Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] net: tuntap: Leverage core stats allocator

From: Willem de Bruijn
Date: Tue Mar 05 2024 - 04:21:06 EST


Breno Leitao wrote:
> With commit 34d21de99cea9 ("net: Move {l,t,d}stats allocation to core and
> convert veth & vrf"), stats allocation could be done on net core
> instead of in this driver.
>
> With this new approach, the driver doesn't have to bother with error
> handling (allocation failure checking, making sure free happens in the
> right spot, etc). This is core responsibility now.
>
> Remove the allocation in the tun/tap driver and leverage the network
> core allocation instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@xxxxxxxxxx>