[EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH v6 1/1] examples/l2fwd-jobstats: fix timer stats display with lock contention

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:36:30 +0000
Rakesh Kudurumalla <rkudurumalla at marvell.com> wrote:

> Hi @Stephen Hemminger,
> 
> Yes, you're correct that the architecture looks unusual. But since the primary goal here is to stress-test the stats/timer subsystem under contention rather than packet forwarding, I believe the current structure serves its purpose well.


But it also exposes lots of issues. I would argue that if it is a stress test it should be in tests/
not examples. Examples are intended as guidance for how users should use the API.

This is not the example that we should guide users towards.