Re: [PATCH net-next 3/3] bnxt: count discards due to memory allocation errors

On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 05:35:37PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:

On Thu, 26 Aug 2021 03:22:57 +0300 Vladimir Oltean wrote:

quoted

'Could you consider adding "driver" stats under RTM_GETSTATS,
or a similar new structured interface over ethtool?

Looks like the statistic in question has pretty clear semantics,
and may be more broadly useful.'

It's commonly reported per ring, I need for make a home for these
first by adding that damn netlink queue API. It's my next project.

I can drop the ethtool stat from this patch if you have a strong
preference.

I don't have any strong preference, far from it. What would you do if
you were reviewing somebody else's patch which made the same change?