Receive errors on vmware interface: "ring full"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Transmit errors on vmware interface: "ring full"
     Tx Queue#: 6
       TSO pkts tx: 20419415
       TSO bytes tx: 323505805557
       ucast pkts tx: 304611341
       ucast bytes tx: 417904557208
       mcast pkts tx: 0
       mcast bytes tx: 0
       bcast pkts tx: 0
       bcast bytes tx: 0
       pkts tx err: 0
       pkts tx discard: 0
       drv dropped tx total: 0
          too many frags: 0
          giant hdr: 0
          hdr err: 0
          tso: 0
       ring full: 58 <-- The ring buffer was full in the TX Queue no 6
       pkts linearized: 0
       hdr cloned: 15
       giant hdr: 0

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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