[PATCH net v2 2/4] gve: Fix backward stats when interface goes down or configuration is adjusted

From: Harshitha Ramamurthy

Date: Fri Apr 24 2026 - 20:26:21 EST


From: Debarghya Kundu <debarghyak@xxxxxxxxxx>

gve_get_base_stats() sets all the stats to 0, so the stats go backwards
when interface goes down or configuration is adjusted.

Fix this by persisting baseline stats across interface down.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 2e5e0932dff5 ("gve: add support for basic queue stats")
Signed-off-by: Debarghya Kundu <debarghyak@xxxxxxxxxx>
Co-developed-by: Pin-yen Lin <treapking@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Pin-yen Lin <treapking@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Harshitha Ramamurthy <hramamurthy@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Add a NULL pointer check in gve_get_ring_err_stats() (Sashiko)
- Use local variable to prevent inflates from u64_stats_fetch_retry()
(Sashiko)
- Add u64_stats_fetch/begin to protect base stats (Sashiko)

drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h | 7 ++
drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c | 88 ++++++++++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h
index 1d66d3834f7e..702b1641d984 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h
@@ -794,6 +794,10 @@ struct gve_ptp {
struct gve_priv *priv;
};

+struct gve_ring_err_stats {
+ u64 rx_alloc_fails;
+};
+
struct gve_priv {
struct net_device *dev;
struct gve_tx_ring *tx; /* array of tx_cfg.num_queues */
@@ -883,6 +887,9 @@ struct gve_priv {
unsigned long service_task_flags;
unsigned long state_flags;

+ struct gve_ring_err_stats base_ring_err_stats;
+ struct rtnl_link_stats64 base_net_stats;
+ struct u64_stats_sync base_statss; /* sync stats for 32bit archs */
struct gve_stats_report *stats_report;
u64 stats_report_len;
dma_addr_t stats_report_bus; /* dma address for the stats report */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
index ef00d9ca1643..1fec8e1e4821 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
@@ -106,9 +106,34 @@ static netdev_tx_t gve_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
return gve_tx_dqo(skb, dev);
}

-static void gve_get_stats(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *s)
+static void gve_add_base_stats(struct gve_priv *priv,
+ struct rtnl_link_stats64 *s)
+{
+ struct rtnl_link_stats64 *base_stats = &priv->base_net_stats;
+ unsigned int start;
+ u64 rx_packets, rx_bytes, rx_dropped, tx_packets, tx_bytes, tx_dropped;
+
+ do {
+ start = u64_stats_fetch_begin(&priv->base_statss);
+ rx_packets = base_stats->rx_packets;
+ rx_bytes = base_stats->rx_bytes;
+ rx_dropped = base_stats->rx_dropped;
+ tx_packets = base_stats->tx_packets;
+ tx_bytes = base_stats->tx_bytes;
+ tx_dropped = base_stats->tx_dropped;
+ } while (u64_stats_fetch_retry(&priv->base_statss, start));
+
+ s->rx_packets += rx_packets;
+ s->rx_bytes += rx_bytes;
+ s->rx_dropped += rx_dropped;
+ s->tx_packets += tx_packets;
+ s->tx_bytes += tx_bytes;
+ s->tx_dropped += tx_dropped;
+}
+
+static void gve_get_ring_stats(struct gve_priv *priv,
+ struct rtnl_link_stats64 *s)
{
- struct gve_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
unsigned int start;
u64 packets, bytes;
int num_tx_queues;
@@ -143,6 +168,14 @@ static void gve_get_stats(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *s)
}
}

+static void gve_get_stats(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *s)
+{
+ struct gve_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+ gve_get_ring_stats(priv, s);
+ gve_add_base_stats(priv, s);
+}
+
static int gve_alloc_flow_rule_caches(struct gve_priv *priv)
{
struct gve_flow_rules_cache *flow_rules_cache = &priv->flow_rules_cache;
@@ -1533,6 +1566,29 @@ static int gve_queues_stop(struct gve_priv *priv)
return gve_reset_recovery(priv, false);
}

+static void gve_get_ring_err_stats(struct gve_priv *priv,
+ struct gve_ring_err_stats *err_stats)
+{
+ int ring;
+
+ if (!priv->rx)
+ return;
+
+ for (ring = 0; ring < priv->rx_cfg.num_queues; ring++) {
+ struct gve_rx_ring *rx = &priv->rx[ring];
+ unsigned int start;
+ u64 rx_alloc_fails;
+
+ do {
+ start = u64_stats_fetch_begin(&rx->statss);
+ rx_alloc_fails = rx->rx_skb_alloc_fail +
+ rx->rx_buf_alloc_fail;
+ } while (u64_stats_fetch_retry(&rx->statss, start));
+
+ err_stats->rx_alloc_fails += rx_alloc_fails;
+ }
+}
+
static int gve_close(struct net_device *dev)
{
struct gve_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -1542,6 +1598,12 @@ static int gve_close(struct net_device *dev)
if (err)
return err;

+ /* Save ring queue and err stats before closing the interface */
+ u64_stats_update_begin(&priv->base_statss);
+ gve_get_ring_stats(priv, &priv->base_net_stats);
+ gve_get_ring_err_stats(priv, &priv->base_ring_err_stats);
+ u64_stats_update_end(&priv->base_statss);
+
gve_queues_mem_remove(priv);
return 0;
}
@@ -2784,12 +2846,24 @@ static void gve_get_base_stats(struct net_device *dev,
struct netdev_queue_stats_rx *rx,
struct netdev_queue_stats_tx *tx)
{
- rx->packets = 0;
- rx->bytes = 0;
- rx->alloc_fail = 0;
+ const struct gve_ring_err_stats *base_err_stats;
+ const struct rtnl_link_stats64 *base_stats;
+ struct gve_priv *priv;
+ unsigned int start;

- tx->packets = 0;
- tx->bytes = 0;
+ priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+ base_stats = &priv->base_net_stats;
+ base_err_stats = &priv->base_ring_err_stats;
+
+ do {
+ start = u64_stats_fetch_begin(&priv->base_statss);
+ rx->packets = base_stats->rx_packets;
+ rx->bytes = base_stats->rx_bytes;
+ rx->alloc_fail = base_err_stats->rx_alloc_fails;
+
+ tx->packets = base_stats->tx_packets;
+ tx->bytes = base_stats->tx_bytes;
+ } while (u64_stats_fetch_retry(&priv->base_statss, start));
}

static const struct netdev_stat_ops gve_stat_ops = {
--
2.54.0.545.g6539524ca2-goog