Subject: Re: [PATCH]: r8169: Expose hardware stats via ethtool

From: Ben Greear <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 20:16:22 -0800

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Jon Mason wrote:
> 
>> I think I've found a (very hackish) way around the bad stats error. 
>> Tested on amd64, and "solves" the problem.
> 
> 
> Seems to me, we should instead find a way to avoid calling the stats 
> function if !netif_running()

Are the stats valid in the hardware if you start it, stop it, and then read them?

Ben

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