Peter Memishian wrote:
> > I have some doubts in usage of kstat framework (kstat_open;
> > kstat_lookup) regarding SCTP statistics:
> >
> > ïƒ Do we have option to reset the kernel statistics in our program?
No. If you think about it, it is not a good idea. The statistics
can be read by many apps. So resetting the statistics will affect
all those apps.
> > ïƒ When I run the command "kstat sctp 10" on my Solaris system, it
> > provides me the statistics in every 10 seconds. So can I have the same
> > option when using the kstat framework in my implementation? If yes, can
> > you please tell me the workaround for that?
No. The above is done by kstat script (/bin/kstat is a perl script)
to get updates from the kernel for every interval.
> I know this wasn't your question, but at least the "sctpstat" kstats are
> private (debugging) kstats that are unstable and subject to being changed
> incompatibly at any time, so I hope you're not trying to consume those.
> I'm not sure what the commitment level of the other SCTP kstats are (I
> don't see a manpage for them), but Kacheong (CC'd) will know.
The mib2 class global stats is from RFC 3873. It is committed.
--
K. Poon.
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