> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Olivier Matz > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 5:29 AM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] introduce dev_ops to get extended statistics > of > a device > > The generic statistics structure is getting bigger as new statistics are > added in specific devices. For instance, fdir, tx_pause or loopback > stats do not apply on virtual devices. It won't be possible to add every > specific statistics in this generic stats structure, but on the other > hand these specific statistics are useful for debugging purpose. > > This 2 patches introduces xstats_get() and xstats_reset() in > dev_ops. When registered by a device, it can be used to provide > arbitrary statistics that are identified by a name, as done by eththool > in kernel. > > After that, some statistics could be moved from the generic structure to > this new framework, but it will be part of another patch series as it > should be discussed first. >
I like the idea, so Ack on the concept. :-)