On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:54:54 +0800 Xuan Zhuo wrote: > make virtio-net support getting the stats from the device by ethtool -S > <eth0>. > > Due to the numerous descriptors stats, an organization method is > required. For this purpose, I have introduced the "virtnet_stats_map". > Utilizing this array simplifies coding tasks such as generating field > names, calculating buffer sizes for requests and responses, and parsing > replies from the device. By iterating over the "virtnet_stats_map," > these operations become more streamlined and efficient.
Don't duplicate the stats which get reported via the netlink API in ethtool. Similar story to the rtnl stats: https://docs.kernel.org/next/networking/statistics.html#notes-for-driver-authors
