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

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Message-ID: <20111118091843.GA30303@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com>
Date:	Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:18:43 +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> :
[...]
> I'm not sure which hardware stats registers are accurate.

See rtl8169_gstrings.

> Besides, it seem r8169.c are also designed for other chipsets (8129?).

Afaik the basic statistics are consistent through the 816x and
810{2, 3} family.

> I would like other people who are quite familiar with those chipsets
> to do this job.
> 
> Is that OK ? Thanks.

Fair enough.

Eric's "ethtool -S = hardware, ip -s = software" remark makes sense
anyway. So there is no reason to be retentive.

-- 
Ueimor
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