netdev - Re: [patch] add net_device_stats support to ethtool

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Date:	Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:03:34 -0800
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	Dan Nicolaescu <dann@....uci.edu>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] add net_device_stats support to ethtool

Dan Nicolaescu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have posted this patch in the past with absolutely no reply.
> I would appreciate some sort of feedback of the form 
> interested/not interested.  Should I just drop it?
>
>   
I like it, but why not offer this for all devices since they all have 
these stats.
Could add new handlers called something like .get_strings_generic, or
just add this to the higher-level ethtool handling before it looks for 
handlers.

Thanks,
Ben

-- 
Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com> 
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com


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