netdev - Re: [PATCH FIX net-next v1] net-forcedeth: fix possible stats inaccuracies on 32b hosts

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Message-ID: <1321560495.2444.1.camel@edumazet-laptop>
Date:	Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:08:15 +0100
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Decotigny <david.decotigny@...gle.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>,
	Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH FIX net-next v1] net-forcedeth: fix possible stats
 inaccuracies on 32b hosts

Le jeudi 17 novembre 2011 à 11:38 -0800, David Decotigny a écrit :
> The software stats are updated from BH, this change ensures that 32b
> UP hosts use appropriate protection.
> 
> Tested:
>   - HW/SW stats consistent with pktgen (in particular tx=rx)
>   - HW/SW stats consistent when tx/rx offloads disabled
>   - no problem with+without lockdep (SMP 16-way)
> 
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Decotigny <david.decotigny@...gle.com>

Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>


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