netdev - Re: [PATCH net] veth: Add updating of trans

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Date:   Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:38:23 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Jay Vosburgh <jay.vosburgh@...onical.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Jonathan Toppins <jtoppins@...hat.com>,
        Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...il.com>,
        Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] veth: Add updating of trans_start

On Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:42:19 -0700 Jay Vosburgh wrote:
> 	Sorry, was out for the three day weekend.
> 
> 	I had a quick look and I think you're probably right that
> anything with a ndo_tx_timeout will deal with trans_start, and anything
> without ndo_tx_timeout will be a software device not subject to delayed
> batching of stats updates.
> 
> 	And, yes, if there are no objections, what I'd like to do now is
> apply the veth change to get things working and work up the bifurcated
> approach separately (which would ultimately include removing the
> trans_start updates from veth and tun).

Works for me, thanks!