[PATCH] pcapng: allow any protocol link type for the interface block

From: Dylan Schneider Allow the user to specify protocol link type when creating pcapng files. This change is needed to specify the protocol type in the pcapng file, DLT_EN10MB specifies ethernet packets only. This will allow dissectors for other protocols to be used on files generated by pcapng.

Re: [PATCH] pcapng: allow any protocol link type for the interface block

Full list of types is here https://www.tcpdump.org/linktypes.html On Thu, May 29, 2025, 10:16 Schneide wrote: > From: Dylan Schneider > > Allow the user to specify protocol link type when creating pcapng files. > This change is needed to specify the protocol type in the pcapng file, > DLT_EN10M

Re: [PATCH] pcapng: allow any protocol link type for the interface block

What other packet types would a DPDK app use. The possible type fields are quite limited see the spec. Plus it would be an ABI breakage would require versioning. On Thu, May 29, 2025, 10:16 Schneide wrote: > From: Dylan Schneider > > Allow the user to specify protocol link type when creating p