Re: [NET] 64 bit byte counter for 2.6.3

[Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:51:19 +0200
Markus Hästbacka <midian@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ok, Here's a patch for 64 bit byte counters for 2.6.3. For any intrested
> users to try.
> 
> That means in english that the limit for RX bytes and TX bytes (in
> ifconfig for example) is much higher than the old 4GB limit on 32 bit
> systems.
> 
> Orginal patch by Miika Pekkarinen, ported forward from 2.5 by me.
> 
> Patch says 2.6.3-rc1, but patches cleanly on 2.6.3.
> 
>         Markus

Some quick comments:
 * Network changes gets discussed on netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx 
 * 64 bit values are not atomic on 32 bit architectures 
 * wider values in /proc output risks breaking apps like ifconfig and netstat