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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3] Add support of Cavium Liquidio ethernet
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:07:12 -0800
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 19:25:19 -0800
Raghu Vatsavayi <rvatsavayi@caviumnetworks.com> wrote:

> +/** \brief Network device get stats
> + * @param netdev    pointer to network device
> + * @returns pointer stats structure
> + */
> +static struct net_device_stats *liquidio_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
> +{
> +	return &(GET_LIO(netdev)->stats);
> +}
> +

Unnecessary function, this is what network core does already
if .ndo_get_stats is NULL;