| Message ID | 20210419200345.2984715-1-kuba@kernel.org |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [net-next] ethtool: stats: clarify the initialization to ETHTOOL_STAT_NOT_SET | expand |
diff --git a/net/ethtool/stats.c b/net/ethtool/stats.c index acb2b080c358..b7642dc96d50 100644 --- a/net/ethtool/stats.c +++ b/net/ethtool/stats.c @@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ static int stats_prepare_data(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base, if (ret < 0) return ret; + /* Mark all stats as unset (see ETHTOOL_STAT_NOT_SET) to prevent them + * from being reported to user space in case driver did not set them. + */ memset(&data->phy_stats, 0xff, sizeof(data->phy_stats)); memset(&data->mac_stats, 0xff, sizeof(data->mac_stats)); memset(&data->ctrl_stats, 0xff, sizeof(data->mac_stats));
Ido suggests we add a comment about the init of stats to -1. This is unlikely to be clear to first time readers. Suggested-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> --- net/ethtool/stats.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)