netdev - Re: [PATCH v6 net-next 4/5] net: page_pool: make stats available just for global pools

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Message-ID: <ef59f9ac-b622-315a-4892-6c7723a2986a@huawei.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:23:15 +0800
From: Yunsheng Lin <linyunsheng@...wei.com>
To: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@...hat.com>
CC: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@...nel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<davem@...emloft.net>, <kuba@...nel.org>, <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	<pabeni@...hat.com>, <bpf@...r.kernel.org>, <toke@...hat.com>,
	<willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>, <jasowang@...hat.com>, <sdf@...gle.com>,
	<hawk@...nel.org>, <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 net-next 4/5] net: page_pool: make stats available just
 for global pools

On 2024/1/29 21:07, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
>> On 2024/1/28 22:20, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
>>> Move page_pool stats allocation in page_pool_create routine and get rid
>>> of it for percpu page_pools.
>>
>> Is there any reason why we do not need those kind stats for per cpu
>> page_pool?
>>
> 
> IIRC discussing with Jakub, we decided to not support them since the pool is not
> associated to any net_device in this case.

It seems what jakub suggested is to 'extend netlink to dump unbound page pools'?

> 
> Regards,
> Lorenzo
>