netdev - Re: [PATCH] snmp: add missing counters for RFC 4293

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Message-ID: <49F0A641.90303@cosmosbay.com>
Date:	Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:32:49 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
To:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] snmp: add missing counters for RFC 4293

Neil Horman a écrit :

> Perhaps we could define the size of each counter at compile time, so that at
> least 64 bit systems can have sane counters?

Well, mibs are "unsigned long", so are 64 bits on these systems.

> 
> Btw, I will repost one more time to take in the above enhancement you suggested
> regarding the limited use of per_cpu_ptr and in_softirq (my last post made it
> sound like I wouldnt)

OK, thanks

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