Re: [PATCH 1/1] e1000e: Fix tx/rx counters

[Michael Tokarev]

10.04.2023 18:27, timothee.cocault@gmail.com wrote:
> The bytes and packets counter registers are cleared on read.
>
> Copying the "total counter" registers to the "good counter" registers has
> side effects.
> If the "total" register is never read by the OS, it only gets incremented.
> This leads to exponential growth of the "good" register.
>
> This commit increments the counters individually to avoid this.

Smells like a -stable material, is it not?

Thanks,

/mjt