Document what is expected for the rx_bytes and tx_bytes statistics in
/sys/class/net/<device>/statistics. The FCS should be included in the
statistics. However, since this has been unclear until now, it is
expected a number of drivers don't. But maybe with time they will.
Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <and...@lunn.ch>
---
Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-statistics | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-statistics
b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-statistics
index 397118de7b5e..a487cbb79458 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-statistics
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-statistics
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ Contact: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Description:
Indicates the number of bytes received by this network device.
See the network driver for the exact meaning of when this
- value is incremented.
+ value is incremented. However, for an Ethernet frame, it should
+ include the Ethernet header, data, and frame check sum.
What: /sys/class/<iface>/statistics/rx_compressed
Date: April 2005
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@ Description:
device. See the network driver for the exact meaning of this
value, in particular whether this accounts for all successfully
transmitted packets or all packets that have been queued for
- transmission.
+ transmission. For an Ethernet frame, it should include the
+ Ethernet header, data, and frame check sum.
What: /sys/class/<iface>/statistics/tx_carrier_errors
Date: April 2005
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