On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Van Haaren, Harry <harry.van.haaren at intel.com> wrote: >> From: Igor Ryzhov [mailto:iryzhov at arccn.ru] >> Thank you, I'll wait for result of mspdc testing. > > Hi Igor, > > Regarding your original question: > The datasheet says that a packet with total size < 32 bytes is > discarded by MAC layer and counted in the mspdc register. > > If possible, I would like to add a test for this type of packet when > testing the accuracy of xstats. I've tried using a packet generator > (48 bytes seems the smallest it is willing to generate for me), and > using another NIC won't work, as smaller packets are padded to > 64 bytes on TX. > > Do you have a method of reproducing this < 32 byte mspdc error packet? > -Harry
Can you disable the MAC padding on the NIC through a backdoor register access?
