netdev - Re: [PATCH] Ip6{In,Out}BcastPkts statistics missing from /proc/net/snmp6

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Date:	Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:30:02 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Niels Baggesen <nba@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Ip6{In,Out}BcastPkts statistics missing from
 /proc/net/snmp6

On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 01:57 -0400, Niels Baggesen wrote:
> The subject line says it all:
> 
> Ip6{In,Out}BcastPkts statistics missing from /proc/net/snmp6
> 
> Signed-off-by: Niels Baggesen <nba@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> 
> 
> --- net/ipv6/proc.c.orig    2012-10-01 12:52:09.452543199 +0200
> +++ net/ipv6/proc.c    2012-10-01 12:53:19.794660628 +0200
> @@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
>       SNMP_MIB_ITEM("Ip6OutMcastOctets", IPSTATS_MIB_OUTMCASTOCTETS),
>       SNMP_MIB_ITEM("Ip6InBcastOctets", IPSTATS_MIB_INBCASTOCTETS),
>       SNMP_MIB_ITEM("Ip6OutBcastOctets", IPSTATS_MIB_OUTBCASTOCTETS),
> +     SNMP_MIB_ITEM("Ip6InBcastPkts", IPSTATS_MIB_INBCASTPKTS),
> +     SNMP_MIB_ITEM("Ip6OutBcastPkts", IPSTATS_MIB_OUTBCASTPKTS),
>       SNMP_MIB_SENTINEL
>   };
> 
> /Niels
> 

And does it give useful information ?

As far as I know, IPv6 doesnt increment these counters, but I might be
wrong.




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