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Date:      Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:02:58 -0700
From:      bazzoola <bazzoola@gmail.com>
To:        Navdeep Parhar <np@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: netmap overrun counters
Message-ID:  <863506de-870e-0da4-81d3-6ab537feaa2b@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <9fd88731-2cdf-a6da-4b4e-f97bb120696a@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <cd306a81-3a4b-6386-a059-73d455d3c931@gmail.com> <9fd88731-2cdf-a6da-4b4e-f97bb120696a@FreeBSD.org>

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On 04/28/2016 11:35 AM, Navdeep Parhar wrote:
> 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
> 

Navdeep,

I am not asking about NIC's ring overrun. As you know netmap has its own
rings. Is there a way to know if netmap's rx ring overrun?

Thanks for your input.



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