netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] virtio_net: Add TX stop and wake counters

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Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:05:41 +0800
From: Jason Xing <kerneljasonxing@...il.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: Dan Jurgens <danielj@...dia.com>, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, 
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, "jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>, 
	"xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com" <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>, 
	"virtualization@...ts.linux.dev" <virtualization@...ts.linux.dev>, 
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>, "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>, 
	"abeni@...hat.com" <abeni@...hat.com>, Parav Pandit <parav@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] virtio_net: Add TX stop and wake counters

On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 1:57 AM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 08:41:44 +0800 Jason Xing wrote:
> > > > Sorry to revive this thread. I wonder why not use this patch like mlnx driver
> > > > does instead of adding statistics into the yaml file? Are we gradually using or
> > > > adding more fields into the yaml file to replace the 'ethtool -S' command?
> > > >
> > >
> > > It's trivial to have the stats in ethtool as well. But I noticed
> > > the stats series intentionally removed some stats from ethtool. So
> > > I didn't put it both places.
> >
> > Thank you for the reply. I thought there was some particular reason
> > :-)
>
> Yes, we don't want duplication. We have a long standing (and
> documented) policy against duplicating normal stats in custom stat
> APIs, otherwise vendors pile everything into the custom stats.

Thanks, Jakub. I see :)