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From: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] count tg3 rx_discards stat for /proc/net/dev
Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 21:16:03 -0700
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On Wed, 12 May 2004 15:02:16 +1000
Greg Banks <gnb@melbourne.sgi.com> wrote:

> This small patch makes the rx_discards stat count towards the receive
> error count visible in /proc/net/dev and thus in the output of ifconfig.
> This stat is rarely non-zero unless you use multiple cards on the same
> PCI bus under heavy load; but when it does happen you really want to
> know about it.

I agree, nice patch, applied.