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Re: setting the initial ring size
From: "Abeni Paolo" <paolo.abeni () telecomitalia it>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:39:17 +0100
hello, on Thu 1/10/2008 3:20 AM Guy Harris wrote:
"Set receive buffer size at open time" could be implemented on most if not all platforms - including platforms using BPF; it would require a new "open a live capture" call, but that might be useful for other purposes (e.g., to request monitor mode on 802.11 devices).
I have some concerns about more the "open a live capture" call[s]: in the future it could be useful to set more parameters, so in the long run there could be a proliferation of such call. A possible solution would be to make the "open a live capture" call extensible, adding a generic parameter (like buffer filled with TLV items). Such buffer could be a read/write parameter to make it possible notify the called of which items has been ignored. I think that something like this has been suggested earlier. Obviously, the generic 'open live capture' implementation is far more flexible and complicated than my previous suggestion... Any comments/feedback is, as usual, welcome. ciao, Paolo -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message and its attachments are addressed solely to the persons above and may contain confidential information. If you have received the message in error, be informed that any use of the content hereof is prohibited. Please return it immediately to the sender and delete the message. Should you have any questions, please contact us by replying to webmaster () telecomitalia it. Thank you www.telecomitalia.it --------------------------------------------------------------------
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- setting the initial ring size Abeni Paolo (Jan 07)
- Re: setting the initial ring size Andy Howell (Jan 07)
- Re: setting the initial ring size Guy Harris (Jan 09)
- Re: setting the initial ring size Abeni Paolo (Jan 10)
- Re: setting the initial ring size Guy Harris (Jan 10)
- Re: supporting extend 'open live capture' parametes [was: setting the initial ring size] Abeni Paolo (Jan 10)
- Re: supporting extend 'open live capture' parametes Guy Harris (Jan 10)
- Re: supporting extend 'open live capture' parametes Andy Howell (Jan 10)
- Re: supporting extend 'open live capture' parametes Guy Harris (Jan 10)
- Re: supporting extend 'open live capture' parametes Andy Howell (Jan 11)
- Re: supporting extend 'open live capture' parametes Michael Richardson (Jan 13)
- Re: supporting extend 'open live capture' parametes Guy Harris (Jan 13)
- Re: supporting extend 'open live capture' parametes Michael Richardson (Jan 13)
- Re: supporting extend 'open live capture' parametes Guy Harris (Jan 15)
- Re: setting the initial ring size Guy Harris (Jan 09)
- Re: setting the initial ring size Andy Howell (Jan 07)