netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 net-next 1/2] ibmvnic: Use atomic64

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Message-ID: <20250715132108.GW721198@horms.kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:21:08 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Mingming Cao <mmc@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org, bjking1@...ux.ibm.com,
	haren@...ux.ibm.com, ricklind@...ux.ibm.com, davemarq@...ux.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 net-next 1/2] ibmvnic: Use atomic64_t for queue stats

On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 01:35:06PM -0400, Mingming Cao wrote:
> This patch improves the ibmvnic driver by changing the per-queue
> packet and byte counters to atomic64_t types. This makes updates
> thread-safe and easier to manage across multiple cores.
> 
> It also updates the ethtool statistics to safely read these new counters.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mingming Cao <mmc@...ux.ibm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Brian King <bjking1@...ux.ibm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Dave Marquardt <davemarq@...ux.ibm.com>
> Reviewed by: Rick Lindsley <ricklind@...ux.ibm.com>
> Reviewed by: Haren Myneni <haren@...ux.ibm.com>

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