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Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 13:09:16 -0700 From: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com> To: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> CC: jimi@...x.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH updated] net: add ability to clear per-interface network statistics via procfs David Miller wrote: > From: James Cammarata <jimi@...x.net> > Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 10:18:14 -0500 > > We saw your initial patch posting, you don't need to send this > again. > > netdev added to CC: > > >>From: James Cammarata <jimi@...x.net> >> >> Added the ability to write to /proc/net/dev in order to clear the >> interface counters for a given interface. The ability to zero out >> counters (especially the error counters) is extremely useful when >> troubleshooting interface issues. Now diffed against 2.6.25.4, and >> added some sanity checking. >> >>Syntax: >> echo 'net clear-stats ifdev' > /proc/net/dev >>Where "ifdev" is the device name you wish to clear. I don't wish to suggest I don't like the change - I've used similar features on "other oses" in the past, but when something like this has come-up in the past, haven't there been concerns about MIBs and SNMP and whatnot? rick jones ftp://ftp.cup.hp.com/dist/networking/tools - beforeafter - subtract one set of stats from another... -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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