RE: [PATCH net-next v20 08/13] rtase: Implement net_device_ops

[Justin Lai <justinlai0215@realtek.com>]

> On Fri, 7 Jun 2024 16:43:16 +0800 Justin Lai wrote:
> > +static void rtase_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,
> > +                           struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats) {
> > +     const struct rtase_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
> > +     const struct rtase_counters *counters;
> > +
> > +     counters = tp->tally_vaddr;
> > +
> > +     if (!counters)
> > +             return;
> 
> Same question about how this can be null as in the ethtool patch..

This check seems unnecessary, I will remove it.

> 
> > +     netdev_stats_to_stats64(stats, &dev->stats);
> 
> Please dont use this field, there is a comment on it:
> 
>         struct net_device_stats stats; /* not used by modern drivers */
> 
> You can store the fields you need for counters in struct rtase_private

Ok, I will remove all parts that use struct net_device_stats stats.

> 
> > +     dev_fetch_sw_netstats(stats, dev->tstats);