Re: DLT_ reserve request for IPMI trace captures

[Dmitry <d-bazhenov () yandex ru>]

Hello, all,

Can I expect any reply (better positive :)) regarding my question?
If more details are required in order to get progress on the request, I 
can submit them.

Looking forward for any comments.

Regards,
Dmitry

06.05.2014 14:05, Dmitry пишет:
> Hello, PCAP library maintainers,
>
> Please, reserve a DLT_ number for IPMI message trace captures used by 
> the Pigeon Point Systems ipmb_traced utility.
>
> The ipmb_traced utility is capable to capture IPMI traces from several 
> IPMI channels simultaneously. The traced IPMI channels may have 
> different messaging protocols.
>
> The captured data includes meta-data which describes each trace 
> packet: which channel the packet is from, its direction, protocol 
> format, and other characteristics.
>
> The capture data format differs from formats of already defined DLT_ 
> types (199 and 209), thus, the new DLT_ value is needed.
>
> My suggestion is to name the new value as DLT_IPMI_TRACE.
>
> With regards,
> Dmitry Bazhenov

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