netdev - Re: [patch] ifb double-counts packets

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Date:	Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:29:52 -0500
From:	jamal <hadi@...erus.ca>
To:	dean gaudet <dean@...tic.org>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] ifb double-counts packets

On Sat, 2006-23-12 at 02:35 -0800, dean gaudet wrote:
> it seems that ifb counts packets twice... both at xmit time and also in 
> the tasklet.  i'm not sure which one of the two to drop, but here's a 
> patch for dropping the counting at xmit time.

Good catch but not quite right. The correct way to do it is to increment
the rx_ counters instead of tx_ right at the top of  ifb_xmit().

Do you wanna resubmit your patch with these chmages and hopefully tested
for your situation?

cheers,
jamal


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