2023-09-19 19:16:49

by Yajun Deng

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Subject: [PATCH net-next v5] net/core: Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() for trace

Although there is a kfree_skb_reason() helper function that can be used to
find the reason why this skb is dropped, but most callers didn't increase
one of rx_dropped, tx_dropped, rx_nohandler and rx_otherhost_dropped.

For the users, people are more concerned about why the dropped in ip
is increasing.

Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() for trace. Also, move dev_core_stats()
and netdev_core_stats_alloc() to dev.c, as they are not called externally.

Signed-off-by: Yajun Deng <[email protected]>
Suggested-by: Alexander Lobakin <[email protected]>
---
v5: Access the per cpu pointer before reach the relevant offset.
v4: Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() instead of export dev_core_stats_*_inc()
v3: __cold should be added to the netdev_core_stats_alloc().
v2: use __cold instead of inline in dev_core_stats().
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/
---
include/linux/netdevice.h | 21 ++++-----------------
net/core/dev.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index db3d8429d50d..4c258d44c7d2 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -4001,32 +4001,19 @@ static __always_inline bool __is_skb_forwardable(const struct net_device *dev,
return false;
}

-struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device *dev);
-
-static inline struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *dev_core_stats(struct net_device *dev)
-{
- /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the write in netdev_core_stats_alloc() */
- struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p = READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
-
- if (likely(p))
- return p;
-
- return netdev_core_stats_alloc(dev);
-}
+void netdev_core_stats_inc(struct net_device *dev, u32 offset);

#define DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(FIELD) \
static inline void dev_core_stats_##FIELD##_inc(struct net_device *dev) \
{ \
- struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p; \
- \
- p = dev_core_stats(dev); \
- if (p) \
- this_cpu_inc(p->FIELD); \
+ netdev_core_stats_inc(dev, \
+ offsetof(struct net_device_core_stats, FIELD)); \
}
DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_dropped)
DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(tx_dropped)
DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_nohandler)
DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_otherhost_dropped)
+#undef DEV_CORE_STATS_INC

static __always_inline int ____dev_forward_skb(struct net_device *dev,
struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 606a366cc209..4bc0161bc0d6 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -10497,7 +10497,8 @@ void netdev_stats_to_stats64(struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats64,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_stats_to_stats64);

-struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device *dev)
+static __cold struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(
+ struct net_device *dev)
{
struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p;

@@ -10510,7 +10511,28 @@ struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device
/* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the cmpxchg() above */
return READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_core_stats_alloc);
+
+static inline struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats(
+ struct net_device *dev)
+{
+ /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the write in netdev_core_stats_alloc() */
+ struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p = READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
+
+ if (likely(p))
+ return p;
+
+ return netdev_core_stats_alloc(dev);
+}
+
+void netdev_core_stats_inc(struct net_device *dev, u32 offset)
+{
+ struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p;
+
+ p = netdev_core_stats(dev);
+ if (p)
+ (*(unsigned long *)((void *)this_cpu_ptr(p) + offset))++;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_core_stats_inc);

/**
* dev_get_stats - get network device statistics
--
2.25.1


2023-09-27 07:27:25

by Yajun Deng

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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5] net/core: Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() for trace

Hi, MAINTAINERS,

Kindly ping...

Thanks


On 2023/9/19 21:55, Yajun Deng wrote:
> Although there is a kfree_skb_reason() helper function that can be used to
> find the reason why this skb is dropped, but most callers didn't increase
> one of rx_dropped, tx_dropped, rx_nohandler and rx_otherhost_dropped.
>
> For the users, people are more concerned about why the dropped in ip
> is increasing.
>
> Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() for trace. Also, move dev_core_stats()
> and netdev_core_stats_alloc() to dev.c, as they are not called externally.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yajun Deng <[email protected]>
> Suggested-by: Alexander Lobakin <[email protected]>
> ---
> v5: Access the per cpu pointer before reach the relevant offset.
> v4: Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() instead of export dev_core_stats_*_inc()
> v3: __cold should be added to the netdev_core_stats_alloc().
> v2: use __cold instead of inline in dev_core_stats().
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/
> ---
> include/linux/netdevice.h | 21 ++++-----------------
> net/core/dev.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> index db3d8429d50d..4c258d44c7d2 100644
> --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
> +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> @@ -4001,32 +4001,19 @@ static __always_inline bool __is_skb_forwardable(const struct net_device *dev,
> return false;
> }
>
> -struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device *dev);
> -
> -static inline struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *dev_core_stats(struct net_device *dev)
> -{
> - /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the write in netdev_core_stats_alloc() */
> - struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p = READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
> -
> - if (likely(p))
> - return p;
> -
> - return netdev_core_stats_alloc(dev);
> -}
> +void netdev_core_stats_inc(struct net_device *dev, u32 offset);
>
> #define DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(FIELD) \
> static inline void dev_core_stats_##FIELD##_inc(struct net_device *dev) \
> { \
> - struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p; \
> - \
> - p = dev_core_stats(dev); \
> - if (p) \
> - this_cpu_inc(p->FIELD); \
> + netdev_core_stats_inc(dev, \
> + offsetof(struct net_device_core_stats, FIELD)); \
> }
> DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_dropped)
> DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(tx_dropped)
> DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_nohandler)
> DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_otherhost_dropped)
> +#undef DEV_CORE_STATS_INC
>
> static __always_inline int ____dev_forward_skb(struct net_device *dev,
> struct sk_buff *skb,
> diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
> index 606a366cc209..4bc0161bc0d6 100644
> --- a/net/core/dev.c
> +++ b/net/core/dev.c
> @@ -10497,7 +10497,8 @@ void netdev_stats_to_stats64(struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats64,
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_stats_to_stats64);
>
> -struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device *dev)
> +static __cold struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(
> + struct net_device *dev)
> {
> struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p;
>
> @@ -10510,7 +10511,28 @@ struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device
> /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the cmpxchg() above */
> return READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
> }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_core_stats_alloc);
> +
> +static inline struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats(
> + struct net_device *dev)
> +{
> + /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the write in netdev_core_stats_alloc() */
> + struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p = READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
> +
> + if (likely(p))
> + return p;
> +
> + return netdev_core_stats_alloc(dev);
> +}
> +
> +void netdev_core_stats_inc(struct net_device *dev, u32 offset)
> +{
> + struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p;
> +
> + p = netdev_core_stats(dev);
> + if (p)
> + (*(unsigned long *)((void *)this_cpu_ptr(p) + offset))++;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_core_stats_inc);
>
> /**
> * dev_get_stats - get network device statistics

2023-09-28 12:06:16

by Paolo Abeni

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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5] net/core: Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() for trace

On Tue, 2023-09-19 at 21:55 +0800, Yajun Deng wrote:
> Although there is a kfree_skb_reason() helper function that can be used to
> find the reason why this skb is dropped, but most callers didn't increase
> one of rx_dropped, tx_dropped, rx_nohandler and rx_otherhost_dropped.
>
> For the users, people are more concerned about why the dropped in ip
> is increasing.
>
> Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() for trace. Also, move dev_core_stats()
> and netdev_core_stats_alloc() to dev.c, as they are not called externally.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yajun Deng <[email protected]>
> Suggested-by: Alexander Lobakin <[email protected]>
> ---
> v5: Access the per cpu pointer before reach the relevant offset.
> v4: Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() instead of export dev_core_stats_*_inc()
> v3: __cold should be added to the netdev_core_stats_alloc().
> v2: use __cold instead of inline in dev_core_stats().
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/
> ---
> include/linux/netdevice.h | 21 ++++-----------------
> net/core/dev.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> index db3d8429d50d..4c258d44c7d2 100644
> --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
> +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> @@ -4001,32 +4001,19 @@ static __always_inline bool __is_skb_forwardable(const struct net_device *dev,
> return false;
> }
>
> -struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device *dev);
> -
> -static inline struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *dev_core_stats(struct net_device *dev)
> -{
> - /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the write in netdev_core_stats_alloc() */
> - struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p = READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
> -
> - if (likely(p))
> - return p;
> -
> - return netdev_core_stats_alloc(dev);
> -}
> +void netdev_core_stats_inc(struct net_device *dev, u32 offset);
>
> #define DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(FIELD) \
> static inline void dev_core_stats_##FIELD##_inc(struct net_device *dev) \
> { \
> - struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p; \
> - \
> - p = dev_core_stats(dev); \
> - if (p) \
> - this_cpu_inc(p->FIELD); \
> + netdev_core_stats_inc(dev, \
> + offsetof(struct net_device_core_stats, FIELD)); \
> }
> DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_dropped)
> DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(tx_dropped)
> DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_nohandler)
> DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_otherhost_dropped)
> +#undef DEV_CORE_STATS_INC
>
> static __always_inline int ____dev_forward_skb(struct net_device *dev,
> struct sk_buff *skb,
> diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
> index 606a366cc209..4bc0161bc0d6 100644
> --- a/net/core/dev.c
> +++ b/net/core/dev.c
> @@ -10497,7 +10497,8 @@ void netdev_stats_to_stats64(struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats64,
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_stats_to_stats64);
>
> -struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device *dev)
> +static __cold struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(
> + struct net_device *dev)
> {
> struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p;
>
> @@ -10510,7 +10511,28 @@ struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device
> /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the cmpxchg() above */
> return READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
> }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_core_stats_alloc);
> +
> +static inline struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats(
> + struct net_device *dev)

I'm sorry for the delayed feedback - conference and traveling in the
way.

It looks like the 'inline' keyword above is a left-over of a previous
revision? The compiler should generate the same code even without it,
right? If so, it should be better drop it.

Cheers,

Paolo

2023-09-28 19:40:23

by Yajun Deng

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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5] net/core: Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() for trace


On 2023/9/28 16:23, Paolo Abeni wrote:
> On Tue, 2023-09-19 at 21:55 +0800, Yajun Deng wrote:
>> Although there is a kfree_skb_reason() helper function that can be used to
>> find the reason why this skb is dropped, but most callers didn't increase
>> one of rx_dropped, tx_dropped, rx_nohandler and rx_otherhost_dropped.
>>
>> For the users, people are more concerned about why the dropped in ip
>> is increasing.
>>
>> Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() for trace. Also, move dev_core_stats()
>> and netdev_core_stats_alloc() to dev.c, as they are not called externally.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Yajun Deng <[email protected]>
>> Suggested-by: Alexander Lobakin <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> v5: Access the per cpu pointer before reach the relevant offset.
>> v4: Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() instead of export dev_core_stats_*_inc()
>> v3: __cold should be added to the netdev_core_stats_alloc().
>> v2: use __cold instead of inline in dev_core_stats().
>> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/
>> ---
>> include/linux/netdevice.h | 21 ++++-----------------
>> net/core/dev.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>> 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
>> index db3d8429d50d..4c258d44c7d2 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
>> @@ -4001,32 +4001,19 @@ static __always_inline bool __is_skb_forwardable(const struct net_device *dev,
>> return false;
>> }
>>
>> -struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device *dev);
>> -
>> -static inline struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *dev_core_stats(struct net_device *dev)
>> -{
>> - /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the write in netdev_core_stats_alloc() */
>> - struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p = READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
>> -
>> - if (likely(p))
>> - return p;
>> -
>> - return netdev_core_stats_alloc(dev);
>> -}
>> +void netdev_core_stats_inc(struct net_device *dev, u32 offset);
>>
>> #define DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(FIELD) \
>> static inline void dev_core_stats_##FIELD##_inc(struct net_device *dev) \
>> { \
>> - struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p; \
>> - \
>> - p = dev_core_stats(dev); \
>> - if (p) \
>> - this_cpu_inc(p->FIELD); \
>> + netdev_core_stats_inc(dev, \
>> + offsetof(struct net_device_core_stats, FIELD)); \
>> }
>> DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_dropped)
>> DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(tx_dropped)
>> DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_nohandler)
>> DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_otherhost_dropped)
>> +#undef DEV_CORE_STATS_INC
>>
>> static __always_inline int ____dev_forward_skb(struct net_device *dev,
>> struct sk_buff *skb,
>> diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
>> index 606a366cc209..4bc0161bc0d6 100644
>> --- a/net/core/dev.c
>> +++ b/net/core/dev.c
>> @@ -10497,7 +10497,8 @@ void netdev_stats_to_stats64(struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats64,
>> }
>> EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_stats_to_stats64);
>>
>> -struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device *dev)
>> +static __cold struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(
>> + struct net_device *dev)
>> {
>> struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p;
>>
>> @@ -10510,7 +10511,28 @@ struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device
>> /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the cmpxchg() above */
>> return READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
>> }
>> -EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_core_stats_alloc);
>> +
>> +static inline struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats(
>> + struct net_device *dev)
> I'm sorry for the delayed feedback - conference and traveling in the
> way.
>
> It looks like the 'inline' keyword above is a left-over of a previous
> revision? The compiler should generate the same code even without it,
> right? If so, it should be better drop it.


If so, should I merge netdev_core_stats and netdev_core_stats_inc
together, as it didn't called by others. Like:

void netdev_core_stats_inc(struct net_device *dev, u32 offset)
{
        /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the write in
netdev_core_stats_alloc() */
        struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p =
READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);

        if (unlikely(!p))
                p = netdev_core_stats_alloc(dev);

        if (p)
                (*(unsigned long *)((void *)this_cpu_ptr(p) + offset))++;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_core_stats_inc);


>
> Cheers,
>
> Paolo
>

2023-09-29 04:45:13

by Paolo Abeni

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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5] net/core: Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() for trace

On Thu, 2023-09-28 at 17:21 +0800, Yajun Deng wrote:
> On 2023/9/28 16:23, Paolo Abeni wrote:
> > On Tue, 2023-09-19 at 21:55 +0800, Yajun Deng wrote:
> > > Although there is a kfree_skb_reason() helper function that can be used to
> > > find the reason why this skb is dropped, but most callers didn't increase
> > > one of rx_dropped, tx_dropped, rx_nohandler and rx_otherhost_dropped.
> > >
> > > For the users, people are more concerned about why the dropped in ip
> > > is increasing.
> > >
> > > Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() for trace. Also, move dev_core_stats()
> > > and netdev_core_stats_alloc() to dev.c, as they are not called externally.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Yajun Deng <[email protected]>
> > > Suggested-by: Alexander Lobakin <[email protected]>
> > > ---
> > > v5: Access the per cpu pointer before reach the relevant offset.
> > > v4: Introduce netdev_core_stats_inc() instead of export dev_core_stats_*_inc()
> > > v3: __cold should be added to the netdev_core_stats_alloc().
> > > v2: use __cold instead of inline in dev_core_stats().
> > > v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/
> > > ---
> > > include/linux/netdevice.h | 21 ++++-----------------
> > > net/core/dev.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> > > 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> > > index db3d8429d50d..4c258d44c7d2 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> > > @@ -4001,32 +4001,19 @@ static __always_inline bool __is_skb_forwardable(const struct net_device *dev,
> > > return false;
> > > }
> > >
> > > -struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device *dev);
> > > -
> > > -static inline struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *dev_core_stats(struct net_device *dev)
> > > -{
> > > - /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the write in netdev_core_stats_alloc() */
> > > - struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p = READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
> > > -
> > > - if (likely(p))
> > > - return p;
> > > -
> > > - return netdev_core_stats_alloc(dev);
> > > -}
> > > +void netdev_core_stats_inc(struct net_device *dev, u32 offset);
> > >
> > > #define DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(FIELD) \
> > > static inline void dev_core_stats_##FIELD##_inc(struct net_device *dev) \
> > > { \
> > > - struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p; \
> > > - \
> > > - p = dev_core_stats(dev); \
> > > - if (p) \
> > > - this_cpu_inc(p->FIELD); \
> > > + netdev_core_stats_inc(dev, \
> > > + offsetof(struct net_device_core_stats, FIELD)); \
> > > }
> > > DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_dropped)
> > > DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(tx_dropped)
> > > DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_nohandler)
> > > DEV_CORE_STATS_INC(rx_otherhost_dropped)
> > > +#undef DEV_CORE_STATS_INC
> > >
> > > static __always_inline int ____dev_forward_skb(struct net_device *dev,
> > > struct sk_buff *skb,
> > > diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
> > > index 606a366cc209..4bc0161bc0d6 100644
> > > --- a/net/core/dev.c
> > > +++ b/net/core/dev.c
> > > @@ -10497,7 +10497,8 @@ void netdev_stats_to_stats64(struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats64,
> > > }
> > > EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_stats_to_stats64);
> > >
> > > -struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device *dev)
> > > +static __cold struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(
> > > + struct net_device *dev)
> > > {
> > > struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p;
> > >
> > > @@ -10510,7 +10511,28 @@ struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats_alloc(struct net_device
> > > /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the cmpxchg() above */
> > > return READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
> > > }
> > > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_core_stats_alloc);
> > > +
> > > +static inline struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *netdev_core_stats(
> > > + struct net_device *dev)
> > I'm sorry for the delayed feedback - conference and traveling in the
> > way.
> >
> > It looks like the 'inline' keyword above is a left-over of a previous
> > revision? The compiler should generate the same code even without it,
> > right? If so, it should be better drop it.
>
>
> If so, should I merge netdev_core_stats and netdev_core_stats_inc
> together, as it didn't called by others. Like:
>
> void netdev_core_stats_inc(struct net_device *dev, u32 offset)
> {
>         /* This READ_ONCE() pairs with the write in
> netdev_core_stats_alloc() */
>         struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p =
> READ_ONCE(dev->core_stats);
>
>         if (unlikely(!p))
>                 p = netdev_core_stats_alloc(dev);
>
>         if (p)
>                 (*(unsigned long *)((void *)this_cpu_ptr(p) + offset))++;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_core_stats_inc);

Makes sense to me. I initially thought the code would be more readable
with 2 separate functions, but the above LGTM.

Cheers,

Paolo