net/mlx5e: Monitor counters commands support
authorEyal Davidovich <eyald@mellanox.com>
Mon, 8 Oct 2018 09:16:01 +0000 (12:16 +0300)
committerSaeed Mahameed <saeedm@mellanox.com>
Tue, 11 Dec 2018 22:52:20 +0000 (14:52 -0800)
commit2f8bc4917a86f4504f85f0e24d67d17bd2a9bfc1
treebb666bf0a853391faec7357c256611c638c5e258
parent75370eb0d3b802f54600f2fc3ae5255fe9270112
net/mlx5e: Monitor counters commands support

new file monitor_stats.c for the new API.
add arm_monitor_counter new command support.
add set_monitor_counter new command support.

The device can monitor specific counters and provide an event to notify
when these counters are changed.
The monitoring is done in best effort manner where the minimum
notification period is 200 ms, however when the device is loaded, the
notification might be delayed.
To configure the required counters to be monitored, the
SET_MONITOR_COUNTER command shall be used with a list of counters to be
monitored.
The device firmware can monitor up to HCA_CAP.max_num_of_monitor_counters.
The configuration is done based on counter type (such as ppcnt, q counter,
etc) and additional param according to the type of counter selected.
Upon monitor counter change, the device will generate
Monitor_Counter_Change event.
The device will not generate new events unless the driver re-arms the
monitoring functionality, using the ARM_MONITOR_COUNTER command.

Signed-off-by: Eyal Davidovich <eyald@mellanox.com>
Reviewed-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@mellanox.com>
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Makefile
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/monitor_stats.c [new file with mode: 0644]
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/monitor_stats.h [new file with mode: 0644]