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From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 6/8] forcedeth: account for dropped RX
 frames
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:21:30 -0800
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:25:39 -0800
David Decotigny <david.decotigny@google.com> wrote:

> This adds the stats counter for dropped RX frames.
> 

There is already an rx_dropped statistic in netdevice structure,
why do you need your own in ethtool?