Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] selftests: drv-net: let ethtool stats settle before reading

Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-kselftest,org.kernel.vger.netdev
Message-ID <[email protected]> 
On Sat, Aug 08, 2026 at 09:36:53AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Some devices refresh the statistics exposed via ethtool only
> periodically, every stats-block-usecs (as reported by ethtool -c).

Interesting. I did not know that existed. Which also suggests not many
drivers actually set it.

I will keep an eye out for drivers which should set this, but don't.

  Andrew
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