Re: new /proc/net/dev for 2.1.90
Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> writes:
> Adrian Bridgett wrote:
> > Inter-| Receive | Transmit
> > face |bytes packets errs drop fifo frame compressed multicast|bytes packets errs drop fifo colls carrier compressed
> >
> > This probably breaks quite a few network display packages. I'm sure xnetload
> > won't work, but I'll fix that tonight. I doubt pppload or kpppload like it
> > either (which I also maintain). ifconfig doesn't work (there is an upstream
> > patch).
>
> Also breaks procmeter.
>
> I'm beginning to think all these programs should wise up to the fact that
> /proc/net/dev keeps getting new fields added to it, and try to parse the
> header for the field locations, so they can adapt to the changes. Oh well,
> probably too much work to be worth it. :-/
Also breaks my 'TCPQuota'... Darn... Gotta fix this some day... :)
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