Re: [PATCH] net/core: Export dev_core_stats_rx_dropped_inc sets

[Alexander Lobakin]

From: Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:08:08 +0800

> 
> On 2023/9/13 00:22, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
>> From: Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 16:20:16 +0800

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>> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_core_stats_inc); // Why not GPL BTW?
> 
> This may be a better option.
> 
> Just because EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_core_stats_alloc) before,  but I think
> 
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL is better.

Ah I see. BTW, if you will still define increment functions as
externals, there will be no reason to export netdev_core_stats_alloc()
or even make it non-static at all.

> 
>  
>> And then build inlines:
>>
>> #define DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(FIELD)				\
>> static inline void						\
>> dev_core_stats_##FIELD##_inc(struct net_device *dev)		\
>> {								\
>> 	dev_core_stats_inc(dev,					\
>> 		offsetof(struct net_device_core_stats, FIELD));	\
>> }
>>
>> DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_dropped);
>> ...
>>
>> OR even just make them macros
>>
>> #define __DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(dev, field)			\
>> 	dev_core_stats_inc(dev,					\
>> 		offsetof(struct net_device_core_stats, field))
>>
>> #define dev_core_stats_rx_dropped_inc(dev)			\
>> 	__DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(dev, rx_dropped)
>> ...
> 
> I would like the former.  Keep it the same as before.

By "the former" you mean to build static inlines or externals? Seems
like the first one, but I got confused by your "the same as before" :D

> 
> 
>> Just don't copy that awful Thunderbird's line wrap and don't assume this
>> code builds and works and that is something finished/polished.
>>
>> You'll be able to trace functions and you'll be able to understand which
>> counter has been incremented by checking the second argument, i.e. the
>> field offset (IIRC tracing shows you arguments).
>> And that way you wouldn't geometrically increase the number of symbol
>> exports and deal with its consequences.
> I agree that.

Ok, after this one I guess you meant "I'd like to use your approach with
static inlines".

>>>  
>>>  /**
>>>   *	dev_get_stats	- get network device statistics
>> Thanks,
>> Olek

Thanks,
Olek