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SubjectRe: [PATCH v9 net-next 08/11] net: dsa: microchip: add support for ethtool port counters
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On Sun, 2022-03-20 at 02:26 +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote:
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> On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 02:25:37PM +0530, Prasanna Vengateshan wrote:
> > Added support for get_eth_**_stats() (phy/mac/ctrl) and
> > get_stats64()
> >
> > Reused the KSZ common APIs for get_ethtool_stats() & get_sset_count()
> > along with relevant lan937x hooks for KSZ common layer and added
> > support for get_strings()
>
>
> > +static void lan937x_get_stats64(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
> > +                             struct rtnl_link_stats64 *s)
> > +{
> > +     struct ksz_device *dev = ds->priv;
> > +     struct ksz_port_mib *mib = &dev->ports[port].mib;
> > +     u64 *ctr = mib->counters;
> > +
> > +     mutex_lock(&mib->cnt_mutex);
>
> I think for stats64 you are not allowed to block.
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20220218104330.g3vfbpdqltdkp4sr@skbuf/T/
>
> There was talk of changing this. but i don't think it ever happened.
>
>       Andrew

Looks like it has been changed from mutex_lock() to spin_lock() since
ndo_get_stats64 runs in atomic context. I will adopt the same. Thanks for the
feedback.

Prasanna V

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