netdev - Re: [PATCH] veth: Fix veth_get

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Date:	Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:27:43 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] veth: Fix veth_get_stats()

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:09:39 +0100

> veth_get_stats() can be called in parallel on several cpus.
> 
> It's better to not reset dev->stats as it could give wrong result on
> one cpu. Use temporary variables, then store the final results.
> 
> Also, we should loop on every possible cpus, not only online cpus,
> or cpu hotplug can suddenly give wrong veth stats.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

Applied.
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