Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Capture network traffic to a tcpdump file - updated

[Johannes Schindelin]

Hi,

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007, Anthony Liguori wrote:

> Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> > 
> > On Mon, 10 Dec 2007, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> > 
> >   
> > > Balazs Attila-Mihaly (Cd-MaN) wrote:
> > >     
> > > > Here goes v0.2 for my patch :-)
> > > > Changes
> > > > - now the option is a separate command line switch:
> > > >   -net capture,vlan=2,file=test.pcap
> > > >         
> > > Is it really necessary/useful to specify this on the command line 
> > > since it can be controlled from the monitor?
> > >     
> > 
> > As was said in another mail, if you want to guarantee that _every_ 
> > packet is logged, the command line is the most convenient.
> > 
> > Besides, if you get your monitor support, why do you care about 
> > command line support?
> >   
> 
> It's just an issue of usability.  If you don't have to expose something 
> two ways, then it's better not to.

Okay, since you so nicely ask for it: I _want_ the command line option.  I 
do not like having to type the same thing into the monitor every time I 
start QEmu.

But I expressly do _not_ ask to scrap the monitor interface, even if I 
have no use for it.

However, I have no problem maintaining my own fork.  Much like I will do 
with VNC again, since I recently had to use QEmu via VNC and the artefacts 
are just horrible.

Ciao,
Dscho