Add a statistic for a case where
 driver drops tx packet due to memory allocation failure.

From: Michael Shteinbok <michael.shteinbok@...ium.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:50:19 +0200

> skb_linearization can fail due to memory allocation failure.
> In such a case, the driver will drop the packet. In such a case
> The driver used to print an error message.
> This patch replaces this error message by a dedicated statistic.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Shteinbok <michael.shteinbok@...ium.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior <ariel.elior@...ium.com>

Applied.