Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net: macb: exclude software FCS from TX byte statistics

On Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:47:02 +0200 Nicolai Buchwitz wrote:

+ * @skb_len: skb->len as handed over by the stack, before padding and
+ *           software FCS, only set for the last buffer of the frame

counting pad bytes to ETH_ZLEN as sent is perfectly legit,
it's a driver preference. Some don't because HW pads and
the driver doesn't want to bother adding a conditional.
But it's best if the driver bytes match wire bytes IMO.

Either way, you only need u8 or even a flag for this,
not a full u32?