What does "rx_errors" in Broadcom tg3 driver mean?

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Issue

  • What does rx_errors in Broadcom tg3 driver mean?
  • Running ethtool -S eth0 shows rx_errors: 6
  • What are the common scenarios that would trigger this kind of rx_errors to help filter out the error source?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5719 Gigabit Ethernet (or similar) using tg3 driver
  • rx_errors counter in ethtool -S incremented

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