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Date:      Thu, 28 Apr 2016 11:35:08 -0700
From:      Navdeep Parhar <np@FreeBSD.org>
To:        bazzoola <bazzoola@gmail.com>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: netmap overrun counters
Message-ID:  <9fd88731-2cdf-a6da-4b4e-f97bb120696a@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <cd306a81-3a4b-6386-a059-73d455d3c931@gmail.com>
References:  <cd306a81-3a4b-6386-a059-73d455d3c931@gmail.com>

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On 04/28/2016 11:13, bazzoola wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Two questions:
> 
> (1) Is there a way to know when netmap rx rings overrun? Most NIC
> drivers provide MPC (missed packet count) and sysctl for rx_overrun.
> 
> I would like to know if my application is not reading as fast, i.e., no
> frames are being dropped.

A NIC's hardware counters don't distinguish between netmap or normal
operation so you can monitor the existing sysctls for rx drops/overruns.

Regards,
Navdeep



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