mirror of
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
synced 2026-05-06 07:34:03 -04:00
efe28034ea
VNIC testing on multi-core Power systems showed SAR stats drift and packet rate inconsistencies under load. Implements ndo_get_stats64 to provide safe aggregation of queue-level atomic64 counters into rtnl_link_stats64 for use by tools like 'ip -s', 'ifconfig', and 'sar'. Switch to ndo_get_stats64 to align SAR reporting with the standard kernel interface for retrieving netdev stats. This removes redundant per-adapter stat updates, reduces overhead, eliminates cacheline bouncing from hot path updates, and improves the accuracy of reported packet rates. Signed-off-by: Mingming Cao <mmc@linux.ibm.com> Reviewed-by: Brian King <bjking1@linux.ibm.com> Reviewed-by: Dave Marquardt <davemarq@linux.ibm.com> Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org> ---- Changes since v3: link to v3: https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg1107999.html -- keep per queue counters as u64 (this patch) and drop off patch 1 in v3 Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250716152115.61143-1-mmc@linux.ibm.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.