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From: "Philip Paeps" <philip@freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: Anyone using Solarflare on FreeBSD 10-STABLE ?
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On 2017-10-17 19:36:20 (+0200), Allan Jude wrote:
> On 10/17/2017 12:32, Mark Saad wrote:
>> I was wondering if anyone else out there was using the solarflare
>> cards supported via the sfxge driver on 10.3-STABLE.

Yes.

>> Speificly I wanted to know if anyone knew what this sysctl refers to
>>
>> dev.sfxge.NN.stats.rxdp_di_dropped_pkts
>
> I have two 11.1 boxes with a dual ported sfxge each, but I have no 
> idea
> what that counter is trying to describe.
>
> The man page says this is Philip's fault.

This code is not my fault! ;-)  I believe arybchik added it.

Looking at the code, it's packets that have been dropped in the data 
path by the dispatcher cpu.  Probably related to virtual functions?

arybchik (Cc:ed) likely has a more recent datasheet than I do!

Philip

-- 
Philip Paeps
Senior Reality Engineer
Ministry of Information