TABLE 4-12Transmit and Receive Parameters

ParameterDescription

tx_queue1

tx_queue2

tx_queue3

tx_max_pend rx_hdr_pkts rx_mtu_pkts

rx_split_pkts rx_no_comp_wb

rx_no_buf

rx_new_pages rx_new_hdr_pgs

rx_new_mtu_pgs

rx_new_nxt_pgs

rx_hdr_drops

rx_mtu_drops

rx_nxt_drops

rx_rel_flow

Number of packets queued for transmission on the second hardware transmit queue.

Number of packets queued for Transmission on the third hardware transmit queue.

Number of packets queued for Transmission on the fourth hardware transmit queue.

Maximum number of transmits pending on any of the four queues.

Number of packets received that were less than 256 bytes.

Number of packets received that were greater than 256 bytes and less than 1514 bytes.

Number of packets that were split across two pages.

Number of times the hardware cannot post completion entries for received data.

Number of times the hardware cannot receive data because there is no more receive buffer space.

Number of pages that got replaced during reception.

Number of pages that were filled with packets less than 256 bytes that got replaced during reception.

Number of pages that were filled with packets greater than 256 bytes and less than 1514 that got replaced during reception.

Number of pages that contained packets that were split across pages that got replaced during reception.

Number of times a whole page of packets less than 256 bytes was dropped because the driver was unable to map a new one to replace it.

Number of times a whole page of packets greater than 256 bytes and less than 1514 was dropped because the driver was unable to map a new one to replace it.

Number of times a page with a split packet was dropped because the driver was unable to map a new one to replace it.

Number of times the driver was told to release a flow.

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