From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
Reshma Pattan <reshma.pattan@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/4] pcapng: extend interface statistics
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:42:44 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260727224417.1419663-2-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260727224417.1419663-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>
The number of packets filtered was not implemented in original
code but useful for analysis.
Modify the API for writing pcapng statistics.
Use a structure and make it extensible in future.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
app/dumpcap/main.c | 16 ++++-----
app/test/test_pcapng.c | 10 +++---
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst | 9 +++++
lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++-------
lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.h | 33 ++++++++++++-----
5 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
diff --git a/app/dumpcap/main.c b/app/dumpcap/main.c
index 46a6cb251e..baec68b0b9 100644
--- a/app/dumpcap/main.c
+++ b/app/dumpcap/main.c
@@ -574,8 +574,8 @@ static void
report_packet_stats(dumpcap_out_t out)
{
struct rte_pdump_stats pdump_stats;
+ struct rte_pcapng_interface_stats isb;
struct interface *intf;
- uint64_t ifrecv, ifdrop;
double percent;
fputc('\n', stderr);
@@ -584,22 +584,22 @@ report_packet_stats(dumpcap_out_t out)
continue;
/* do what Wiretap does */
- ifrecv = pdump_stats.accepted + pdump_stats.filtered;
- ifdrop = pdump_stats.nombuf + pdump_stats.ringfull;
+ isb.ifrecv = pdump_stats.accepted + pdump_stats.filtered;
+ isb.ifdrop = pdump_stats.nombuf + pdump_stats.ringfull;
+ isb.filteraccept = pdump_stats.accepted;
if (use_pcapng)
- rte_pcapng_write_stats(out.pcapng, intf->port,
- ifrecv, ifdrop, NULL);
+ rte_pcapng_write_stats(out.pcapng, intf->port, &isb, sizeof(isb), NULL);
- if (ifrecv == 0)
+ if (isb.ifrecv == 0)
percent = 0;
else
- percent = 100. * ifrecv / (ifrecv + ifdrop);
+ percent = 100. * isb.ifrecv / (isb.ifrecv + isb.ifdrop);
fprintf(stderr,
"Packets received/dropped on interface '%s': "
"%"PRIu64 "/%" PRIu64 " (%.1f)\n",
- intf->name, ifrecv, ifdrop, percent);
+ intf->name, isb.ifrecv, isb.ifdrop, percent);
}
}
diff --git a/app/test/test_pcapng.c b/app/test/test_pcapng.c
index d14ea84f0d..c62fdc1458 100644
--- a/app/test/test_pcapng.c
+++ b/app/test/test_pcapng.c
@@ -558,8 +558,9 @@ test_write_packets(void)
goto fail;
}
- /* write a statistics block */
- ret = rte_pcapng_write_stats(pcapng, port_id, 0, 0, NULL);
+ /* write an initial statistics block */
+ struct rte_pcapng_interface_stats isb = { };
+ ret = rte_pcapng_write_stats(pcapng, port_id, &isb, sizeof(isb), NULL);
if (ret <= 0) {
printf("Write of statistics failed\n");
goto fail;
@@ -569,9 +570,10 @@ test_write_packets(void)
if (count < 0)
goto fail;
- /* write a statistics block */
+ /* write a final statistics block with comment */
+ isb.ifrecv = count;
ret = rte_pcapng_write_stats(pcapng, port_id,
- count, 0, "end of test");
+ &isb, sizeof(isb), "end of test");
if (ret <= 0) {
printf("Write of statistics failed\n");
goto fail;
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst
index c8cc86295d..cdc3c99f64 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ API Changes
Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
=======================================================
+* **pcapng: add packet filtering statistic.**
+
+ The API for ``rte_pcapng_write_stats`` was changed to include
+ recording the number of filtered packets.
+
ABI Changes
-----------
@@ -109,6 +114,10 @@ ABI Changes
Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
=======================================================
+* **pcapng: add packet filtering statistic.**
+
+ The ABI for ``rte_pcapng_write_stats`` now takes pointer to statistics.
+
Known Issues
------------
diff --git a/lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.c b/lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.c
index b5d1026891..fed1581772 100644
--- a/lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.c
+++ b/lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.c
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ rte_pcapng_add_interface(rte_pcapng_t *self, uint16_t port, uint16_t link_type,
uint64_t speed = 0;
int ret;
+ if (self == NULL)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
ret = rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
if (ret < 0)
return -1; /* should be ret */
@@ -394,29 +397,43 @@ rte_pcapng_add_interface(rte_pcapng_t *self, uint16_t port, uint16_t link_type,
RTE_EXPORT_SYMBOL(rte_pcapng_write_stats)
ssize_t
rte_pcapng_write_stats(rte_pcapng_t *self, uint16_t port_id,
- uint64_t ifrecv, uint64_t ifdrop,
- const char *comment)
+ const struct rte_pcapng_interface_stats *stats,
+ size_t stats_sz, const char *comment)
{
+ struct rte_pcapng_interface_stats isb;
struct pcapng_statistics *hdr;
struct pcapng_option *opt;
- uint64_t start_time = self->clock.ns_base;
- uint64_t sample_time;
+ uint64_t start_time, sample_time;
uint32_t optlen, len;
uint32_t *buf;
ssize_t ret;
+ if (self == NULL)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
+ if (stats == NULL || stats_sz == 0 || stats_sz > sizeof(*stats))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
if (comment && strlen(comment) > PCAPNG_STR_MAX)
return -EINVAL;
+ /* Future proof for more/less stats - all UINT64_MAX */
+ memset(&isb, 0xff, sizeof(isb));
+ memcpy(&isb, stats, stats_sz);
+
optlen = 0;
- if (ifrecv != UINT64_MAX)
- optlen += pcapng_optlen(sizeof(ifrecv));
- if (ifdrop != UINT64_MAX)
- optlen += pcapng_optlen(sizeof(ifdrop));
+ /* compute how many stats will be added. */
+ if (isb.ifrecv != UINT64_MAX)
+ optlen += pcapng_optlen(sizeof(isb.ifrecv));
+ if (isb.ifdrop != UINT64_MAX)
+ optlen += pcapng_optlen(sizeof(isb.ifdrop));
+ if (isb.filteraccept != UINT64_MAX)
+ optlen += pcapng_optlen(sizeof(isb.filteraccept));
+ start_time = self->clock.ns_base;
if (start_time != 0)
optlen += pcapng_optlen(sizeof(start_time));
@@ -439,12 +456,16 @@ rte_pcapng_write_stats(rte_pcapng_t *self, uint16_t port_id,
if (start_time != 0)
opt = pcapng_add_option(opt, PCAPNG_ISB_STARTTIME,
&start_time, sizeof(start_time));
- if (ifrecv != UINT64_MAX)
+ if (isb.ifrecv != UINT64_MAX)
opt = pcapng_add_option(opt, PCAPNG_ISB_IFRECV,
- &ifrecv, sizeof(ifrecv));
- if (ifdrop != UINT64_MAX)
+ &isb.ifrecv, sizeof(uint64_t));
+ if (isb.ifdrop != UINT64_MAX)
opt = pcapng_add_option(opt, PCAPNG_ISB_IFDROP,
- &ifdrop, sizeof(ifdrop));
+ &isb.ifdrop, sizeof(uint64_t));
+ if (isb.filteraccept != UINT64_MAX)
+ opt = pcapng_add_option(opt, PCAPNG_ISB_FILTERACCEPT,
+ &isb.filteraccept, sizeof(uint64_t));
+
if (optlen != 0)
opt = pcapng_add_option(opt, PCAPNG_OPT_END, NULL, 0);
@@ -717,6 +738,11 @@ rte_pcapng_write_packets(rte_pcapng_t *self,
unsigned int i, cnt = 0;
ssize_t ret, total = 0;
+ if (self == NULL) {
+ rte_errno = EINVAL;
+ return -1;
+ }
+
for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
struct rte_mbuf *m = pkts[i];
struct pcapng_enhance_packet_block *epb;
diff --git a/lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.h b/lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.h
index d8d328f710..495b6d3204 100644
--- a/lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.h
+++ b/lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.h
@@ -178,21 +178,36 @@ ssize_t
rte_pcapng_write_packets(rte_pcapng_t *self,
struct rte_mbuf *pkts[], uint16_t nb_pkts);
+/**
+ * A structure to store interface statistics in pcapng
+ * Interface statistics block.
+ * If the statistic is unavailable or unknown, use UINT64_MAX.
+ *
+ * Subset of definitions come from IETF pcapng standard.
+ * The osdrop and usrdeliv statistics are not included because
+ * DPDK does not use OS and does not deliver to application over sockets.
+ */
+struct rte_pcapng_interface_stats {
+ uint64_t ifrecv; /**< Packets received on interface during capture. */
+ uint64_t ifdrop; /**< Packets dropped by interface due to lack of resources. */
+ uint64_t filteraccept; /**< Packets accepted by filter. */
+};
+
/**
* Write an Interface statistics block.
- * For statistics, use 0 if don't know or care to report it.
* Should be called before closing capture to report results.
*
* @param self
* The handle to the packet capture file
* @param port
* The Ethernet port to report stats on.
- * @param ifrecv
- * The number of packets received by capture.
- * Optional: use UINT64_MAX if not known.
- * @param ifdrop
- * The number of packets missed by the capture process.
- * Optional: use UINT64_MAX if not known.
+ * @param stats
+ * The statistics to write.
+ * @param stats_sz
+ * The sizeof statistics structure.
+ * Must be greater than 0 and not more than sizeof(*stats).
+ * This allows for future expansion of interface statistics but
+ * with ABI compatibility.
* @param comment
* Optional comment to add to statistics.
* @return
@@ -203,8 +218,8 @@ rte_pcapng_write_packets(rte_pcapng_t *self,
*/
ssize_t
rte_pcapng_write_stats(rte_pcapng_t *self, uint16_t port,
- uint64_t ifrecv, uint64_t ifdrop,
- const char *comment);
+ const struct rte_pcapng_interface_stats *stats,
+ size_t stats_sz, const char *comment);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-27 22:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-24 21:11 [PATCH v6 0/5] Wireshark external capture for DPDK Stephen Hemminger
2026-07-24 21:11 ` [PATCH 1/5] pcapng: extend interface statistics Stephen Hemminger
2026-07-24 21:11 ` [PATCH 2/5] capture: infrastructure wireshark packet capture Stephen Hemminger
2026-07-24 21:11 ` [PATCH 3/5] test: add test for capture hooks Stephen Hemminger
2026-07-24 21:11 ` [PATCH 4/5] usertools/dpdk-wireshark-extcap.py: script for external capture Stephen Hemminger
2026-07-24 21:11 ` [PATCH 5/5] usertools/dpdk-dumpcap: add script for file capture Stephen Hemminger
2026-07-27 22:42 ` [PATCH v2 0/4] Wireshark external capture interface Stephen Hemminger
2026-07-27 22:42 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2026-07-27 22:42 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] capture: infrastructure wireshark packet capture Stephen Hemminger
2026-07-27 22:42 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] test: add test for capture hooks Stephen Hemminger
2026-07-27 22:42 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] usertools: add script for wireshark capture Stephen Hemminger
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