Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 20:12:06 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com> To: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@freebsd.org> Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r272659 - in head: contrib/libpcap lib/libpcap Message-ID: <20141007031205.GF1852@funkthat.com> In-Reply-To: <201410061548.s96FmTNZ053516@svn.freebsd.org> References: <201410061548.s96FmTNZ053516@svn.freebsd.org>
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Luigi Rizzo wrote this message on Mon, Oct 06, 2014 at 15:48 +0000: > Author: luigi > Date: Mon Oct 6 15:48:28 2014 > New Revision: 272659 > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/272659 > > Log: > Add netmap support to libpcap. Tcpdump and other native pcap application can now > run directly on netmap ports using netmap:foo or valeXX:YY device names. > Modifications to existing code are small and trivial, the netmap-specific > code is all in a new file. > > Please be aware that in netmap mode the physical interface is disconnected from > the host stack, so libpcap will steal the traffic not just make a copy. > > For the full version of the code (including linux and autotools support) see > https://code.google.com/p/netmap-libpcap/ > > MFC after: 3 days Please update man page before merging... Specificly w/ the warning about stealing the traffic, but also include general use too... Thanks. -- John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."
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