Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 0/6] devlink: Add device metric support

[Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>]

On Fri, 21 Aug 2020 19:18:37 -0600 David Ahern wrote:
> On 8/21/20 6:37 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> >>> # cat /proc/net/tls_stat     
> >>
> >> I do not agree with adding files under /proc/net for this.  
> > 
> > Yeah it's not the best, with higher LoC a better solution should be
> > within reach.  
> 
> The duplicity here is mind-boggling. Tls stats from hardware is on par
> with Ido's *example* of vxlan stats from an ASIC. You agree that
> /proc/net files are wrong,

I didn't say /proc/net was wrong, I'm just trying to be agreeable.
Maybe I need to improve my command of the English language.

AFAIK /proc/net is where protocol stats are.

> but you did it anyway and now you want the
> next person to solve the problem you did not want to tackle but have
> strong opinions on.

I have no need and interest in vxlan stats.

> Ido has a history of thinking through problems and solutions in a proper
> Linux Way. netlink is the right API, and devlink was created for
> 'device' stuff versus 'netdev' stuff. Hence, I agree with this
> *framework* for extracting asic stats.

You seem to focus on less relevant points. I primarily care about the
statistics being defined and identified by Linux, not every vendor for
themselves.

No question about Ido's ability and contributions, but then again 
(from the cover letter):

> This a joint work [...] during a two-day company hackathon.