ixgbe: Fix TX stats accounting
Here is an updated version, because ixgbe_get_ethtool_stats() needs to call dev_get_stats() or "ethtool -S" wont give correct tx_bytes/tx_packets values. Several cpus can update netdev->stats.tx_bytes & netdev->stats.tx_packets in parallel. In this case, TX stats are under estimated and false sharing takes place. After a pktgen session sending exactly 200000000 packets : # ifconfig fiber0 | grep TX TX packets:198501982 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 Multi queue devices should instead use txq->tx_bytes & txq->tx_packets in their xmit() method (appropriate txq lock already held by caller, no cache line miss), or use appropriate locking. After patch, same pktgen session gives : # ifconfig fiber0 | grep TX TX packets:200000000 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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