netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/4] net: add rx

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 2016 13:09:47 -0800
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>,
	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
	Tom Herbert <tom@...bertland.com>,
	Jay Vosburgh <j.vosburgh@...il.com>,
	Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...il.com>,
	Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/4] net: add rx_unhandled stat counter

On Wed, 2016-01-27 at 15:21 -0500, Jarod Wilson wrote:

> diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> index 289c231..7973ab5 100644
> --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
> +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> @@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ struct net_device_stats {
>  	unsigned long	tx_window_errors;
>  	unsigned long	rx_compressed;
>  	unsigned long	tx_compressed;
> +	unsigned long	rx_unhandled;
>  };
>  

This structure is deprecated, please do not add new fields in it,
as it will increase netlink answers for no good reason.

rtnl_link_stats64 is what really matters these days.