Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] page_pool: Convert page_pool_recycle_stats to u64_stats_t.

[Joe Damato <jdamato@fastly.com>]

On Fri, Feb 21, 2025 at 12:52:20PM +0100, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> Using u64 for statistics can lead to inconsistency on 32bit because an
> update and a read requires to access two 32bit values.
> This can be avoided by using u64_stats_t for the counters and
> u64_stats_sync for the required synchronisation on 32bit platforms. The
> synchronisation is a NOP on 64bit architectures.

As mentioned in my response to the cover letter, I'd want to see
before/after 32bit assembly to ensure that this assertion is
correct.

[...]

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
> index 611ec4b6f3709..baff961970f25 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
> @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static void mlx5e_stats_update_stats_rq_page_pool(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
>  {
>  	struct mlx5e_rq_stats *rq_stats = c->rq.stats;
>  	struct page_pool *pool = c->rq.page_pool;
> -	struct page_pool_stats stats = { 0 };
> +	struct page_pool_stats stats = { };
>  
>  	if (!page_pool_get_stats(pool, &stats))
>  		return;
> @@ -513,11 +513,11 @@ static void mlx5e_stats_update_stats_rq_page_pool(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
>  	rq_stats->pp_alloc_waive = stats.alloc_stats.waive;
>  	rq_stats->pp_alloc_refill = stats.alloc_stats.refill;
>  
> -	rq_stats->pp_recycle_cached = stats.recycle_stats.cached;
> -	rq_stats->pp_recycle_cache_full = stats.recycle_stats.cache_full;
> -	rq_stats->pp_recycle_ring = stats.recycle_stats.ring;
> -	rq_stats->pp_recycle_ring_full = stats.recycle_stats.ring_full;
> -	rq_stats->pp_recycle_released_ref = stats.recycle_stats.released_refcnt;
> +	rq_stats->pp_recycle_cached = u64_stats_read(&stats.recycle_stats.cached);
> +	rq_stats->pp_recycle_cache_full = u64_stats_read(&stats.recycle_stats.cache_full);
> +	rq_stats->pp_recycle_ring = u64_stats_read(&stats.recycle_stats.ring);
> +	rq_stats->pp_recycle_ring_full = u64_stats_read(&stats.recycle_stats.ring_full);
> +	rq_stats->pp_recycle_released_ref = u64_stats_read(&stats.recycle_stats.released_refcnt);
>  }
>  #else
>  static void mlx5e_stats_update_stats_rq_page_pool(struct mlx5e_channel *c)

It might be better to convert mlx5 to
page_pool_ethtool_stats_get_strings and
page_pool_ethtool_stats_get_count instead ?