netdev - Re: [PATCH] IP: Increment INADDRERRORS if routing for a packet is not successful

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Message-Id: <20100601.152323.43023787.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:23:23 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	cl@...ux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	shemminger@...tta.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] IP: Increment INADDRERRORS if routing for a packet is
 not successful

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:07:34 +0200

> IPSTATS_MIB_INADDRERRORS has a strong meaning, part of RFCS.
> 
> In this path, we simulate the routing of a virtual packet, not its
> delivery.
> 
> This should not affect IPSTATS SNMP entries.
> 
> You should use another MIB entry, say LINUX_MIB_INROUTEERRORS ?

Agreed.
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