netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 0/2] net: snmp: tracepoint support for snmp

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Date:   Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:02:53 -0500
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@...il.com>
Cc:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, mingo@...hat.com,
        Hideaki YOSHIFUJI <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>,
        dsahern@...nel.org, Menglong Dong <imagedong@...cent.com>,
        Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>, kuniyu@...zon.co.jp,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 0/2] net: snmp: tracepoint support for snmp

On Sun, 21 Nov 2021 18:47:21 +0800
Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@...il.com> wrote:

> @Steven What do you think? I think I'm ok with both ideas, as my main target
> is to get the reason for the packet drop. As for the idea of
> 'kfree_skb_with_reason', I'm just a little worry about if we can accept the
> modification it brings in.

The use cases of trace events is really up to the subsystem
maintainers. I only make sure that the trace events are done properly.

So I'm not sure exactly what you are asking me.

-- Steve