Re: [tcpdump-workers] Linux input layer evdev capturing

2008-11-18 Thread Guy Harris
On Nov 14, 2008, at 7:08 PM, Michael Richardson wrote: No, I actually hadn't allocated it or commited it until I wrote the email to see if the text made sense.Guy hadn't allocated one, so I did. I'm actually not certain that I did it right. You did, although updating the list of LINKTYP

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Linux input layer evdev capturing

2008-11-18 Thread Guy Harris
On Nov 13, 2008, at 3:57 PM, David Gibson wrote: Did this go past on the list (I can't see it on gmane), or has that gone into a tree somwhere (I can't see it on the default CVS branch)? It was only in git; I've propagated it to the main and 1.0 CVS branches. - This is the tcpdump-workers lis

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Linux input layer evdev capturing

2008-11-17 Thread Michael Richardson
> "David" == David Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: David> Ah, ok, I see. The description looks fine to me, with the David> exception that the devices are (usually) called David> /dev/input/event[0-9], not /dev/evd. Changed this. -- ] ON HUMILITY: to err is human. To

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Linux input layer evdev capturing

2008-11-14 Thread David Gibson
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:08:38PM -0500, Michael Richardson wrote: > > > "David" == David Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > David> Uh.. so, what's the next step here? > > >> I thought Guy already allocated one. > >> > >> /* * David Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> requested thi

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Linux input layer evdev capturing

2008-11-14 Thread Michael Richardson
> "David" == David Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: David> Uh.. so, what's the next step here? >> I thought Guy already allocated one. >> >> /* * David Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> requested this >> for # captures from the Linux kernel /dev/evd device. This is >> used

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Linux input layer evdev capturing

2008-11-13 Thread David Gibson
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 09:22:33AM -0500, Michael Richardson wrote: > > > "David" == David Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I was thinking DLT_LINUX_EVDEV just to clarify that it's a > Linux-internal > >> protocol, but I'm not fussed by DLT_EVDEV either. > > David> Uh.. so

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Linux input layer evdev capturing

2008-11-13 Thread Michael Richardson
> "David" == David Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I was thinking DLT_LINUX_EVDEV just to clarify that it's a Linux-internal >> protocol, but I'm not fussed by DLT_EVDEV either. David> Uh.. so, what's the next step here? I thought Guy already allocated one. /* * David

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Linux input layer evdev capturing

2008-11-13 Thread David Gibson
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 08:58:19AM +, David Gibson wrote: > Michael Richardson sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> writes: > > > "Guy" == Guy Harris alum.mit.edu> writes: > > Guy> The name evdev is, as far as I know, a Linuxism, so DLT_EVDEV > > Guy> might suffice as a name, unless fill-in-th

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Linux input layer evdev capturing

2008-11-10 Thread David Gibson
Michael Richardson sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> writes: > > "Guy" == Guy Harris alum.mit.edu> writes: > Guy> The name evdev is, as far as I know, a Linuxism, so DLT_EVDEV > Guy> might suffice as a name, unless fill-in-the-blankBSD or Solaris > Guy> or... ends up doing their own input l

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Linux input layer evdev capturing

2008-11-09 Thread Michael Richardson
> "Guy" == Guy Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Second, if it is, I gather this is the place to ask for a DLT_ >> value for this.. Guy> The name evdev is, as far as I know, a Linuxism, so DLT_EVDEV Guy> might suffice as a name, unless fill-in-the-blankBSD or Solaris

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Linux input layer evdev capturing

2008-11-09 Thread Guy Harris
On Nov 8, 2008, at 7:05 PM, David Gibson wrote: I have a work-in-progress patch to allow libpcap to capture events from the Linux input layer's "evdev" interface (/dev/input/event*). Later I plan to add a wireshark dissector for the packet format. First, does this seem like a reasonable featur

[tcpdump-workers] Linux input layer evdev capturing

2008-11-09 Thread David Gibson
Hi, I have a work-in-progress patch to allow libpcap to capture events from the Linux input layer's "evdev" interface (/dev/input/event*). Later I plan to add a wireshark dissector for the packet format. First, does this seem like a reasonable feature to add to libpcap? Second, if it is, I gathe