netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC net-next v1 1/6] ethtool: add interface to read Tx hardware timestamping statistics

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Message-ID: <20240228180520.5cea0f8b@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:05:20 -0800
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Rahul Rameshbabu <rrameshbabu@...dia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC net-next v1 1/6] ethtool: add interface to read Tx
 hardware timestamping statistics

On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:24:45 -0800 Rahul Rameshbabu wrote:
> +/**
> + * struct ethtool_ts_stats - HW timestamping statistics
> + * @layer: input field denoting whether stats should be queried from the DMA or
> + *        PHY timestamping layer. Defaults to the active layer for packet
> + *        timestamping.

I think we're better off attaching this to an existing message in the
dump (using ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS / ethtool -I), like we do for pause, 
fec, etc., rather than having to build a separate hierarchy and copy
identifiers within ETHTOOL_MSG_STATS_GET.

Sorry if I mis-directed you this way.