netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH V2 3/4] octeontx2-pf: ethtool: Implement get_fec

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Date:   Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:54:56 +0000
From:   Hariprasad Kelam <hkelam@...vell.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "pabeni@...hat.com" <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Sunil Kovvuri Goutham <sgoutham@...vell.com>,
        Linu Cherian <lcherian@...vell.com>,
        Geethasowjanya Akula <gakula@...vell.com>,
        Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran <jerinj@...vell.com>,
        Subbaraya Sundeep Bhatta <sbhatta@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH V2 3/4] octeontx2-pf: ethtool: Implement
 get_fec_stats



On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 10:44:08AM +0530, Hariprasad Kelam wrote:
> The current implementation is such that FEC statistics are reported as 
> part of ethtool statistics that is the user can fetch them from the 
> below command
> 
> "ethtool -S eth0"
> 
> Fec Corrected Errors:
> Fec Uncorrected Errors:
> 
> This patch removes this logic

What might break the ABI, if anybody is using these statistics, or has a dumb parser and just looks at entry 42 which is now a different entry.

So i think you need to keep these two, and additionally report them the correct way via get_fec_stats.

Make sense, that's a good point .
will wait for a day for other feedback and submit V3.

Thanks,
Hariprasad k

    Andrew