netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next 0/2] dpaa2-eth: add reset control for debugfs stats

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Message-ID: <VI1PR0402MB3871C269BF4C0C3EA7CF3B22E0730@VI1PR0402MB3871.eurprd04.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:33:46 +0000
From:   Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@....com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC:     "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next 0/2] dpaa2-eth: add reset control for debugfs
 stats

> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] dpaa2-eth: add reset control for debugfs stats
> 
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:48:10 +0300 Ioana Ciornei wrote:
> > This patch set adds debugfs controls for clearing the software and
> > hardware kept counters.  This is especially useful in the context of
> > debugging when there is a need for statistics per a run of the test.
> 
> No, come on, you know what we're going to say to a debugfs patch like this...
> 

Eh, I figured it was worth a try since I saw that i40e also supports clearing
the stats through debugfs.

> Is there anything dpaa2-specific here?  We should be able to add a common API
> for this.

No, there is nothing dpaa2-specific. The common API would be in the
'ethtool --reset' area or do you have anything other in mind?

Ioana