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Alan Cox wrote:

> > > Fix your userspace applications to behave correctly.  If _you_
> > > require your userspace applications to not clear counters, then fix
> > > the application.
> >
> > You are confused.  What would you say if a close() by another,
>
> No he isnt confused, you are trying to dictate policy.

Well it's not actually possible to do a fix in userspace for a odometer type of counter that can be reset. I don't know what you mean about policy but this reset "feature" is a shure way to get bad values. I have not seen one good reason to have a reset other than it easier to read and that is something that can be fixed in userspace.

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