Re: Suggestion for /proc/net/dev: Additional field "Bandwidth"

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sun, 8 Nov 1998 13:37:43 +0000 (GMT)


> This may not be for the kernel's own sake, but for applications that could
> make use of such a piece of information.

And could load it from a user configured file. Contrary to rumour many
network devices don't know their speeds. You also need to keep rx/tx speed
seperately and know if its half duplex.

Then there are interfaces with a burst rate and committed data rate

You really want this in the kernel ?

Alan

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