netdev - Re: [patch net-next v3 09/10] flow_offload: introduce "disabled" HW stats type and allow it in mlxsw

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Date:   Mon, 9 Mar 2020 12:20:14 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, saeedm@...lanox.com,
        leon@...nel.org, michael.chan@...adcom.com, vishal@...lsio.com,
        jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, idosch@...lanox.com,
        aelior@...vell.com, peppe.cavallaro@...com,
        alexandre.torgue@...com, jhs@...atatu.com,
        xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, pablo@...filter.org,
        ecree@...arflare.com, mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v3 09/10] flow_offload: introduce "disabled" HW
 stats type and allow it in mlxsw

On Sat, 7 Mar 2020 07:56:37 +0100 Jiri Pirko wrote:
> >Would it fit better for the bitfield if disabled internally is 
> >BIT(last type + 1)?   
> 
> I don't see why. Anyway, if needed, this can be always tweaked.

Because it makes it impossible for drivers to pass to
flow_action_hw_stats_types_check() that they support disabled.

I thought disabled means "must have no stats" but I think you may want
it to mean "no stats needed". Which probably makes more sense, right..