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Message-ID: <20240220131844.GJ40273@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:18:44 +0000
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
Cc: kuba@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, pabeni@...hat.com,
edumazet@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net/dummy: Move stats allocation to core
On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 05:43:28AM -0800, Breno Leitao wrote:
> With commit 34d21de99cea9 ("net: Move {l,t,d}stats allocation to core and
> convert veth & vrf"), stats allocation could be done on net core instead
> of this driver.
>
> With this new approach, the driver doesn't have to bother with error
> handling (allocation failure checking, making sure free happens in the
> right spot, etc). This is core responsibility now.
>
> Move dummy driver to leverage the core allocation.
>
> Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
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