netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: rename and move busy poll mib counter

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Date:	Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:23:06 +0300
From:	Eliezer Tamir <eliezer.tamir@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Shawn Bohrer <sbohrer@...advisors.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Eliezer Tamir <eliezer@...ir.org.il>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: rename and move busy poll mib counter

On 06/08/2013 13:14, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-08-06 at 12:52 +0300, Eliezer Tamir wrote:
>> Move the low latency mib counter to the ip section.
>> Rename it from low latency to busy poll.
>>
>> Reported-by: Shawn Bohrer <sbohrer@...advisors.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Eliezer Tamir <eliezer.tamir@...ux.intel.com>
>> ---
> 
> Well, it should not be part of IP mib, but a socket one (not existing so
> far)
> 
> Linux MIB already contains few non TCP counters :
> 
> LINUX_MIB_ARPFILTER
> LINUX_MIB_IPRPFILTER
> 
> Its mostly populated by TCP counters, sure.

So, just rename it to busy poll?
Or maybe just drop the whole patch?
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