Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] net/tap: add remote netdevice traffic capture

2017-03-14 Thread Wiles, Keith
> On Mar 14, 2017, at 4:34 PM, Pascal Mazon wrote: > > By default, a tap netdevice is of no use when not fed by a separate > process. The ability to automatically feed it from another netdevice > allows applications to capture any kind of traffic normally destined to > the kernel stack. > > Thi

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] net/tap: add remote netdevice traffic capture

2017-03-14 Thread Pascal Mazon
By default, a tap netdevice is of no use when not fed by a separate process. The ability to automatically feed it from another netdevice allows applications to capture any kind of traffic normally destined to the kernel stack. This patch implements this ability through a new optional "remote" para