netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf v2 2/8] net: Move {l,t,d}stats allocation to core and convert veth & vrf

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Message-ID: <ec3ce84a-8203-b33d-008d-0a49eeb11bba@blackwall.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:52:33 +0200
From: Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@...ckwall.org>
To: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>, martin.lau@...nel.org
Cc: kuba@...nel.org, sdf@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 bpf@...r.kernel.org, David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf v2 2/8] net: Move {l,t,d}stats allocation to core and
 convert veth & vrf

On 11/12/23 22:30, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
> Move {l,t,d}stats allocation to the core and let netdevs pick the stats
> type they need. That way the driver doesn't have to bother with error
> handling (allocation failure checking, making sure free happens in the
> right spot, etc) - all happening in the core.
> 
> Co-developed-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>
> ---
>   drivers/net/veth.c        | 16 ++-----------
>   drivers/net/vrf.c         | 14 +++---------
>   include/linux/netdevice.h |  8 +++++++
>   net/core/dev.c            | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>   4 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> 

Reviewed-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@...ckwall.org>