netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] selftests: forwarding: hw_stats

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Date:   Fri, 07 Apr 2023 02:10:18 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, shuah@...nel.org,
        danieller@...dia.com, mlxsw@...dia.com, liuhangbin@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] selftests: forwarding: hw_stats_l3: Detect failure
 to install counters

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 16:25:12 +0200 you wrote:
> Running this test makes little sense if the enabled l3_stats are not
> actually reported as "used". This can signify a failure of a driver to
> install the necessary counters, or simply lack of support for enabling
> in-HW counters on a given netdevice. It is generally impossible to tell
> from the outside which it is. But more likely than not, if somebody is
> running this on veth pairs, they do not intend to actually test that a
> certain piece of HW can install in-HW counters for the veth. It is more
> likely they are e.g. running the test by mistake.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] selftests: forwarding: hw_stats_l3: Detect failure to install counters
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/a9fda7a0b033

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