gen_new_estimator(9)
NAME
gen_new_estimator - create a new rate estimator
SYNOPSIS
int gen_new_estimator(struct gnet_stats_basic * bstats,
struct gnet_stats_rate_est * rate_est,
spinlock_t * stats_lock, struct nlattr * opt);
ARGUMENTS
- bstats
- basic statistics
- rate_est
- rate estimator statistics
- stats_lock
- statistics lock
- opt
- rate estimator configuration TLV
DESCRIPTION
Creates a new rate estimator with bstats as source and rate_est as
destination. A new timer with the interval specified in the
configuration TLV is created. Upon each interval, the latest statistics
will be read from bstats and the estimated rate will be stored in
rate_est with the statistics lock grabed during this period.
Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
NOTE
Called under rtnl_mutex