diff -Nur 2.4.18/include/linux/sockios.h 2.4.18/include/linux/sockios.h
--- 2.4.18/include/linux/sockios.h	Wed Nov  7 17:39:36 2001
+++ 2.4.18/include/linux/sockios.h	Wed Jun  5 15:55:54 2002
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@
 #define SIOCBONDSLAVEINFOQUERY 0x8993   /* rtn info about slave state   */
 #define SIOCBONDINFOQUERY      0x8994	/* rtn info about bond state    */
 #define SIOCBONDCHANGEACTIVE   0x8995   /* update to a new active slave */
+
+/* per-socket statistics manipulation */
+#define GIOCSOCKSTATS		0x8996	/* get the per-socket statistics */
+#define  SIOCZEROSOCKSTATS	0x8997	/* zero out the per-socket statistics */
 			
 /* Device private ioctl calls */
 
diff -Nur 2.4.18/include/net/sock.h 2.4.18/include/net/sock.h
--- 2.4.18/include/net/sock.h	Thu May  2 15:32:20 2002
+++ 2.4.18/include/net/sock.h	Wed Jun  5 15:58:24 2002
@@ -480,6 +480,16 @@
 	wait_queue_head_t	wq;
 } socket_lock_t;
 
+/* per-socket statistics.  received is the total number of skbuffs received
+ * on that socket.  dropped_no_mem is the number of packets dropped due
+ * to a lack of space on the socket receive buffer
+ */
+typedef struct {
+	__u64			received;
+	__u32			dropped_no_mem;
+} socket_stats;
+
+
 #define sock_lock_init(__sk) \
 do {	spin_lock_init(&((__sk)->lock.slock)); \
 	(__sk)->lock.users = 0; \
@@ -678,6 +688,10 @@
   	int			(*backlog_rcv) (struct sock *sk,
 						struct sk_buff *skb);  
 	void                    (*destruct)(struct sock *sk);
+	
+	
+	/* per-socket statistics */
+	socket_stats		stats;
 };
 
 /* The per-socket spinlock must be held here. */
@@ -1145,11 +1159,15 @@
 
 static inline int sock_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	sk->stats.received++;
+
 	/* Cast skb->rcvbuf to unsigned... It's pointless, but reduces
 	   number of warnings when compiling with -W --ANK
 	 */
-	if (atomic_read(&sk->rmem_alloc) + skb->truesize >= (unsigned)sk->rcvbuf)
+	if (atomic_read(&sk->rmem_alloc) + skb->truesize >= (unsigned)sk->rcvbuf) {
+		sk->stats.dropped_no_mem++;
                 return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FILTER
 	if (sk->filter) {
@@ -1179,11 +1197,16 @@
 
 static inline int sock_queue_err_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	sk->stats.received++;
+	
 	/* Cast skb->rcvbuf to unsigned... It's pointless, but reduces
 	   number of warnings when compiling with -W --ANK
 	 */
-	if (atomic_read(&sk->rmem_alloc) + skb->truesize >= (unsigned)sk->rcvbuf)
+	if (atomic_read(&sk->rmem_alloc) + skb->truesize >= (unsigned)sk->rcvbuf) {
+		sk->stats.dropped_no_mem++;
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	
 	skb_set_owner_r(skb, sk);
 	skb_queue_tail(&sk->error_queue,skb);
 	if (!sk->dead)
diff -Nur 2.4.18/net/core/sock.c 2.4.18/net/core/sock.c
--- 2.4.18/net/core/sock.c	Fri Dec 21 12:42:05 2001
+++ 2.4.18/net/core/sock.c	Wed Jun  5 13:59:37 2002
@@ -1202,6 +1202,9 @@
 	sk->rcvlowat		=	1;
 	sk->rcvtimeo		=	MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
 	sk->sndtimeo		=	MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
+	
+	sk->stats.received	=	0;
+	sk->stats.dropped_no_mem	=	0;
 
 	atomic_set(&sk->refcnt, 1);
 }
diff -Nur 2.4.18/net/ipv4/af_inet.c 2.4.18/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
--- 2.4.18/net/ipv4/af_inet.c	Fri Dec 21 12:42:05 2001
+++ 2.4.18/net/ipv4/af_inet.c	Wed Jun  5 15:56:20 2002
@@ -834,6 +834,16 @@
 	int pid;
 
 	switch(cmd) {
+		case GIOCSOCKSTATS:
+			return copy_to_user((void *)arg, &sk->stats, sizeof(sk->stats));
+		case SIOCZEROSOCKSTATS:
+			if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+				return -EPERM;
+			else {
+				sk->stats.dropped_no_mem = 0;
+				sk->stats.received = 0;
+				return (0);
+			}
 		case FIOSETOWN:
 		case SIOCSPGRP:
 			err = get_user(pid, (int *) arg);