Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 3/5] net: dsa: microchip: add eth mac grouping for ethtool statistics

From: Vladimir Oltean
Date: Fri Feb 17 2023 - 11:42:52 EST


On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 04:01:15PM +0100, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> > + ++mib->cnt_ptr;
>
> Reason for the pre-increment? :)

because it's kool

Somebody not that long ago suggested that pre-increment is "less resource consuming":
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/677a5e37aab97a4f992d35c41329733c5f3082fb.1675407169.git.daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/#25197216

Of course, when pressed to explain more, he stopped responding.