[PATCH] net: igb: expose rx_dropped via ethtool -S

[PATCH] net: igb: expose rx_dropped via ethtool -S

[Ranganath V N]

Currently the igb driver does not reports RX dropped
packets in the ethtool -S statistics output, even though
this information is already available in struct
rtnl_link_stats64.

This patch adds rx_dropped, so users can monitor dropped
packet counts directly with ethtool.

Signed-off-by: Ranganath V N <vnranganath.20@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
index 92ef33459aec..3c6289e80ba0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static const struct igb_stats igb_gstrings_stats[] = {
 }
 static const struct igb_stats igb_gstrings_net_stats[] = {
 	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(rx_errors),
+	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(rx_dropped),
 	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(tx_errors),
 	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(tx_dropped),
 	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(rx_length_errors),
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH] net: igb: expose rx_dropped via ethtool -S

[Vadim Fedorenko]

On 28/08/2025 12:42, Ranganath V N wrote:
> Currently the igb driver does not reports RX dropped
> packets in the ethtool -S statistics output, even though
> this information is already available in struct
> rtnl_link_stats64.
> 
> This patch adds rx_dropped, so users can monitor dropped
> packet counts directly with ethtool.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ranganath V N <vnranganath.20@gmail.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c | 1 +
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> index 92ef33459aec..3c6289e80ba0 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> @@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static const struct igb_stats igb_gstrings_stats[] = {
>   }
>   static const struct igb_stats igb_gstrings_net_stats[] = {
>   	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(rx_errors),
> +	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(rx_dropped),
>   	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(tx_errors),
>   	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(tx_dropped),
>   	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(rx_length_errors),

This stat is never used in the igb driver, what's the benefit of
constant 0 value in the output?

RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] net: igb: expose rx_dropped via ethtool -S

[Loktionov, Aleksandr]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@osuosl.org> On Behalf
> Of Ranganath V N
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2025 1:42 PM
> To: Nguyen, Anthony L <anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com>; Kitszel,
> Przemyslaw <przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com>; andrew+netdev@lunn.ch;
> davem@davemloft.net; edumazet@google.com; kuba@kernel.org;
> pabeni@redhat.com; intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org;
> netdev@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel-mentees@lists.linuxfoundation.org;
> skhan@linuxfoundation.org; Ranganath V N <vnranganath.20@gmail.com>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] net: igb: expose rx_dropped via
> ethtool -S
> 
> Currently the igb driver does not reports RX dropped
Minor fix: s/reports/report/


> packets in the ethtool -S statistics output, even though
> this information is already available in struct
> rtnl_link_stats64.
> 
> This patch adds rx_dropped, so users can monitor dropped
> packet counts directly with ethtool.
> 
Should it have Fixes: tag, what do you think?

> Signed-off-by: Ranganath V N <vnranganath.20@gmail.com>
Looks good for me.
Signed-off-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@intel.com>

> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> index 92ef33459aec..3c6289e80ba0 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> @@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static const struct igb_stats igb_gstrings_stats[] =
> {
>  }
>  static const struct igb_stats igb_gstrings_net_stats[] = {
>  	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(rx_errors),
> +	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(rx_dropped),
>  	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(tx_errors),
>  	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(tx_dropped),
>  	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(rx_length_errors),
> --
> 2.43.0

Re: [PATCH] net: igb: expose rx_dropped via ethtool -S

[Ranganath V N]

>> On 28/08/2025 12:42, Ranganath V N wrote:
>> Currently the igb driver does not reports RX dropped
>> packets in the ethtool -S statistics output, even though
>> this information is already available in struct
>> rtnl_link_stats64.
>> 
>> This patch adds rx_dropped, so users can monitor dropped
>> packet counts directly with ethtool.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Ranganath V N <vnranganath.20@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c | 1 +
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>> 
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
>> index 92ef33459aec..3c6289e80ba0 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
>> @@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static const struct igb_stats igb_gstrings_stats[] = {
>>   }
>>   static const struct igb_stats igb_gstrings_net_stats[] = {
>>   	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(rx_errors),
>> +	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(rx_dropped),
>>   	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(tx_errors),
>>   	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(tx_dropped),
>>   	IGB_NETDEV_STAT(rx_length_errors),

> This stat is never used in the igb driver, what's the benefit of
> constant 0 value in the output?

Hi,
I initially proposed exposing it, but after reviewing 
the driver, I realized that stats.rx_dropped is never 
updated in igb. Exposing it would always show 0.

Ixgbe behaves the same: the counter is present 
but never incremented.But this patch wouldn't provide meaningful data.

Thanks again for your guidance.

Ranganath