netdev - Re: [Patch RFC net-next] net: usb: r8152: Fix rx_bytes/tx

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Date:   Thu, 18 May 2017 11:22:56 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     andrew@...n.ch
Cc:     f.fainelli@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        hayeswang@...ltek.com, mario_limonciello@...l.com
Subject: Re: [Patch RFC net-next] net: usb: r8152: Fix rx_bytes/tx_bytes to
 include FCS

From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 17:09:25 +0200

> Since these are software counters, they can be consistent. From a
> practical point of view, i doubt they ever will all be consistent,
> there are simply too many drivers to test and change if
> needed. However, for the ones somebody cares about, they can be made
> consistent.
> 
> I care about r8152, and would like to make it consistent with asix,
> dsa, e1000e.

No objection from me for making software counters consistent.