Re: [PATCH] Resetting packet statistics

From: Kris Katterjohn
Date: Tue Nov 29 2005 - 01:27:45 EST


From: David S. Miller
Sent: 11/28/2005 10:12:38 PM
> You can't change existing behavior in order to get the new behavior
> you want. Some applications might be depending upon what happens
> currently.

Is there a way to work around this? It seems to me this is a better way of doing it
because it doesn't require extra variables on the user's end and the stats are only
changed if you explicitly ask for it. Do you agree with that?

Kris

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