netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] iplink: filter stats using RTEXT_FILTER_SKIP

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Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 15:40:58 +0300
From: Gal Pressman <gal@...dia.com>
To: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Jakub Kicinski
 <kuba@...nel.org>, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
 Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 Edwin Peer <edwin.peer@...adcom.com>, Edwin Peer <espeer@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] iplink: filter stats using
 RTEXT_FILTER_SKIP_STATS

On 11/06/2023 13:57, Gal Pressman wrote:
> From: Edwin Peer <edwin.peer@...adcom.com>
> 
> Don't request statistics we do not intend to render. This avoids the
> possibility of a truncated IFLA_VFINFO_LIST when statistics are not
> requested as well as the fetching of unnecessary data.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Edwin Peer <edwin.peer@...adcom.com>
> Cc: Edwin Peer <espeer@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Gal Pressman <gal@...dia.com>
> ---
> Userspace side for kernel submission:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230611105108.122586-1-gal@nvidia.com/
> 
> It is only a partial "fix", but increases the number of VFs presented
> before the truncation occurs.

Kernel side was applied.