I found out what's wrong. The 4th parameter of pcap_open_live() which represents the readout delay must not be -1 anymore (which AFAIK means "ignore"). Only values equal or greater zero are allowed, otherwise libpcap-dev consumes 100% of the CPU or crashes.
Best wishes Herbert -- libpcap0.8-dev in ubuntu 9.10 consumes 100% of the cpu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/490523 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
