netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 0/6] devlink: Add device metric support

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Date:   Sat, 22 Aug 2020 09:27:39 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc:     Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, jiri@...dia.com,
        amcohen@...dia.com, danieller@...dia.com, mlxsw@...dia.com,
        roopa@...dia.com, andrew@...n.ch, vivien.didelot@...il.com,
        tariqt@...dia.com, ayal@...dia.com, mkubecek@...e.cz,
        Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 0/6] devlink: Add device metric support

On Fri, 21 Aug 2020 19:18:37 -0600 David Ahern wrote:
> On 8/21/20 6:37 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> >>> # cat /proc/net/tls_stat     
> >>
> >> I do not agree with adding files under /proc/net for this.  
> > 
> > Yeah it's not the best, with higher LoC a better solution should be
> > within reach.  
> 
> The duplicity here is mind-boggling. Tls stats from hardware is on par
> with Ido's *example* of vxlan stats from an ASIC. You agree that
> /proc/net files are wrong,

I didn't say /proc/net was wrong, I'm just trying to be agreeable.
Maybe I need to improve my command of the English language.

AFAIK /proc/net is where protocol stats are.

> but you did it anyway and now you want the
> next person to solve the problem you did not want to tackle but have
> strong opinions on.

I have no need and interest in vxlan stats.

> Ido has a history of thinking through problems and solutions in a proper
> Linux Way. netlink is the right API, and devlink was created for
> 'device' stuff versus 'netdev' stuff. Hence, I agree with this
> *framework* for extracting asic stats.

You seem to focus on less relevant points. I primarily care about the
statistics being defined and identified by Linux, not every vendor for
themselves.

No question about Ido's ability and contributions, but then again 
(from the cover letter):

> This a joint work [...] during a two-day company hackathon.