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Diffstat (limited to 'include/uapi/linux/if_link.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/uapi/linux/if_link.h | 235 |
1 files changed, 202 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h index 7fba4de511de..c4b23f06f69e 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h @@ -7,24 +7,23 @@ /* This struct should be in sync with struct rtnl_link_stats64 */ struct rtnl_link_stats { - __u32 rx_packets; /* total packets received */ - __u32 tx_packets; /* total packets transmitted */ - __u32 rx_bytes; /* total bytes received */ - __u32 tx_bytes; /* total bytes transmitted */ - __u32 rx_errors; /* bad packets received */ - __u32 tx_errors; /* packet transmit problems */ - __u32 rx_dropped; /* no space in linux buffers */ - __u32 tx_dropped; /* no space available in linux */ - __u32 multicast; /* multicast packets received */ + __u32 rx_packets; + __u32 tx_packets; + __u32 rx_bytes; + __u32 tx_bytes; + __u32 rx_errors; + __u32 tx_errors; + __u32 rx_dropped; + __u32 tx_dropped; + __u32 multicast; __u32 collisions; - /* detailed rx_errors: */ __u32 rx_length_errors; - __u32 rx_over_errors; /* receiver ring buff overflow */ - __u32 rx_crc_errors; /* recved pkt with crc error */ - __u32 rx_frame_errors; /* recv'd frame alignment error */ - __u32 rx_fifo_errors; /* recv'r fifo overrun */ - __u32 rx_missed_errors; /* receiver missed packet */ + __u32 rx_over_errors; + __u32 rx_crc_errors; + __u32 rx_frame_errors; + __u32 rx_fifo_errors; + __u32 rx_missed_errors; /* detailed tx_errors */ __u32 tx_aborted_errors; @@ -37,29 +36,200 @@ struct rtnl_link_stats { __u32 rx_compressed; __u32 tx_compressed; - __u32 rx_nohandler; /* dropped, no handler found */ + __u32 rx_nohandler; }; -/* The main device statistics structure */ +/** + * struct rtnl_link_stats64 - The main device statistics structure. + * + * @rx_packets: Number of good packets received by the interface. + * For hardware interfaces counts all good packets received from the device + * by the host, including packets which host had to drop at various stages + * of processing (even in the driver). + * + * @tx_packets: Number of packets successfully transmitted. + * For hardware interfaces counts packets which host was able to successfully + * hand over to the device, which does not necessarily mean that packets + * had been successfully transmitted out of the device, only that device + * acknowledged it copied them out of host memory. + * + * @rx_bytes: Number of good received bytes, corresponding to @rx_packets. + * + * For IEEE 802.3 devices should count the length of Ethernet Frames + * excluding the FCS. + * + * @tx_bytes: Number of good transmitted bytes, corresponding to @tx_packets. + * + * For IEEE 802.3 devices should count the length of Ethernet Frames + * excluding the FCS. + * + * @rx_errors: Total number of bad packets received on this network device. + * This counter must include events counted by @rx_length_errors, + * @rx_crc_errors, @rx_frame_errors and other errors not otherwise + * counted. + * + * @tx_errors: Total number of transmit problems. + * This counter must include events counter by @tx_aborted_errors, + * @tx_carrier_errors, @tx_fifo_errors, @tx_heartbeat_errors, + * @tx_window_errors and other errors not otherwise counted. + * + * @rx_dropped: Number of packets received but not processed, + * e.g. due to lack of resources or unsupported protocol. + * For hardware interfaces this counter should not include packets + * dropped by the device which are counted separately in + * @rx_missed_errors (since procfs folds those two counters together). + * + * @tx_dropped: Number of packets dropped on their way to transmission, + * e.g. due to lack of resources. + * + * @multicast: Multicast packets received. + * For hardware interfaces this statistic is commonly calculated + * at the device level (unlike @rx_packets) and therefore may include + * packets which did not reach the host. + * + * For IEEE 802.3 devices this counter may be equivalent to: + * + * - 30.3.1.1.21 aMulticastFramesReceivedOK + * + * @collisions: Number of collisions during packet transmissions. + * + * @rx_length_errors: Number of packets dropped due to invalid length. + * Part of aggregate "frame" errors in `/proc/net/dev`. + * + * For IEEE 802.3 devices this counter should be equivalent to a sum + * of the following attributes: + * + * - 30.3.1.1.23 aInRangeLengthErrors + * - 30.3.1.1.24 aOutOfRangeLengthField + * - 30.3.1.1.25 aFrameTooLongErrors + * + * @rx_over_errors: Receiver FIFO overflow event counter. + * + * Historically the count of overflow events. Such events may be + * reported in the receive descriptors or via interrupts, and may + * not correspond one-to-one with dropped packets. + * + * The recommended interpretation for high speed interfaces is - + * number of packets dropped because they did not fit into buffers + * provided by the host, e.g. packets larger than MTU or next buffer + * in the ring was not available for a scatter transfer. + * + * Part of aggregate "frame" errors in `/proc/net/dev`. + * + * This statistics was historically used interchangeably with + * @rx_fifo_errors. + * + * This statistic corresponds to hardware events and is not commonly used + * on software devices. + * + * @rx_crc_errors: Number of packets received with a CRC error. + * Part of aggregate "frame" errors in `/proc/net/dev`. + * + * For IEEE 802.3 devices this counter must be equivalent to: + * + * - 30.3.1.1.6 aFrameCheckSequenceErrors + * + * @rx_frame_errors: Receiver frame alignment errors. + * Part of aggregate "frame" errors in `/proc/net/dev`. + * + * For IEEE 802.3 devices this counter should be equivalent to: + * + * - 30.3.1.1.7 aAlignmentErrors + * + * @rx_fifo_errors: Receiver FIFO error counter. + * + * Historically the count of overflow events. Those events may be + * reported in the receive descriptors or via interrupts, and may + * not correspond one-to-one with dropped packets. + * + * This statistics was used interchangeably with @rx_over_errors. + * Not recommended for use in drivers for high speed interfaces. + * + * This statistic is used on software devices, e.g. to count software + * packet queue overflow (can) or sequencing errors (GRE). + * + * @rx_missed_errors: Count of packets missed by the host. + * Folded into the "drop" counter in `/proc/net/dev`. + * + * Counts number of packets dropped by the device due to lack + * of buffer space. This usually indicates that the host interface + * is slower than the network interface, or host is not keeping up + * with the receive packet rate. + * + * This statistic corresponds to hardware events and is not used + * on software devices. + * + * @tx_aborted_errors: + * Part of aggregate "carrier" errors in `/proc/net/dev`. + * For IEEE 802.3 devices capable of half-duplex operation this counter + * must be equivalent to: + * + * - 30.3.1.1.11 aFramesAbortedDueToXSColls + * + * High speed interfaces may use this counter as a general device + * discard counter. + * + * @tx_carrier_errors: Number of frame transmission errors due to loss + * of carrier during transmission. + * Part of aggregate "carrier" errors in `/proc/net/dev`. + * + * For IEEE 802.3 devices this counter must be equivalent to: + * + * - 30.3.1.1.13 aCarrierSenseErrors + * + * @tx_fifo_errors: Number of frame transmission errors due to device + * FIFO underrun / underflow. This condition occurs when the device + * begins transmission of a frame but is unable to deliver the + * entire frame to the transmitter in time for transmission. + * Part of aggregate "carrier" errors in `/proc/net/dev`. + * + * @tx_heartbeat_errors: Number of Heartbeat / SQE Test errors for + * old half-duplex Ethernet. + * Part of aggregate "carrier" errors in `/proc/net/dev`. + * + * For IEEE 802.3 devices possibly equivalent to: + * + * - 30.3.2.1.4 aSQETestErrors + * + * @tx_window_errors: Number of frame transmission errors due + * to late collisions (for Ethernet - after the first 64B of transmission). + * Part of aggregate "carrier" errors in `/proc/net/dev`. + * + * For IEEE 802.3 devices this counter must be equivalent to: + * + * - 30.3.1.1.10 aLateCollisions + * + * @rx_compressed: Number of correctly received compressed packets. + * This counters is only meaningful for interfaces which support + * packet compression (e.g. CSLIP, PPP). + * + * @tx_compressed: Number of transmitted compressed packets. + * This counters is only meaningful for interfaces which support + * packet compression (e.g. CSLIP, PPP). + * + * @rx_nohandler: Number of packets received on the interface + * but dropped by the networking stack because the device is + * not designated to receive packets (e.g. backup link in a bond). + */ struct rtnl_link_stats64 { - __u64 rx_packets; /* total packets received */ - __u64 tx_packets; /* total packets transmitted */ - __u64 rx_bytes; /* total bytes received */ - __u64 tx_bytes; /* total bytes transmitted */ - __u64 rx_errors; /* bad packets received */ - __u64 tx_errors; /* packet transmit problems */ - __u64 rx_dropped; /* no space in linux buffers */ - __u64 tx_dropped; /* no space available in linux */ - __u64 multicast; /* multicast packets received */ + __u64 rx_packets; + __u64 tx_packets; + __u64 rx_bytes; + __u64 tx_bytes; + __u64 rx_errors; + __u64 tx_errors; + __u64 rx_dropped; + __u64 tx_dropped; + __u64 multicast; __u64 collisions; /* detailed rx_errors: */ __u64 rx_length_errors; - __u64 rx_over_errors; /* receiver ring buff overflow */ - __u64 rx_crc_errors; /* recved pkt with crc error */ - __u64 rx_frame_errors; /* recv'd frame alignment error */ - __u64 rx_fifo_errors; /* recv'r fifo overrun */ - __u64 rx_missed_errors; /* receiver missed packet */ + __u64 rx_over_errors; + __u64 rx_crc_errors; + __u64 rx_frame_errors; + __u64 rx_fifo_errors; + __u64 rx_missed_errors; /* detailed tx_errors */ __u64 tx_aborted_errors; @@ -71,8 +241,7 @@ struct rtnl_link_stats64 { /* for cslip etc */ __u64 rx_compressed; __u64 tx_compressed; - - __u64 rx_nohandler; /* dropped, no handler found */ + __u64 rx_nohandler; }; /* The struct should be in sync with struct ifmap */ |