net/mlx5e: Get the latest values from counters in switchdev mode
commit dcdf4ce0 upstream. In the switchdev mode, when running "cat /sys/class/net/NIC/statistics/tx_packets", the ppcnt register is accessed to get the latest values. But currently this command can not get the correct values from ppcnt. From firmware manual, before getting the 802_3 counters, the 802_3 data layout should be set to the ppcnt register. When the command "cat /sys/class/net/NIC/statistics/tx_packets" is run, before updating 802_3 data layout with ppcnt register, the monitor counters are tested. The test result will decide the 802_3 data layout is updated or not. Actually the monitor counters do not support to monitor rx/tx stats of 802_3 in switchdev mode. So the rx/tx counters change will not trigger monitor counters. So the 802_3 data layout will not be updated in ppcnt register. Finally this command can not get the latest values from ppcnt register with 802_3 data layout. Fixes: 5c7e8bbb ("net/mlx5e: Use monitor counters for update stats") Signed-off-by: Zhu Yanjun <yanjunz@mellanox.com> Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@mellanox.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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