Re: [PATCH 14/24] net, diet: Make MIB statistics collections
depend on PROC_FS
[Posted May 6, 2014 by corbet]
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| David Miller <davem-AT-davemloft.net> |
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| andi-AT-firstfloor.org |
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| Re: [PATCH 14/24] net, diet: Make MIB statistics collections depend on PROC_FS |
| Date: |
| Mon, 05 May 2014 23:05:58 -0400 (EDT) |
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| <20140505.230558.1799358791667540111.davem@davemloft.net> |
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| netdev-AT-vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org, tom.zanussi-AT-linux.intel.com, ak-AT-linux.intel.com |
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From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 15:26:03 -0700
> From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
>
> When PROC_FS is not compiled in we don't need the statistics
> gathering code, as the only way to see the output is through
> /proc. Saves about 5k text, likely more in dynamic memory.
>
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 386302 8993 12564 407859 63933 net/built-in.o-with-mib
> 381542 8933 12564 403039 6265f net/built-in.o-wo-mib
>
> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Congratulations, you just broke ipv6 device address netlink
dumps amongst other things.
