dwdump - Man Page
dump kernel dropped packets to a file
Synopsis
dwdump [ Options ]
Options
- -w, --write FILE
Dump packets to provided file in pcap format. Defaults to standard output.
- -t, --trunc LENGTH
Ask the kernel to truncate packets to provided length. Defaults to no truncation.
- -q, --query
Query the kernel for current configuration and exit.
- -l, --limit LIMIT
Ask the kernel to set the per-CPU packet queue limit to provided limit. Defaults to 1,000 packets.
- -p, --passive
Only listen on notified packets with no configuration. This is useful if the kernel is already monitoring dropped packets and you only want to open another listening socket.
- -s, --stats
Query the kernel for statistics and exit.
- -b, --bufsize SIZE
Set the socket's receive buffer to provided size. Defaults to 1MB.
- -o, --origin { sw | hw }
Ask the kernel to only monitor software or hardware originated drops. Defaults to both. See devlink-trap(8) for details on how to get hardware originated drops to the kernel.
- -e, --exit
Ask the kernel to stop monitoring and exit.
Examples
- dwdump -w drops.pcap
Dump dropped packets to a file.
- dwdump | tshark -V -r -
Pipe dropped packets to Wireshark.
- dwdump -o sw -w drops.pcap
Only monitor software originated drops.
- dwdump -q
Query current configuration from the kernel and exit.