[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/5] add dpdk packet capture support for tcpdump

[Pattan, Reshma]

Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pavel Fedin [mailto:p.fedin at samsung.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 3:05 PM
> To: Pattan, Reshma <reshma.pattan at intel.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/5] add dpdk packet capture support for
> tcpdump
> 
>  Hello!
> 
> > >  2. What if i don't want separate RX and TX streams either? It only
> > > prevents me from seeing the complete picture.
> >
> > Do you mean not to have separate pcap files for tx and rx? If so, I
> > would prefer to keep this as it is.
> 
>  I mean - add an option not to have separate files.

OK, I will make changes in v3.

> 
> > >  3. vhostuser ports are missing. Perhaps not really related to this
> > > patchset, i just don't know how much code "server" part of vhostuser
> > > shares with normal PMDs, but anyway, ability to dump them too would be
> nice to have.
> > >
> >
> > I think this can be done in future i.e. when vhost as PMD is
> > available. But as of now vhost is library.
> 
>  I expected "server"-side vhost to be the same as "client" part (AKA virtio), just
> use another mechanism for exchanging control information (via socket). Is it not
> true? I suppose, driving queues from both sides should be quite symmetric.
> 

At this stage of release adding these changes is difficult as I don't have knowledge on vhost.
But at the same if anyone from committee would like to make these enhancements are welcome.

Thanks,
Reshma