Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2 v4 0/4] update ifstat for new stats

From: Jiri Benc <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:32:31 +0100

On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 15:49:47 +0200, Nogah Frankel wrote:
> Previously stats were gotten by RTM_GETLINK which returns 32 bits based
> statistics. It supports only one type of stats.
> Lately, a new method to get stats was added - RTM_GETSTATS. It supports
> ability to choose stats type. The basic stats were changed from 32 bits
> based to 64 bits based.
> 
> This patchset adds ifstat the ability to get extended stats by this
> method. Its adds two types of extended stats:
> 64bits - the same as the "normal" stats but get the stats from the cpu
> in 64 bits based struct.
> cpu_hits - for packets that hit cpu.

Please add also documentation to the respective man pages.

 Jiri