DEV_GET_STATS(9)                      Network device support                     DEV_GET_STATS(9)



NAME
       dev_get_stats - get network device statistics

SYNOPSIS
       struct rtnl_link_stats64 * dev_get_stats(struct net_device * dev,
                                                struct rtnl_link_stats64 * storage);

ARGUMENTS
       dev
           device to get statistics from

       storage
           place to store stats

DESCRIPTION
       Get network statistics from device. Return storage. The device driver may provide its own
       method by setting dev->netdev_ops->get_stats64 or dev->netdev_ops->get_stats; otherwise
       the internal statistics structure is used.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                          DEV_GET_STATS(9)