Re: Zeroing interface stats?

To:	jgarzik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jeff Garzik)
Subject:	Re: Zeroing interface stats?
From:	kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:	Tue, 6 Mar 2001 19:15:40 +0300 (MSK)
Cc:	netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to:	<3AA43B44.DE3089A2@mandrakesoft.com> from "Jeff Garzik" at Mar 6, 1 04:45:02 am
Sender:	owner-netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx

Hello!

> Just spotted this code in acenic.c.  Should it be carried over to other
> net drivers?

Nooo!!!

It is bug. Interface statistics must not be ever reset without
interface destruction and recreation.

Alexey

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