Add new parameters (-I | --include-statistics) which will
control requesting statistic dumps from the kernel.
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <k...@kernel.org>
---
ethtool.8.in | 7 +++++++
ethtool.c | 8 ++++++++
internal.h | 1 +
3 files changed, 16 insertions(+)
diff --git a/ethtool.8.in b/ethtool.8.in
index 42c4767db33e..00cf7870376c 100644
--- a/ethtool.8.in
+++ b/ethtool.8.in
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ ethtool \- query or control network driver and hardware
settings
.B ethtool [--json]
.I args
.HP
+.B ethtool [-I | --include-statistics]
+.I args
+.HP
.B ethtool \-\-monitor
[
.I command
@@ -499,6 +502,10 @@ Output results in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON). Only
a subset of
options support this. Those which do not will continue to output
plain text in the presence of this option.
.TP
+.B \-I \-\-include\-statistics
+Include command-related statistics in the output. This option allows
+displaying relevant device statistics for selected get commands.
+.TP
.B \-a \-\-show\-pause
Queries the specified Ethernet device for pause parameter information.
.TP
diff --git a/ethtool.c b/ethtool.c
index ae5310e9e306..309539579cc9 100644
--- a/ethtool.c
+++ b/ethtool.c
@@ -5963,6 +5963,7 @@ static int show_usage(struct cmd_context *ctx
__maybe_unused)
fprintf(stdout, "FLAGS:\n");
fprintf(stdout, " --debug MASK turn on debugging messages\n");
fprintf(stdout, " --json enable JSON output format (not
supported by all commands)\n");
+ fprintf(stdout, " -I|--include-statistics request device
statistics related to the command (not supported by all commands)\n");
return 0;
}
@@ -6223,6 +6224,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argp)
argc -= 1;
continue;
}
+ if (*argp && (!strcmp(*argp, "--include-statistics") ||
+ !strcmp(*argp, "-I"))) {
+ ctx.show_stats = true;
+ argp += 1;
+ argc -= 1;
+ continue;
+ }
break;
}
if (*argp && !strcmp(*argp, "--monitor")) {
diff --git a/internal.h b/internal.h
index d096a28abfa2..1c0652d28793 100644
--- a/internal.h
+++ b/internal.h
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ struct cmd_context {
char **argp; /* arguments to the sub-command */
unsigned long debug; /* debugging mask */
bool json; /* Output JSON, if supported */
+ bool show_stats; /* include command-specific stats */
#ifdef ETHTOOL_ENABLE_NETLINK
struct nl_context *nlctx; /* netlink context (opaque) */
#endif
--
2.26.2
