[RFC PATCH] ethdev: add new API for enable/disable xstat counters by ID

[Shani Peretz]

I understand what you say about the per queue statistics,
but note that we want to be able to enable/disable stat in general - the stat can be related to a specific queue, or a port, or else. but the PMD get the chance to disable the collection of it and save resources.

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> On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:46:59 +0000
> Shani Peretz <shperetz at nvidia.com> wrote:
> 
> > Sorry if it wasn't clear, in mlx5 there is limited number of counters, so if there
> are X counters and 2X queues, there won't be enough counters to get statistics
> for all queues at the same time.
> > In this case we thought the best approach would be to allow the user to
> choose which queues they want statistics from.
> > If the counters are exceeded, the user would have the option to disable the
> counter, thereby freeing up the resource for reuse elsewhere.
> >
> 
> Ok, other hardware may have same issue.
> Why not do it per-queue (not the id stuff).
> 
> Kind of related to the existing queue stat counters that need rework.
> The ixgbe has similar mapping problem.
> 
> Let's solve this once across multiple devices.