netdev - Re: kenel level packet capturing

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Message-Id: <20111214.110919.1286184647888114902.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:09:19 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	raviraj.j1991@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	netfilter@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kenel level packet capturing

From: raviraj joshi <raviraj.j1991@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:16:01 +0530

> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 12:06 AM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
>> From: raviraj joshi <raviraj.j1991@...il.com>
>> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:34:22 +0530
>>
>>> We have decided to use PF_RING(a kernel module to capture packets) for
>>> the same due to the number of advantages.
>>
>> What "advantages"?  The AF_PACKET socket layer already upstream in the
>> kernel supports every relevant performance feature PF_RING does, and
>> then some.
> I refered to the document on "A Measurement Study of Packet Reception
> using Linux"[1]  which said pf_ring maintains
> a ring buffer, so we dont have to issue a receive system call for each
> packet in contrast to AF_PACKET which issues a system call for each
> packet(pls correct me if i am wrong).

AF_PACKET supports mmap()'d packet rings, and even supports variable
packet lengths within those rings.

AF_PACKET supports all the worthwhile performance features of PR_RING
and it's upstream, stop kidding yourself.

I'm really sick and tired of people saying PF_RING is better than
what we have upstream, it really isn't.
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