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

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

[stephen]

From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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
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.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
 lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index b58ec45..27355eb 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -1724,12 +1724,15 @@ ixgbe_dev_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
 	struct ixgbe_hw_stats *hw_stats =
 			IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_STATS(dev->data->dev_private);
 	uint32_t bprc, lxon, lxoff, total;
-	uint64_t total_missed_rx, total_qbrc, total_qprc;
+	uint64_t total_missed_rx;
+	uint64_t total_qbrc, total_qprc, total_qbtc, total_qptc;
 	unsigned i;
 
 	total_missed_rx = 0;
 	total_qbrc = 0;
 	total_qprc = 0;
+	total_qbtc = 0;
+	total_qptc = 0;
 
 	hw_stats->crcerrs += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_CRCERRS);
 	hw_stats->illerrc += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_ILLERRC);
@@ -1770,6 +1773,8 @@ ixgbe_dev_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
 
 		total_qprc += hw_stats->qprc[i];
 		total_qbrc += hw_stats->qbrc[i];
+		total_qptc += hw_stats->qptc[i];
+		total_qbtc += hw_stats->qbtc[i];
 	}
 	hw_stats->mlfc += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_MLFC);
 	hw_stats->mrfc += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_MRFC);
@@ -1860,8 +1865,8 @@ ixgbe_dev_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
 	/* Fill out the rte_eth_stats statistics structure */
 	stats->ipackets = total_qprc;
 	stats->ibytes = total_qbrc;
-	stats->opackets = hw_stats->gptc;
-	stats->obytes = hw_stats->gotc;
+	stats->opackets = total_qptc;
+	stats->obytes = total_qbtc;
 	stats->imcasts = hw_stats->mprc;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IXGBE_QUEUE_STAT_COUNTERS; i++) {
-- 
2.1.4

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

[Thomas Monjalon]

Hi Stephen,

2015-01-22 22:23, stephen@networkplumber.org:
> From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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

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

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:11:39 +0100
Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> wrote:

> Hi Stephen,
> 
> 2015-01-22 22:23, stephen@networkplumber.org:
> > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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


The byte counts for global registers include CRC in the byte count.
This has been observed by experimentation and validated by QA and documented
in Intel HW specs.

The original code used queue counts for Rx because the global counters
include missed packets (which must not be included in the ipacket counts).
I suspect that is why the original developer used the queue counts, as
a good side effect the Rx byte count was correct (no CRC). I just extended
this for Tx.

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

[Thomas Monjalon]

Anyone to carefully review this patch?

2015-01-27 11:38, Stephen Hemminger:
> On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:11:39 +0100
> Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Stephen,
> > 
> > 2015-01-22 22:23, stephen@networkplumber.org:
> > > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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?

ping

> > > 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
> 
> 
> The byte counts for global registers include CRC in the byte count.
> This has been observed by experimentation and validated by QA and documented
> in Intel HW specs.
> 
> The original code used queue counts for Rx because the global counters
> include missed packets (which must not be included in the ipacket counts).
> I suspect that is why the original developer used the queue counts, as
> a good side effect the Rx byte count was correct (no CRC). I just extended
> this for Tx.

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

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 20:55:05 +0000
Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> wrote:

> Anyone to carefully review this patch?
> 
> 2015-01-27 11:38, Stephen Hemminger:
> > On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:11:39 +0100
> > Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> wrote:
> >   
> > > Hi Stephen,
> > > 
> > > 2015-01-22 22:23, stephen@networkplumber.org:  
> > > > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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?  

Yes. This is observable fact.
The gotc register includes CRC and the per-queue register do not.

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

[Thomas Monjalon]

Konstantin, Helin,
your review would be appreciate here.
Thanks

> From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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
> 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.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>

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

[Ananyev, Konstantin]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of stephen@networkplumber.org
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 6:24 AM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Stephen Hemminger
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ixgbe: do not include CRC in Tx byte count
> 
> From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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
> 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.

About RX side stats - as I remember it depends to what value hw_stip_crc is set at configure().
If hw_stip_crc==1, then, yes CRC bytes are not included into  QBRC value.
I If hw_stip_crc==0, then CRC bytes are included into QBRC. 

I.E:
./dpdk.org/x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/app/testpmd -c ff -n 4 -w 86:00.1 -- -i --tx-queue-stats-mapping='(0,0,0)' --rx-queue-stats-mapping='(0,0,0)' --crc-strip
testpmd> start
testpmd> show port stats all

######################## NIC statistics for port 0  ########################
  RX-packets:                       1    RX-errors:          0    RX-bytes:         60       // sum of QBRC[]
  RX-badcrc:                        0    RX-badlen:          0  RX-errors:           0
  RX-nombuf:                        0
  TX-packets:                       1    TX-errors:          0    TX-bytes:         64  //GOTC

  Stats reg  0 RX-packets:          1    RX-errors:          0    RX-bytes:         60 //QBRC[0]
  ...

  Stats reg  0 TX-packets:          1                             TX-bytes:         60   // QBTC[0]
   ############################################################################


./dpdk.org/x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/app/testpmd -c ff -n 4 -w 86:00.1 -- -i --tx-queue-stats-mapping='(0,0,0)' --rx-queue-stats-mapping='(0,0,0)'
testpmd> start
testpmd> show port stats all

  ######################## NIC statistics for port 0  ########################
  RX-packets:                       1    RX-errors:          0    RX-bytes:         64  // sum of QBRC[]
  RX-badcrc:                        0    RX-badlen:          0  RX-errors:           0
  RX-nombuf:                        0
  TX-packets:                       1    TX-errors:          0    TX-bytes:         64  //GOTC

  Stats reg  0 RX-packets:          1    RX-errors:          0    RX-bytes:         64 //QBRC[0]
  ....

  Stats reg  0 TX-packets:          1                             TX-bytes:         60  // QBTC[0]
    ############################################################################

So now, number of RX/TX stat bytes for simple forwarding are equal when hw_stip_crc==0 and
differ when hw_stip_crc==1,
With your change, as I understand, it would be visa-versa.
I don' t mind changing it yours way, but wonder why that is any better?
Probably the proper patch, should also do something like that:
stats->ibytes = total_qbrc - stats->ipackets  * dev->data->dev_conf. hw_strip_crc * CRC_LEN;
too? 

About using sum of QBRC[] for stats.ibytes instead of GORC, I think the initial reason was:

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ethernet-controllers/82599-10-gbe-controller-spec-update.html:
7 GPRC and GORCL/H Also Count Missed Packets
Problem:
GPRC (Good Packets Received Count) and GORCL/H (Good Octets Received Count) count missed
packets and missed packets bytes; this is not consistent with previous products.
Implication:
None.
331521-002 23
Errata-Intel(r) 82599 10 GbE Controller
Workaround:
Statistics are available indirectly for these registers. This workaround is included in Intel drivers.
* For GPRC - Subtract MPC (Missed Packet Count) from GPRC. Alternatively, use QPRC.
* For GORCL/H - use QBRCL/H (Quad Bytes Received).

Konstantin

> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> ---
>  lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c | 11 ++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> index b58ec45..27355eb 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> @@ -1724,12 +1724,15 @@ ixgbe_dev_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
>  	struct ixgbe_hw_stats *hw_stats =
>  			IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_STATS(dev->data->dev_private);
>  	uint32_t bprc, lxon, lxoff, total;
> -	uint64_t total_missed_rx, total_qbrc, total_qprc;
> +	uint64_t total_missed_rx;
> +	uint64_t total_qbrc, total_qprc, total_qbtc, total_qptc;
>  	unsigned i;
> 
>  	total_missed_rx = 0;
>  	total_qbrc = 0;
>  	total_qprc = 0;
> +	total_qbtc = 0;
> +	total_qptc = 0;
> 
>  	hw_stats->crcerrs += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_CRCERRS);
>  	hw_stats->illerrc += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_ILLERRC);
> @@ -1770,6 +1773,8 @@ ixgbe_dev_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
> 
>  		total_qprc += hw_stats->qprc[i];
>  		total_qbrc += hw_stats->qbrc[i];
> +		total_qptc += hw_stats->qptc[i];
> +		total_qbtc += hw_stats->qbtc[i];
>  	}
>  	hw_stats->mlfc += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_MLFC);
>  	hw_stats->mrfc += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_MRFC);
> @@ -1860,8 +1865,8 @@ ixgbe_dev_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
>  	/* Fill out the rte_eth_stats statistics structure */
>  	stats->ipackets = total_qprc;
>  	stats->ibytes = total_qbrc;
> -	stats->opackets = hw_stats->gptc;
> -	stats->obytes = hw_stats->gotc;
> +	stats->opackets = total_qptc;
> +	stats->obytes = total_qbtc;
>  	stats->imcasts = hw_stats->mprc;
> 
>  	for (i = 0; i < IXGBE_QUEUE_STAT_COUNTERS; i++) {
> --
> 2.1.4

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

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:45:44 +0000
"Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of stephen@networkplumber.org
> > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 6:24 AM
> > To: dev@dpdk.org
> > Cc: Stephen Hemminger
> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ixgbe: do not include CRC in Tx byte count
> > 
> > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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
> > 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.
> 
> About RX side stats - as I remember it depends to what value hw_stip_crc is set at configure().
> If hw_stip_crc==1, then, yes CRC bytes are not included into  QBRC value.
> I If hw_stip_crc==0, then CRC bytes are included into QBRC. 

That is an additional bug!
  * CRC should never be included in the byte count.
    This is not how Linux or other drivers report byte count.

  * the byte count must be symmetrical Rx == Tx

The Brocade router always set strip_crc to 1. So did not see the additional bug
of CRC being included in byte count.

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

[Butler, Siobhan A]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Stephen
> Hemminger
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 3:55 PM
> To: Ananyev, Konstantin
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Stephen Hemminger
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ixgbe: do not include CRC in Tx byte count
> 
> On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:45:44 +0000
> "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of
> > > stephen@networkplumber.org
> > > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 6:24 AM
> > > To: dev@dpdk.org
> > > Cc: Stephen Hemminger
> > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ixgbe: do not include CRC in Tx byte
> > > count
> > >
> > > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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 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.
> >
> > About RX side stats - as I remember it depends to what value hw_stip_crc
> is set at configure().
> > If hw_stip_crc==1, then, yes CRC bytes are not included into  QBRC value.
> > I If hw_stip_crc==0, then CRC bytes are included into QBRC.
> 
> That is an additional bug!
>   * CRC should never be included in the byte count.
>     This is not how Linux or other drivers report byte count.
> 
>   * the byte count must be symmetrical Rx == Tx
> 
> The Brocade router always set strip_crc to 1. So did not see the additional
> bug of CRC being included in byte count.
> 
> 
Great to see some discussion here all but can we hold on to the patch until after the 2.0 package is made so there is enough time to review and test it properly?
Thanks 
Siobhan
<siobhan.a.butler@intel.com>

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

[Ananyev, Konstantin]

Hi Stephen,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen@networkplumber.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 3:55 PM
> To: Ananyev, Konstantin
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Stephen Hemminger
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ixgbe: do not include CRC in Tx byte count
> 
> On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:45:44 +0000
> "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of stephen@networkplumber.org
> > > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 6:24 AM
> > > To: dev@dpdk.org
> > > Cc: Stephen Hemminger
> > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ixgbe: do not include CRC in Tx byte count
> > >
> > > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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
> > > 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.
> >
> > About RX side stats - as I remember it depends to what value hw_stip_crc is set at configure().
> > If hw_stip_crc==1, then, yes CRC bytes are not included into  QBRC value.
> > I If hw_stip_crc==0, then CRC bytes are included into QBRC.
> 
> That is an additional bug!
>   * CRC should never be included in the byte count.
>     This is not how Linux or other drivers report byte count.

I don't have any strong opinion here...
For me any method (with or without CRC) of counting bytes are ok, as long as this method is identical across all PMDs we support.
Which makes we wonder, what approach other PMDs use? 

> 
>   * the byte count must be symmetrical Rx == Tx
> 
> The Brocade router always set strip_crc to 1. So did not see the additional bug
> of CRC being included in byte count.

Are you going to submit v2, to make Rx==Tx for both cases?
Konstantin

> 
> 

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

[Thomas Monjalon]

2015-03-24 23:54, Ananyev, Konstantin:
> From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen@networkplumber.org]
> > On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:45:44 +0000
> > "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com> wrote:
> > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of stephen@networkplumber.org
> > > > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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
> > > > 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.
> > >
> > > About RX side stats - as I remember it depends to what value hw_stip_crc is set at configure().
> > > If hw_stip_crc==1, then, yes CRC bytes are not included into  QBRC value.
> > > I If hw_stip_crc==0, then CRC bytes are included into QBRC.
> > 
> > That is an additional bug!
> >   * CRC should never be included in the byte count.
> >     This is not how Linux or other drivers report byte count.
> 
> I don't have any strong opinion here...
> For me any method (with or without CRC) of counting bytes are ok, as long as this method is identical across all PMDs we support.
> Which makes we wonder, what approach other PMDs use? 
> 
> > 
> >   * the byte count must be symmetrical Rx == Tx
> > 
> > The Brocade router always set strip_crc to 1. So did not see the additional bug
> > of CRC being included in byte count.
> 
> Are you going to submit v2, to make Rx==Tx for both cases?

Any conclusion?
Without update, this patch is going to be dropped.

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

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Wed, 01 Apr 2015 09:45:02 +0200
Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> wrote:

> 2015-03-24 23:54, Ananyev, Konstantin:
> > From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen@networkplumber.org]
> > > On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:45:44 +0000
> > > "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com> wrote:
> > > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of stephen@networkplumber.org
> > > > > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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
> > > > > 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.
> > > >
> > > > About RX side stats - as I remember it depends to what value hw_stip_crc is set at configure().
> > > > If hw_stip_crc==1, then, yes CRC bytes are not included into  QBRC value.
> > > > I If hw_stip_crc==0, then CRC bytes are included into QBRC.
> > > 
> > > That is an additional bug!
> > >   * CRC should never be included in the byte count.
> > >     This is not how Linux or other drivers report byte count.
> > 
> > I don't have any strong opinion here...
> > For me any method (with or without CRC) of counting bytes are ok, as long as this method is identical across all PMDs we support.
> > Which makes we wonder, what approach other PMDs use? 
> > 
> > > 
> > >   * the byte count must be symmetrical Rx == Tx
> > > 
> > > The Brocade router always set strip_crc to 1. So did not see the additional bug
> > > of CRC being included in byte count.
> > 
> > Are you going to submit v2, to make Rx==Tx for both cases?
> 
> Any conclusion?
> Without update, this patch is going to be dropped.

My conclusion was that CRC should never be in byte count regardless of
configuration because that is what everyone (except CISCO) expects.

My patch did that.

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

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Wed, 1 Apr 2015 07:45:02 +0000
Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> wrote:

> 2015-03-24 23:54, Ananyev, Konstantin:
> > From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen@networkplumber.org]
> > > On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:45:44 +0000
> > > "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com> wrote:
> > > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of stephen@networkplumber.org
> > > > > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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
> > > > > 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.
> > > >
> > > > About RX side stats - as I remember it depends to what value hw_stip_crc is set at configure().
> > > > If hw_stip_crc==1, then, yes CRC bytes are not included into  QBRC value.
> > > > I If hw_stip_crc==0, then CRC bytes are included into QBRC.
> > > 
> > > That is an additional bug!
> > >   * CRC should never be included in the byte count.
> > >     This is not how Linux or other drivers report byte count.
> > 
> > I don't have any strong opinion here...
> > For me any method (with or without CRC) of counting bytes are ok, as long as this method is identical across all PMDs we support.
> > Which makes we wonder, what approach other PMDs use? 
> > 
> > > 
> > >   * the byte count must be symmetrical Rx == Tx
> > > 
> > > The Brocade router always set strip_crc to 1. So did not see the additional bug
> > > of CRC being included in byte count.
> > 
> > Are you going to submit v2, to make Rx==Tx for both cases?
> 
> Any conclusion?
> Without update, this patch is going to be dropped.

I was hoping Intel would maintain their drivers and fix the issue.
Don't have resources to do it across all configurations and hardware,
my bet is that this is broken on i40e, igb, e1000 as well.

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

[Thomas Monjalon]

2015-04-01 11:36, Stephen Hemminger:
> On Wed, 1 Apr 2015 07:45:02 +0000
> Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> wrote:
> 
> > 2015-03-24 23:54, Ananyev, Konstantin:
> > > From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen@networkplumber.org]
> > > > On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:45:44 +0000
> > > > "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com> wrote:
> > > > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of stephen@networkplumber.org
> > > > > > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@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
> > > > > > 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.
> > > > >
> > > > > About RX side stats - as I remember it depends to what value hw_stip_crc is set at configure().
> > > > > If hw_stip_crc==1, then, yes CRC bytes are not included into  QBRC value.
> > > > > I If hw_stip_crc==0, then CRC bytes are included into QBRC.
> > > > 
> > > > That is an additional bug!
> > > >   * CRC should never be included in the byte count.
> > > >     This is not how Linux or other drivers report byte count.
> > > 
> > > I don't have any strong opinion here...
> > > For me any method (with or without CRC) of counting bytes are ok, as long as this method is identical across all PMDs we support.
> > > Which makes we wonder, what approach other PMDs use? 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > >   * the byte count must be symmetrical Rx == Tx
> > > > 
> > > > The Brocade router always set strip_crc to 1. So did not see the additional bug
> > > > of CRC being included in byte count.
> > > 
> > > Are you going to submit v2, to make Rx==Tx for both cases?
> > 
> > Any conclusion?
> > Without update, this patch is going to be dropped.
> 
> I was hoping Intel would maintain their drivers and fix the issue.
> Don't have resources to do it across all configurations and hardware,
> my bet is that this is broken on i40e, igb, e1000 as well.

Maybe that it will be properly fixed one day by someone.
Current patch is dropped.