Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 16 Apr 2001 05:43:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 16 Apr 2001 05:43:34 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:20749 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 16 Apr 2001 05:43:16 -0400 Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:43:10 +0100 From: Russell King To: Manfred Bartz Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: IP Acounting Idea for 2.5 Message-ID: <20010416104310.A29075@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <01041708461209.00352@workshop> <20010416020732.30431.qmail@logi.cc> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010416020732.30431.qmail@logi.cc>; from md-linux-kernel@logi.cc on Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 12:07:31PM +1000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 12:07:31PM +1000, Manfred Bartz wrote: > There is another issue with logging in general: > > *COUNTERS MUST NOT BE RESETABLE!!!* Umm, no. Counters can be resetable - you just specify that accounting programs should not reset them, ever. The ability to reset counters is extremely useful if you're a human looking at the output of iptables -L -v. (I thus far know of no one who can memorise the counter values for around 40 rules). -- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/