netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2 v4 0/4] update ifstat for new stats

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Message-ID: <20170112163231.443f9205@griffin>
Date:   Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:32:31 +0100
From:   Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
To:     Nogah Frankel <nogahf@...lanox.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, stephen@...workplumber.org,
        roszenrami@...il.com, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com, jiri@...lanox.com,
        idosch@...lanox.com, eladr@...lanox.com, yotamg@...lanox.com,
        ogerlitz@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2 v4 0/4] update ifstat for new stats

On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 15:49:47 +0200, Nogah Frankel wrote:
> Previously stats were gotten by RTM_GETLINK which returns 32 bits based
> statistics. It supports only one type of stats.
> Lately, a new method to get stats was added - RTM_GETSTATS. It supports
> ability to choose stats type. The basic stats were changed from 32 bits
> based to 64 bits based.
> 
> This patchset adds ifstat the ability to get extended stats by this
> method. Its adds two types of extended stats:
> 64bits - the same as the "normal" stats but get the stats from the cpu
> in 64 bits based struct.
> cpu_hits - for packets that hit cpu.

Please add also documentation to the respective man pages.

 Jiri