From: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicin...@netronome.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 20:01:26 -0800
> Commit 0dfb33a0d7e2 ("sch_red: report backlog information") copied
> child's backlog into RED's backlog. Back then RED did not maintain
> its own backlog counts. This has changed after commit 2ccccf5fb43f
> ("net_sched: update hierarchical backlog too") and commit d7f4f332f082
> ("sch_red: update backlog as well"). Copying is no longer necessary.
>
> Tested:
>
> $ tc -s qdisc show dev veth0
> qdisc red 1: root refcnt 2 limit 400000b min 30000b max 30000b ecn
> Sent 20942 bytes 221 pkt (dropped 0, overlimits 0 requeues 0)
> backlog 1260b 14p requeues 14
> marked 0 early 0 pdrop 0 other 0
> qdisc tbf 2: parent 1: rate 1Kbit burst 15000b lat 3585.0s
> Sent 20942 bytes 221 pkt (dropped 0, overlimits 138 requeues 0)
> backlog 1260b 14p requeues 14
>
> Recently RED offload was added. We need to make sure drivers don't
> depend on resetting the stats. This means backlog should be treated
> like any other statistic:
>
> total_stat = new_hw_stat - prev_hw_stat;
>
> Adjust mlxsw.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicin...@netronome.com>
Jiri, please review.
Thanks.
