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Re: Profiled dumpcap
From: Evan Huus <eapache () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 13:01:34 -0400
+1 On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Anders Broman <anders.broman () ericsson com>wrote:
Need to catch my train J In valgrind script: d) COMMAND=dumpcap COMMAND_ARGS="-i eth1 -a duration:10" VALID=1 ;; In dumpcap.c } else { #if defined(DEBUG_DUMPCAP) || defined(DEBUG_CHILD_DUMPCAP) g_log(LOG_DOMAIN_CAPTURE_CHILD, G_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "Wrote a packet of length %d captured on interface %u.", phdr->caplen, pcap_opts->interface_id); #endif global_ld.packet_count++; pcap_opts->received++; /* if the user told us to stop after x packets, do we already have enough? */ if ((global_ld.packet_max > 0) && (global_ld.packet_count >= global_ld.packet_max)) { global_ld.go = FALSE; } Result: ==18560== Callgrind, a call-graph generating cache profiler ==18560== Copyright (C) 2002-2012, and GNU GPL'd, by Josef Weidendorfer et al. ==18560== Using Valgrind-3.8.1 and LibVEX; rerun with -h for copyright info ==18560== Command: /home/ericsson/wireshark/.libs/lt-dumpcap -i eth1 -a duration:10 ==18560== ==18560== For interactive control, run 'callgrind_control -h'. Capturing on 'eth1' File: /tmp/wireshark_pcapng_eth1_20140508183539_dgwcQ9 Packets captured: 2844 Packets received/dropped on interface 'eth1': 2844/0 (pcap:0/dumpcap:0/flushed:0/ps_ifdrop:4) (100.0%) ==18560== ==18560== Events : Ir ==18560== Collected : 4189109 ==18560== ==18560== I refs: 4,189,109 *From:* wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org [mailto: wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org] *On Behalf Of *Anders Broman *Sent:* den 8 maj 2014 18:32 *To:* Developer support list for Wireshark *Subject:* Re: [Wireshark-dev] Profiled dumpcap Hi, Yes I just started to look at this myself and was surprised to see g_log() one should have expected that if no log handler was connected there be no cost of the operation… Regards Anders *From:* wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org [ mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org<wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org>] *On Behalf Of *Evan Huus *Sent:* den 8 maj 2014 18:24 *To:* Developer support list for Wireshark *Subject:* Re: [Wireshark-dev] Profiled dumpcap I assume that there was no other output (no logging or anything)? On my reading of the dump, most of the time is spent manipulating strings due to logging from the g_log function. The main caller seems to be capture_loop_write_packet_cb, so removing the logging call at dumpcap.c:4051 might be worth trying. Evan On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Anders Broman <anders.broman () ericsson com> wrote: Hi, In case someone is interested... Capturing on 'eth1' File: /tmp/wireshark_pcapng_eth1_20140508174557_h4aOLn Packets captured: 2756 Packets received/dropped on interface 'eth1': 2756/0 (pcap:0/dumpcap:0/flushed:0/ps_ifdrop:0) (100.0%) ==16851== ==16851== Events : Ir ==16851== Collected : 10910499 ==16851== ==16851== I refs: 10,910,499 Regards Anders ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev () wireshark org> Archives: http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev mailto:wireshark-dev-request () wireshark org ?subject=unsubscribe ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev () wireshark org> Archives: http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev mailto:wireshark-dev-request () wireshark org ?subject=unsubscribe
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