linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] netxen: fix ethtool rx_dropped information in ethtool get_ethtool

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Message-ID: <20140720180117.GA18951@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com>
Date:	Sun, 20 Jul 2014 20:01:17 +0200
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Ethan Zhao <ethan.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:	Rajesh Borundia <rajesh.borundia@...gic.com>,
	Ethan Zhao <ethan.zhao@...cle.com>,
	Manish Chopra <manish.chopra@...gic.com>,
	Sony Chacko <sony.chacko@...gic.com>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] netxen: fix ethtool rx_dropped information in ethtool
 get_ethtool_stats()

Ethan Zhao <ethan.kernel@...il.com> :
[...]
> you leave us without a tool to track the net core part. Would you like to
> hack the kernel code and rebuild just for peek the dropping packets ?

Search 'dropwatch' on your favorite engine search.

[...]
> More radically, and maybe you should write patches to fix them to keep
> their focus. That is to prove you have principle and always fight for it.

It's 15 years late but it's still a good advice. :o)

-- 
Ueimor
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