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From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 net-next 06/10] net/ncsi: Ethtool operation to get
 NCSI hw statistics
Date: Wed, 3 May 2017 14:47:22 +0200
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On Wed, May 03, 2017 at 02:44:37PM +1000, Gavin Shan wrote:
> This adds ethtool command (ETHTOOL_GNCSISTATS) to retrieve the
> NCSI hardware statistics.

Hi Gavin

I've not been following this patchset, so maybe i'm about to ask a
question which has already been asked and answered.

Why cannot use just use ethtool -S for this?

    Andrew