netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] r8169: Add 64bit statistics

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Message-ID: <20111117093635.GA9112@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com>
Date:	Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:36:35 +0100
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Junchang Wang <junchangwang@...il.com>
Cc:	nic_swsd@...ltek.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] r8169: Add 64bit statistics

Junchang Wang <junchangwang@...il.com> :
> 
> Switch to use ndo_get_stats64 to get 64bit statistics.
> Per cpu data is used to avoid lock operations.

The 816x chipsets have hardware stats registers. The driver already
use them. Please use them more.

-- 
Ueimor
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