#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:                
Resolution:            |    Keywords:                
  Verified:  0         |    Blocking:                
 Blockedby:            |  
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Comment(by carrano):

 Quoting Javier Cardona:

 Ah, meshy5 looks good, meshy9 does not.

 meshy9:

 # ethtool -S msh0

 NIC statistics:

     drop_duplicate_bcast: 14276115740606423632

     drop_ttl_zero: 281930243244072

     drop_no_fwd_route: 7953764896595678813

     drop_no_buffers: 3544386092954776938

     fwded_unicast_cnt: 3472325006316286006

     fwded_bcast_cnt: 7092454079664568112

     drop_blind_table: 7020267838408109619

     tx_failed_cnt: 277172579205235

 -bash-3.2# cat /boot/olpc_build

 update.1 691

 -bash-3.2# ethtool -i msh0

 driver: libertas

 version: COMM-USB8388-323.p0-dbg

 firmware-version: 5.110.22.p1



 meshy5:

 # cat /boot/olpc_build

 656

 -bash-3.2# ethtool -i msh0

 driver: libertas

 version: COMM-USB8388-322.p1-dbg

 firmware-version: 5.110.20.p47

 bus-info:

 -bash-3.2# ethtool -S msh0

 NIC statistics:

     drop_duplicate_bcast: 2745450

     drop_ttl_zero: 81097

     drop_no_fwd_route: 0

     drop_no_buffers: 17769

     fwded_unicast_cnt: 0

     fwded_bcast_cnt: 316545

     drop_blind_table: 0

     tx_failed_cnt: 0



 ... i updated the firmware on meshy5, and the stats continue to work.



 meshy5:

 -bash-3.2# ethtool -S msh0

 NIC statistics:

     drop_duplicate_bcast: 1328

     drop_ttl_zero: 76

     drop_no_fwd_route: 0

     drop_no_buffers: 52

     fwded_unicast_cnt: 1

     fwded_bcast_cnt: 300

     drop_blind_table: 0

     tx_failed_cnt: 0

 -bash-3.2# cat /boot/olpc_build

 656

 -bash-3.2# ethtool -i msh0

 driver: libertas

 version: COMM-USB8388-322.p1-dbg

 firmware-version: 5.110.22.p1



 Looks like a driver problem in build update.1 691.

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