On Sat, 15 Feb 2025 at 18:30, David Reaver <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Konstantin Khlebnikov <koct9i@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > There is another case when counters back to zero: > > device reattachment or reinitialization. > > The device itself might be the same or completely different, > > but statistics sampling will see only restart from zero. > > > > So, maybe rephrase that counters sometimes restarts at zero. > > For example at boot, device attachment, or counter overflows. > > That makes sense. How does this version of that paragraph sound? LGTM > > All fields are cumulative, monotonic counters, except for field 9, which > resets to zero as I/Os complete. The remaining fields reset at boot, on > device reattachment or reinitialization, or when the underlying counter > overflows. Applications reading these counters should detect and handle > resets when comparing stat snapshots. > > Thanks for your feedback! > > Thanks, > David Reaver
