Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 1 Dec 2021 10:21:21 -0500 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 00/26] net: introduce and use generic XDP stats | From | Jamal Hadi Salim <> |
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On 2021-11-30 12:38, David Ahern wrote: > Today, stats are sent as a struct so skipping stats whose value is 0 is > not an option. When using individual attributes for the counters this > becomes an option. Given there is no value in sending '0' why do it? > > Is your pushback that there should be a uapi to opt-in to this behavior?
A filter in the netlink request should help pick what is user-preferred. You can default to not sending zeros.
cheers, jamal
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