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.\"    Manual: Network device support
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.11.6
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.TH "DEV_GET_STATS" "9" "July 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.11\&" "Network device support"
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.SH "NAME"
dev_get_stats \- get network device statistics
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'struct\ rtnl_link_stats64\ *\ dev_get_stats('u
.BI "struct rtnl_link_stats64 * dev_get_stats(struct\ net_device\ *\ " "dev" ", struct\ rtnl_link_stats64\ *\ " "storage" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIstruct net_device * dev\fR
.RS 4
device to get statistics from
.RE
.PP
\fIstruct rtnl_link_stats64 * storage\fR
.RS 4
place to store stats
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Get network statistics from device\&. Return
\fIstorage\fR\&. 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\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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