netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/1] l2tp: fix up inconsistent rx/tx statistics

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Date:   Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:37:15 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     tparkin@...alix.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jchapman@...alix.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/1] l2tp: fix up inconsistent rx/tx statistics

From: Tom Parkin <tparkin@...alix.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:23:21 +0100

> Historically L2TP core statistics count the L2TP header in the
> per-session and per-tunnel byte counts tracked for transmission and
> receipt.
> 
> Now that l2tp_xmit_skb updates tx stats, it is necessary for
> l2tp_xmit_core to pass out the length of the transmitted packet so that
> the statistics can be updated correctly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tom Parkin <tparkin@...alix.com>

Applied.