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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 05/14] net: macb: Use net_device_stats from
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Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2017 07:08:20 -0700 (PDT)
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From: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 10:57:09 +0200

> With a quick git/google search I couldn't really find any information on
> why net_device_stats was deemed legacy and whether it is still allowed
> to be used. It seems the comment saying so was introduced in
> 536721b1cb3f ("net: kernel-doc compliant documentation for net_device")
> but neither the log message specifies nor the mailing list thread
> provide any further information.

The 64-bit link stats overflow less frequently and are the native format
passed to modern applications fetching stats via netlink.