From: Harshitha Ramamurthy <hramamurthy@google.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: joshwash@google.com, hramamurthy@google.com,
andrew+netdev@lunn.ch, davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com,
kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com, willemb@google.com,
ziweixiao@google.com, jordanrhee@google.com, nktgrg@google.com,
kuozhao@google.com, yangchun@google.com, awogbemila@google.com,
maolson@google.com, ast@kernel.org, daniel@iogearbox.net,
hawk@kernel.org, john.fastabend@gmail.com, sdf@fomichev.me,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.com, Max Yuan <maxyuan@google.com>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net 2/2] gve: Correct ethtool rx_dropped calculation
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 19:39:25 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260202193925.3106272-3-hramamurthy@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260202193925.3106272-1-hramamurthy@google.com>
From: Max Yuan <maxyuan@google.com>
The gve driver's "rx_dropped" statistic, exposed via `ethtool -S`,
incorrectly includes `rx_buf_alloc_fail` counts. These failures
represent an inability to allocate receive buffers, not true packet
drops where a received packet is discarded. This misrepresentation can
lead to inaccurate diagnostics.
This patch rectifies the ethtool "rx_dropped" calculation. It removes
`rx_buf_alloc_fail` from the total and adds `xdp_tx_errors` and
`xdp_redirect_errors`, which represent legitimate packet drops within
the XDP path.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: 433e274b8f7b ("gve: Add stats for gve.")
Signed-off-by: Max Yuan <maxyuan@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Jordan Rhee <jordanrhee@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Joshua Washington <joshwash@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Matt Olson <maolson@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Harshitha Ramamurthy <hramamurthy@google.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_ethtool.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_ethtool.c
index f7864ae7..9fd954d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_ethtool.c
@@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ gve_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *netdev,
u64 tmp_rx_pkts, tmp_rx_hsplit_pkt, tmp_rx_bytes, tmp_rx_hsplit_bytes,
tmp_rx_skb_alloc_fail, tmp_rx_buf_alloc_fail,
tmp_rx_desc_err_dropped_pkt, tmp_rx_hsplit_unsplit_pkt,
- tmp_tx_pkts, tmp_tx_bytes;
+ tmp_tx_pkts, tmp_tx_bytes,
+ tmp_xdp_tx_errors, tmp_xdp_redirect_errors;
u64 rx_buf_alloc_fail, rx_desc_err_dropped_pkt, rx_hsplit_unsplit_pkt,
rx_pkts, rx_hsplit_pkt, rx_skb_alloc_fail, rx_bytes, tx_pkts, tx_bytes,
- tx_dropped;
+ tx_dropped, xdp_tx_errors, xdp_redirect_errors;
int rx_base_stats_idx, max_rx_stats_idx, max_tx_stats_idx;
int stats_idx, stats_region_len, nic_stats_len;
struct stats *report_stats;
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ gve_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *netdev,
for (rx_pkts = 0, rx_bytes = 0, rx_hsplit_pkt = 0,
rx_skb_alloc_fail = 0, rx_buf_alloc_fail = 0,
rx_desc_err_dropped_pkt = 0, rx_hsplit_unsplit_pkt = 0,
+ xdp_tx_errors = 0, xdp_redirect_errors = 0,
ring = 0;
ring < priv->rx_cfg.num_queues; ring++) {
if (priv->rx) {
@@ -216,6 +218,9 @@ gve_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *netdev,
rx->rx_desc_err_dropped_pkt;
tmp_rx_hsplit_unsplit_pkt =
rx->rx_hsplit_unsplit_pkt;
+ tmp_xdp_tx_errors = rx->xdp_tx_errors;
+ tmp_xdp_redirect_errors =
+ rx->xdp_redirect_errors;
} while (u64_stats_fetch_retry(&priv->rx[ring].statss,
start));
rx_pkts += tmp_rx_pkts;
@@ -225,6 +230,8 @@ gve_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *netdev,
rx_buf_alloc_fail += tmp_rx_buf_alloc_fail;
rx_desc_err_dropped_pkt += tmp_rx_desc_err_dropped_pkt;
rx_hsplit_unsplit_pkt += tmp_rx_hsplit_unsplit_pkt;
+ xdp_tx_errors += tmp_xdp_tx_errors;
+ xdp_redirect_errors += tmp_xdp_redirect_errors;
}
}
for (tx_pkts = 0, tx_bytes = 0, tx_dropped = 0, ring = 0;
@@ -250,8 +257,8 @@ gve_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *netdev,
data[i++] = rx_bytes;
data[i++] = tx_bytes;
/* total rx dropped packets */
- data[i++] = rx_skb_alloc_fail + rx_buf_alloc_fail +
- rx_desc_err_dropped_pkt;
+ data[i++] = rx_skb_alloc_fail + rx_desc_err_dropped_pkt +
+ xdp_tx_errors + xdp_redirect_errors;
data[i++] = tx_dropped;
data[i++] = priv->tx_timeo_cnt;
data[i++] = rx_skb_alloc_fail;
@@ -330,6 +337,9 @@ gve_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *netdev,
tmp_rx_buf_alloc_fail = rx->rx_buf_alloc_fail;
tmp_rx_desc_err_dropped_pkt =
rx->rx_desc_err_dropped_pkt;
+ tmp_xdp_tx_errors = rx->xdp_tx_errors;
+ tmp_xdp_redirect_errors =
+ rx->xdp_redirect_errors;
} while (u64_stats_fetch_retry(&priv->rx[ring].statss,
start));
data[i++] = tmp_rx_bytes;
@@ -340,8 +350,9 @@ gve_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *netdev,
data[i++] = rx->rx_frag_alloc_cnt;
/* rx dropped packets */
data[i++] = tmp_rx_skb_alloc_fail +
- tmp_rx_buf_alloc_fail +
- tmp_rx_desc_err_dropped_pkt;
+ tmp_rx_desc_err_dropped_pkt +
+ tmp_xdp_tx_errors +
+ tmp_xdp_redirect_errors;
data[i++] = rx->rx_copybreak_pkt;
data[i++] = rx->rx_copied_pkt;
/* stats from NIC */
--
2.53.0.rc1.225.gd81095ad13-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-02 19:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-02 19:39 [PATCH net 0/2] gve: Stats reporting fixes Harshitha Ramamurthy
2026-02-02 19:39 ` [PATCH net 1/2] gve: Fix stats report corruption on queue count change Harshitha Ramamurthy
2026-02-04 1:41 ` Jacob Keller
2026-02-02 19:39 ` Harshitha Ramamurthy [this message]
2026-02-04 1:42 ` [PATCH net 2/2] gve: Correct ethtool rx_dropped calculation Jacob Keller
2026-02-04 3:40 ` [PATCH net 0/2] gve: Stats reporting fixes patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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