netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] show rx_otherhost

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Message-ID: <20220518123947.44a23904@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 18 May 2022 12:39:47 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Jeffrey Ji <jeffreyjilinux@...il.com>
Cc:     Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Brian Vazquez <brianvv@...gle.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Jeffrey Ji <jeffreyji@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] show rx_otherhost_dropped stat in ip link show

On Wed, 18 May 2022 07:29:08 -1000 Jeffrey Ji wrote:
> I thought we wanted to avoid otherhost_dropped being counted as an
> error, I recall Jakub saying something about not wanting users to call
> for help when they see error in the counter name.

You should probably set up a normal email client if you want to
continue working on the kernel, you replied to the wrong message :S

Yes, displaying the otherhost as an error could be too alarming.
That said the split between the main RX: line and RX errors: in
ip -s -s is somewhat arbitrary so no strong preference here.