netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] net_sched: add 64bit rate estimators

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Date:	Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:51:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, bhutchings@...arflare.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] net_sched: add 64bit rate estimators

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:43:22 -0700

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> struct gnet_stats_rate_est contains u32 fields, so the bytes per second
> field can wrap at 34360Mbit.
> 
> Add a new gnet_stats_rate_est64 structure to get 64bit bps/pps fields,
> and switch the kernel to use this structure natively.
> 
> This structure is dumped to user space as a new attribute :
> 
> TCA_STATS_RATE_EST64
> 
> Old tc command will now display the capped bps (to 34360Mbit), instead
> of wrapped values, and updated tc command will display correct
> information.
> 
> Old tc command output, after patch :
> 
> eric:~# tc -s -d qd sh dev lo
> qdisc pfifo 8001: root refcnt 2 limit 1000p
>  Sent 80868245400 bytes 1978837 pkt (dropped 0, overlimits 0 requeues 0) 
>  rate 34360Mbit 189696pps backlog 0b 0p requeues 0 
> 
> This patch carefully reorganizes "struct Qdisc" layout to get optimal
> performance on SMP.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Cc: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>

Applied, thanks Eric.
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