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[dpdk-dev] doc: notify Rx errors not counting missed packets anymore

Message ID 1458662263-16724-1-git-send-email-thomas.monjalon@6wind.com (mailing list archive)
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Thomas Monjalon March 22, 2016, 3:57 p.m. UTC 
  Fixes: 86057c9992f5 ("ethdev: remove missed packets from error counter")

Suggested-by: Maryam Tahhan <maryam.tahhan@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
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 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

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Thomas Monjalon March 22, 2016, 4:58 p.m. UTC | #1 
2016-03-22 16:57, Thomas Monjalon:
> Fixes: 86057c9992f5 ("ethdev: remove missed packets from error counter")
> 
> Suggested-by: Maryam Tahhan <maryam.tahhan@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
[...]
> +* The ethdev statistics counter imissed is considered exclusive with ierrors.
> +  Every drivers are now counting the missed packets only once, and not
> +  incrementing ierrors anymore for not received packets.
> +

Applied with this rewording:

* The ethdev statistics counter imissed is considered to be independent of ierrors.
  All drivers are now counting the missed packets only once, i.e. drivers will
  not increment ierrors anymore for missed packets.

Thanks Maryam for suggesting
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diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
index e6a9144..060e1d4 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
@@ -410,6 +410,10 @@  This section should contain API changes. Sample format:
 * Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the API change. Use fixed width
   quotes for ``rte_function_names`` or ``rte_struct_names``. Use the past tense.
 
+* The ethdev statistics counter imissed is considered exclusive with ierrors.
+  Every drivers are now counting the missed packets only once, and not
+  incrementing ierrors anymore for not received packets.
+
 * The ethdev structure ``rte_eth_dev_info`` was changed to support device
   speed capabilities.