netdev - Re: [RFC net-next] net: mvneta: align xdp stats naming scheme to mlx5 driver

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Message-Id: <20200218.154904.2022305443692674467.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Tue, 18 Feb 2020 15:49:04 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     dsahern@...il.com
Cc:     daniel@...earbox.net, toke@...hat.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        lorenzo@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org, lorenzo.bianconi@...hat.com,
        andrew@...n.ch, brouer@...hat.com, dsahern@...nel.org,
        bpf@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC net-next] net: mvneta: align xdp stats naming scheme to
 mlx5 driver

From: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:24:13 -0700

> There is value in having something as essential as stats available
> through standard APIs and tooling. mlx5, i40e, sfc, etc, etc already
> provide stats via ethtool. This patch is making mvneta consistent with
> existing stats from these other drivers.

I completely agree.

It is the right way to go and we have precedence.