What is i40e/ice counter "port.tx_dropped_link_down"?

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Issue

  • What is i40e/ice counter port.tx_dropped_link_down?
  • I can see an increase in port.tx_dropped_link_down counters of SRIOV port.
  • ethtool -S shows tx_dropped_link_down growing for PF or VF. What does this mean?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Intel NIC using i40e or ice driver

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