netdev - Re: rx_dropped packets stop with tcpdump running

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Date:	Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:28:08 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Marco Berizzi <pupilla@...mail.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: rx_dropped packets stop with tcpdump running

On Thu, 2012-04-19 at 15:24 +0200, Eric Dumazet wrote:

> When linux receives a packet with no protocol handler, we increment the
> rx_dropped counter.
> 
> When you start a tcpdump, all packets are handled, so we dont increment
> rx_dropped for this reason anymore.
> 
> 

Its done since 2.6.37 (commit caf586e5)




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