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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] [IPV4] SNMP: Display new statistics at
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:50:14 -0700 (PDT)
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From: Mitsuru Chinen <mitch@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:46:30 +0900

> On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:14:36 +0900
> Mitsuru Chinen <mitch@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
> > This displays the statistics specified in the updated IP-MIB RFC
> > (RFC4293) at /proc/net/snmp. As new statistics are placed as the
> > last elements, this change wouldn't affect netstat, net-snmp, etc.
> 
> I'm sorry. I found adding new entries to /proc/net/snmp affects
> net-snmp. I'm ashamed of my inadequate investigation.
> 
> However the other patches to support new statistics will be useful.
> Could you pick up 1st to 5th patches?

You could display them on a new line of /proc/net/netstat, which
we currently use to display extensions to the TCP snmp variables.

It is just one idea.

Anyways, I applied patches 1-5.