Intel NIC using ixgbe module does not update transmit counter in RHEL 6.6

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Issue

  • The TX field in ifconfig output is always 0 for interfaces on ixgbe driver delivered with RHEL 6.6 (kernel version 2.6.32-504.el6 or above).

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6
  • ixgbe module

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