#6666 NORM Never A: ethtool -S msh0 returning noise

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#6666: ethtool -S msh0 returning noise
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 Reporter:  carrano   |       Owner:  dwmw2         
     Type:  defect    |      Status:  new           
 Priority:  normal    |   Milestone:  Never Assigned
Component:  wireless  |     Version:                
 Keywords:            |    Verified:  0             
 Blocking:            |   Blockedby:                
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 Update.1 695 build:

 ethtool -S mesh0 returns hard-to-believe numbers:

 A few minutes after the XO was turned on (no other wireless device active
 around)

 NIC statistics:
      drop_duplicate_bcast: 14271818866540658400
      drop_ttl_zero: 13853585344929181604
      drop_no_fwd_route: 13865403755020258924
      drop_no_buffers: 13865404854531886832
      fwded_unicast_cnt: 4294967296
      fwded_bcast_cnt: 256
      drop_blind_table: 0
      tx_failed_cnt: 0

 and ten seconds later...

 NIC statistics:
      drop_duplicate_bcast: 14273070385650974432
      drop_ttl_zero: 13853585344929472996
      drop_no_fwd_route: 13865403754901622380
      drop_no_buffers: 13865404854413250288
      fwded_unicast_cnt: 4294967296
      fwded_bcast_cnt: 256
      drop_blind_table: 0
      tx_failed_cnt: 0

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/6666>
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