net: qstat: extend kdoc about get_base_stats

mlx5 has a dedicated queue for PTP packets. Clarify that
this sort of queues can also be accounted towards the base.

Reviewed-by: Joe Damato <jdamato@fastly.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240529162922.3690698-1-kuba@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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Jakub Kicinski 2024-05-29 09:29:22 -07:00
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@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ struct netdev_queue_stats_tx {
* statistics will not generally add up to the total number of events for
* the device. The @get_base_stats callback allows filling in the delta
* between events for currently live queues and overall device history.
* @get_base_stats can also be used to report any miscellaneous packets
* transferred outside of the main set of queues used by the networking stack.
* When the statistics for the entire device are queried, first @get_base_stats
* is issued to collect the delta, and then a series of per-queue callbacks.
* Only statistics which are set in @get_base_stats will be reported