Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 5/5] ionic: Add .get_fec_stats ethtool handler

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 18:32:09 -0700

On Tue, 12 May 2026 15:44:21 -0700 Eric Joyner wrote:
> This includes 802.3ck FEC histogram data that some newer
> hardware collects.

Ah. "Some newer hardware"? As Sashiko points out the standard stats
are designed trying to avoid "does 0 mean unsupported or 0" ambiguity.
You need to figure out if the device reports them and if not - don't
set ranges.