[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ixgbe: do not include CRC in Tx byte count

Thomas Monjalon thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com
Tue Jan 27 11:11:39 CET 2015


Hi Stephen,

2015-01-22 22:23, stephen at networkplumber.org:
> From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming at brocade.com>
> 
> The ixgbe driver was including CRC in the transmit packet byte
> count, but not for packets received. This was notice when forwarding and
> the number of bytes received was greater than the number of bytes transmitted

Tx includes CRC and Rx count is greater, really?

> for the same number of packets. Make the driver behave like other
> virtual devices and not include CRC in byte count. Use the same queue
> counters already computed and used for Rx.

Please could you describe the difference between gptc/gotc and qptc/qbtc?

Thank you
-- 
Thomas


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