Re: [PATCH net v2 0/4] net: add and use rx_nohandler stat counter
From: David Miller
Date: Fri Jan 29 2016 - 22:37:57 EST
From: Jarod Wilson <jarod@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:49:44 -0500
> The network core tries to keep track of dropped packets, but some packets
> you wouldn't really call dropped, so much as intentionally ignored, under
> certain circumstances. One such case is that of bonding and team device
> slaves that are currently inactive. Their respective rx_handler functions
> return RX_HANDLER_EXACT (the only places in the kernel that return that),
> which ends up tracking into the network core's __netif_receive_skb_core()
> function's drop path, with no pt_prev set. On a noisy network, this can
> result in a very rapidly incrementing rx_dropped counter, not only on the
> inactive slave(s), but also on the master device, such as the following:
...
Both my inbox and patchwork only show patch 2, 3, and 4. Where is #1?
Thanks.