From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 1 13:30:42 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 37D6E1D4; Fri, 1 May 2015 13:30:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from bigwig.baldwin.cx (bigwig.baldwin.cx [IPv6:2001:470:1f11:75::1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1314B17B0; Fri, 1 May 2015 13:30:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ralph.baldwin.cx (pool-173-54-116-245.nwrknj.fios.verizon.net [173.54.116.245]) by bigwig.baldwin.cx (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0779EB979; Fri, 1 May 2015 09:30:41 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin To: Gleb Smirnoff Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r282280 - in head/sys/dev: e1000 ixgbe ixl Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 09:11:54 -0400 Message-ID: <1998053.shmPH6saZj@ralph.baldwin.cx> User-Agent: KMail/4.14.2 (FreeBSD/10.1-STABLE; KDE/4.14.2; amd64; ; ) In-Reply-To: <20150430232736.GB546@FreeBSD.org> References: <201504301823.t3UINd74073186@svn.freebsd.org> <20150430232736.GB546@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (bigwig.baldwin.cx); Fri, 01 May 2015 09:30:41 -0400 (EDT) X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 13:30:42 -0000 On Friday, May 01, 2015 02:27:37 AM Gleb Smirnoff wrote: > John, > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 06:23:39PM +0000, John Baldwin wrote: > J> Author: jhb > J> Date: Thu Apr 30 18:23:38 2015 > J> New Revision: 282280 > J> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/282280 > J> > J> Log: > J> Various fixes to the stats in igb(4), ixgbe(4), and ixl(4). > J> - Use hardware counters for ifnet stats in igb(4) when possible. This > J> ensures these stats include packets that bypass the regular stack via > J> netmap. > J> - Don't derefence values off the end of the igb(4) VF stats structure. > J> Instead, add a dedicated if_get_counter method for igb(4) VF interfaces. > J> - Report missed packets on igb(4) as input queue drops rather than an > J> input error. > J> - Report bug_ring drop counts as output queue drops for igb(4) and ixgbe(4). > J> - Export the buf_ring drop stats for individual rings via sysctl on > J> ixgbe(4).^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^ > > While you are here, let me remind you about this plan: > > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-src-head/2014-October/063575.html > > We can prototype the API to userland now, write down a utility that uses > it, or add the functionality to an existing utility. And start with Intel > drivers, that seem to be most interested in extra stats. So the importaing thing here is that if_get_counter() is still doing per-ifnet stats. The stat you underlined above is per-queue instead. We well need more explicitly knowledge of queues outside of drivers and in the stack itself to support a generic framework for per-queue stats. -- John Baldwin