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

Thomas Monjalon thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com
Tue Mar 22 16:57:43 CET 2016


Fixes: 86057c9992f5 ("ethdev: remove missed packets from error counter")

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

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.
 
-- 
2.7.0



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