RE: [PATCH] /proc/net/dev counter fix, linux-2.5.0

[BALBIR SINGH]

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--- linux-2.5.0or/include/linux/netdevice.h	Thu Nov 22 21:47:09 2001
+++ linux/include/linux/netdevice.h	Tue Dec 11 21:24:54 2001
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@
 {
 	unsigned long	rx_packets;		/* total packets received	*/
 	unsigned long	tx_packets;		/* total packets transmitted	*/
-	unsigned long	rx_bytes;		/* total bytes received 	*/
-	unsigned long	tx_bytes;		/* total bytes transmitted	*/
+        /* rx and tx counters fixed up to 64-bit */
+        long long       rx_bytes;               /* total bytes received
*/
+        long long       tx_bytes;               /* total bytes transmitted
*/

It is better to define these as unsigned long long, you are anyway
printing them as unsigned long long. Its about time this was fixed,
I have Gigabit cards and it is very easy to produce an overflow.
I think the MAINTAINER for ifconfig(8) should be made aware of these
changes as well.

Balbir

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