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Since node internal messages are passed directly to the socket, it is not possible to observe those messages via tcpdump or wireshark. We now remedy this by making it possible to clone such messages and send the clones to the loopback interface. The clones are dropped at reception and have no functional role except making the traffic visible. The feature is enabled if network taps are active for the loopback device. pcap filtering restrictions require the messages to be presented to the receiving side of the loopback device. v3 - Function dev_nit_active used to check for network taps. - Procedure netif_rx_ni used to send cloned messages to loopback device. Signed-off-by: John Rutherford <john.rutherford@dektech.com.au> Acked-by: Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@ericsson.com> Acked-by: Ying Xue <ying.xue@windriver.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.