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Re: [patch 05/13] remove last_rx update from loopback device

To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [patch 05/13] remove last_rx update from loopback device
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:08:09 -0800
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Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > -   dev->last_rx = jiffies;
> > -
> >     lb_stats = &per_cpu(loopback_stats, get_cpu());
> >     lb_stats->rx_bytes += skb->len;
> >     lb_stats->tx_bytes += skb->len;
> 
> I disagree.  loopback.c is doing precisely what it should be doing.

Nothing actually seems to use last_rx?

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