netdev - Re: [PATCH v4 net-next] net/mlx5e: Report rx_discards_phy via rx

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Message-ID: <20241210194907.GA2806@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:49:07 +0000
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@...il.com>
Cc: saeedm@...dia.com, tariqt@...dia.com, leon@...nel.org, gal@...dia.com,
	kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
	Tariq Toukan <ttoukan.linux@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 net-next] net/mlx5e: Report rx_discards_phy via
 rx_dropped

On Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 10:27:06AM +0800, Yafang Shao wrote:
> We noticed a high number of rx_discards_phy events on certain servers while
> running `ethtool -S`. However, this critical counter is not currently
> included in the standard /proc/net/dev statistics file, making it difficult
> to monitor effectively—especially given the diversity of vendors across a
> large fleet of servers.
> 
> Let's report it via the standard rx_dropped metric.
> 
> Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@...il.com>

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