Re: [dpdk-stable] [PATCH] net/ixgbe: add query rule stats support for FDIR

["Lu, Wenzhuo" <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>]

Hi Wei,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zhao1, Wei
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 9:52 AM
> To: Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org; Adrien Mazarguil (adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com)
> <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>
> Subject: RE: [PATCH] net/ixgbe: add query rule stats support for FDIR
> 
> Hi,Wenzhuo
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lu, Wenzhuo
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 9:46 AM
> > To: Zhao1, Wei <wei.zhao1@intel.com>
> > Cc: stable@dpdk.org; Adrien Mazarguil (adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com)
> > <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>
> > Subject: RE: [PATCH] net/ixgbe: add query rule stats support for FDIR
> >
> > Hi Wei,
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Zhao1, Wei
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 5:12 PM
> > > To: dev@dpdk.org
> > > Cc: Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>; stable@dpdk.org; Zhao1, Wei
> > > <wei.zhao1@intel.com>
> > > Subject: [PATCH] net/ixgbe: add query rule stats support for FDIR
> > >
> > > There are many registeres in x550 support stats of flow director
> > > filters, for example the number of added or removed rules and the
> > > number match or miss match packet count for this for port, all these
> > > important information can be read form registeres in x550 and
> > > display with
> > command xstats.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Wei Zhao <wei.zhao1@intel.com>
> > > ---

> 
> > 2, Looks like this info is not helpful to the users, because we cannot
> > pass it to the APP. Please check 'rte_eth_stats_get', you will find
> > rte layer doesn't expose the fdir stats.
> > You see  the old fdir APIs have the stats, like RTE_ETH_FILTER_STATS.
> > As we plan to use rte_flow to replace the old APIs, maybe we need
> > think about how to move the stats into rte_flow.
> 
> This stats is useful when using testpmd, it will be display in "show port 0
> xstats ", I have use it in that way, very useful.
Yes, you're right. APP can get info by xstat. Thanks for the clarification.