> If there is a better alternative I'm all ears but having /proc and
> ifconfig return zeros for error counts while ip link doesn't will lead
> to too much confusion IMO. While delayed update of stats is a fact of
> life for _years_ now (hence it was backed into the ethtool -C API).
How about dev_seq_start() issues a netdev notifier chain event, asking
devices which care to update their cached rtnl_link_stats64 counters.
They can decide if their cache is too old, and do a blocking read for
new values.
Once the notifier has completed, dev_seq_start() can then
rcu_read_lock() and do the actual collection of stats from the drivers
non-blocking.
Andrew
