Re: [PATCH] Optimize loopback stats

[Nivedita Singhvi <niv@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Nivedita Singhvi wrote:
> Chuck Ebbert wrote:
>
> >   This patch optimizes the loopback driver's statistics by using a single
> > counter for rx and tx stats instead of one for rx and one for tx.  It 
> > also
> > adds unlikely() to the test for TSO since it's no longer supported by 
> > default.
> > (Maybe the TSO code should be bracketed by "#if 0" ?)
>
> Hmm, some of us want those counters separate - if this is really
> needed, could it be a configurable option, please?
Or we could live with the appropriate patches to ip, ifconfig,
reporting them separately (halving them). That would be fine.

thanks,
Nivedita