[ovs-dev] [PATCH] ovs-tcpdump: Improve performance with dummy interface

2021-10-20 Thread Mike Pattrick
Currently the ovs-tcpdump utility creates a virtual tunnel to send packets to. This method functions perfectly fine, however, it can greatly impact the performance of the monitored port. It has been reported to reduce packet throughput significantly. I was able to reproduce a reduction in throughp

Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH] ovs-tcpdump: Improve performance with dummy interface

2021-10-21 Thread Aaron Conole
Hi Mike, Thanks for the patch - comments below. Mike Pattrick writes: > Currently the ovs-tcpdump utility creates a virtual tunnel to send > packets to. This method functions perfectly fine, however, it can > greatly impact the performance of the monitored port. > > It has been reported to redu