netdev - Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 13589] New: usbnet and /proc/net/dev stats

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Date:	Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:23:41 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>, bjk@...sci.net
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 13589] New: usbnet and /proc/net/dev stats


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On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:24:13 GMT
bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13589
> 
>            Summary: usbnet and /proc/net/dev stats
>            Product: Networking
>            Version: 2.5
>     Kernel Version: 2.6.30
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Other
>         AssignedTo: acme@...stprotocols.net
>         ReportedBy: bjk@...sci.net
>         Regression: No
> 
> 
> Commit 805aaa29fa breaks device statistics with the usbnet module. Reverting
> this commit fixes it. I think usbnet needed this callback to lookup the dev so
> it could update .stats.
> 
> Also, I do have CONFIG_COMPAT_NET_DEV_OPS defined and am using usbnet with
> cdc_ether and zaurus.
> 

This has turned into a bit of a mess, as the fix which I typed in needs
the revert of another patch, and I don't know what actually went wrong
with usbnet stats anyway.

Could someone (Stephen?) please take a look?

As it appears to be a 2.6.29->2.6.30 regression, please remember to cc
stable@...nel.org on any fixes, thanks.

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