netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] sky2: implement 64 bit stats

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Date:	Sat, 01 Jan 2011 14:02:35 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	shemminger@...tta.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] sky2: implement 64 bit stats

From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:34:27 -0800

> This implements 64 bit statistics support and fixes races when reading
> counter values. The PHY counters can only be accessed 16 bits at a time,
> so they are subject to carry races.
> 
> NB:
>   * TX/RX counters are maintained in software because the the hardware packet count
>     is only a 32 bit value.
> 
>   * Error counters are really only 32 bit.
> 
>   * Old 32 bit counter fields in dev->stats still used for some
>     software counters
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>

Applied, thanks Stephen.
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