Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 21:51:25 +0300 From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org> To: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> 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 Message-ID: <20150504185125.GL34544@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <26088556.xbkUe5VAyp@ralph.baldwin.cx> References: <201504301823.t3UINd74073186@svn.freebsd.org> <2197979.EUYqekgM4M@ralph.baldwin.cx> <20150502191000.GE546@FreeBSD.org> <26088556.xbkUe5VAyp@ralph.baldwin.cx>
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John, On Mon, May 04, 2015 at 09:58:49AM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: J> > J> > J> So the importaing thing here is that if_get_counter() is still doing J> > J> > J> per-ifnet stats. The stat you underlined above is per-queue instead. J> > J> > J> We well need more explicitly knowledge of queues outside of drivers J> > J> > J> and in the stack itself to support a generic framework for per-queue J> > J> > J> stats. J> > J> > J> > J> > This depends on how generic we want the API to be. Of course, we can add J> > J> > an extra argument to if_get_counter(). J> > J> > J> > J> > However, if we don't expect the number of queues to exceed a reasonable J> > J> > number of 255 :), we can fit the functionality into existing API. J> > J> > We can keep the queue number in the highest 8 bits of the ift_counter J> > J> > parameter. J> > J> > J> > J> > #define IFCOUNTER_MASK 0x00ffffff J> > J> > #define IFCOUNTER_QUEUE(c) ((c) >> 24) J> > J> J> > J> I'd prefer that expose queues more directly and figure out how to handle J> > J> per-queue stats then (e.g. do we have some sort of driver-independent J> > J> structure that each ifnet has 1 or more of that maps to a queue and has J> > J> driver provided methods, etc. If so you could have a driver method for J> > J> queue stats). Note that I did use if_get_counter to report the J> > J> per-interface stats instead of adding a new sysctl. J> > J> > What do you prefer: an extra argument to the if_get_counter() or a extra J> > ifop? J> J> As I said, I'd prefer we expose queues to the stack more directly complete J> with per-queue ops (e.g. I'd like a per-queue if_transmit thing, though J> probably more like the old if_start). Your answer seems quite orthogonal to my question. I reread it couple of times, but still can't figure out how exactly do you prefet to fetch per-queue stats. Can you please explain in more detail? -- Totus tuus, Glebius.
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