netdev - Re: [PATCH net 7/8] net/mlx5e: Use rx_missed_errors instead of rx

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 10:48:42 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>, Gal Pressman <gal@...dia.com>,
	Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>,
	Carolina Jubran <cjubran@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 7/8] net/mlx5e: Use rx_missed_errors instead of
 rx_dropped for reporting buffer exhaustion

On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 10:26:58PM +0300, Tariq Toukan wrote:
> From: Carolina Jubran <cjubran@...dia.com>
> 
> Previously, the driver incorrectly used rx_dropped to report device
> buffer exhaustion.
> 
> According to the documentation, rx_dropped should not be used to count
> packets dropped due to buffer exhaustion, which is the purpose of
> rx_missed_errors.
> 
> Use rx_missed_errors as intended for counting packets dropped due to
> buffer exhaustion.
> 
> Fixes: 269e6b3af3bf ("net/mlx5e: Report additional error statistics in get stats ndo")
> Signed-off-by: Carolina Jubran <cjubran@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>