netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3] net: sysfs: Do not create sysfs for non BQL device

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Message-ID: <20240220074007.1e91ce62@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:40:07 -0800
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, pabeni@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, horms@...nel.org,
 stephen@...workplumber.org, f.fainelli@...il.com, Johannes Berg
 <johannes.berg@...el.com>, Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3] net: sysfs: Do not create sysfs for non BQL
 device

On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 02:42:36 -0800 Breno Leitao wrote:
> Creation of sysfs entries is expensive, mainly for workloads that
> constantly creates netdev and netns often.
> 
> Do not create BQL sysfs entries for devices that don't need,
> basically those that do not have a real queue, i.e, devices that has
> NETIF_F_LLTX and IFF_NO_QUEUE, such as `lo` interface.

FTR, I applied v2, thanks!