Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267810AbUIGKTI (ORCPT ); Tue, 7 Sep 2004 06:19:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267823AbUIGKTI (ORCPT ); Tue, 7 Sep 2004 06:19:08 -0400 Received: from znx208-2-156-007.znyx.com ([208.2.156.7]:32517 "EHLO lotus.znyx.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S267810AbUIGKSq (ORCPT ); Tue, 7 Sep 2004 06:18:46 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6] watch64: generic variable monitoring system From: jamal Reply-To: hadi@cyberus.ca To: Jeff Sipek Cc: Stephen Hemminger , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@oss.sgi.com In-Reply-To: <200409051219.47590.jeffpc@optonline.net> References: <200409031307.01240.jeffpc@optonline.net> <200409031744.32970.jeffpc@optonline.net> <1094303999.1633.116.camel@jzny.localdomain> <200409051219.47590.jeffpc@optonline.net> Organization: jamalopolis Message-Id: <1094460391.1151.26.camel@jzny.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 Date: 07 Sep 2004 06:18:11 -0400 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on Lotus/Znyx(Release 5.0.11 |July 24, 2002) at 09/07/2004 03:20:09 AM, Serialize by Router on Lotus/Znyx(Release 5.0.11 |July 24, 2002) at 09/07/2004 03:20:16 AM, Serialize complete at 09/07/2004 03:20:16 AM Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 810 Lines: 24 On Sun, 2004-09-05 at 12:19, Jeff Sipek wrote: > On Saturday 04 September 2004 09:19, jamal wrote: > > I have a feeling this was discussed somewhere(other than netdev) and i > > missed it. Why isnt this watch64 being done in user space? > > There was a discussion about 64-bit network statistics about a year ago on > lkml. Sorry unsubscribed from lkml since summer of '94. [net related discussions should really happen on netdev]. > watch64 is a generic so that anyone in the kernel can use it. Ok - so why does this have to be in the kernel? cheers, jamal - 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/