[PATCH net-next] net: qstat: extend kdoc about get_base_stats

[PATCH net-next] net: qstat: extend kdoc about get_base_stats

[Jakub Kicinski]

mlx5 has a dedicated queue for PTP packets. Clarify that
this sort of queues can also be accounted towards the base.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
---
Cc: jdamato@fastly.com
---
 include/net/netdev_queues.h | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/net/netdev_queues.h b/include/net/netdev_queues.h
index a8a7e48dfa6c..5ca019d294ca 100644
--- a/include/net/netdev_queues.h
+++ b/include/net/netdev_queues.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ struct netdev_queue_stats_tx {
  * statistics will not generally add up to the total number of events for
  * the device. The @get_base_stats callback allows filling in the delta
  * between events for currently live queues and overall device history.
+ * @get_base_stats can also be used to report any miscellaneous packets
+ * transferred outside of the main set of queues used by the networking stack.
  * When the statistics for the entire device are queried, first @get_base_stats
  * is issued to collect the delta, and then a series of per-queue callbacks.
  * Only statistics which are set in @get_base_stats will be reported
-- 
2.45.1

Re: [PATCH net-next] net: qstat: extend kdoc about get_base_stats

[Joe Damato]

On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 09:29:22AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> mlx5 has a dedicated queue for PTP packets. Clarify that
> this sort of queues can also be accounted towards the base.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
> ---
> Cc: jdamato@fastly.com
> ---
>  include/net/netdev_queues.h | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

Thanks!

Reviewed-by: Joe Damato <jdamato@fastly.com>

Re: [PATCH net-next] net: qstat: extend kdoc about get_base_stats

[patchwork-bot+netdevbpf]

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>:

On Wed, 29 May 2024 09:29:22 -0700 you wrote:
> mlx5 has a dedicated queue for PTP packets. Clarify that
> this sort of queues can also be accounted towards the base.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
> ---
> Cc: jdamato@fastly.com
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net: qstat: extend kdoc about get_base_stats
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/69c8b998717c

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