netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next-2.6] ixgbe: Use the instance of net_device_stats from net

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Message-ID: <80769D7B14936844A23C0C43D9FBCF0F12C29BFD9E@orsmsx501.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:28:56 -0700
From:	"Duyck, Alexander H" <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
To:	Ajit Khaparde <ajitk@...verengines.com>,
	"Tantilov, Emil S" <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>
CC:	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next-2.6] ixgbe: Use the instance of
	net_device_stats from net_device.

Ajit Khaparde wrote:
> On 08/10/09 15:55 -0600, Tantilov, Emil S wrote:
>> Ajit Khaparde wrote:
>>> Since net_device has an instance of net_device_stats,
>>> we can remove the instance of this from the private adapter
>>> structure. 
>>> 
>>> Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajitk@...verengines.com>
>> 
>> I am seeing an issues with these patches where some counters are
>> messed up: 
>> 
> Thanks for testing the changes.
> There was an error in the way I was trying to offset for the netdev
> stats. 
> I have a fix for it now.  I would like to know if you would prefer an
> incremental patch or a patch with the previous changes too.
> I will mail the patches accordingly.  Sorry for the delay in sending
> this out. 
> 
> -Ajit

An incremental patch would probably be the best way to go since the previous changes were already accepted upstream.

Thanks,

Alex--
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