By default, a tap netdevice is of no use when not fed by a separate
process. The ability to automatically feed it from another netdevice
allows applications to capture any kind of traffic normally destined to
the kernel stack.
This patch implements this ability through a new optional "remote"
parameter.
Packets matching filtering rules created with the flow API are matched
on the remote device and redirected to the tap PMD, where the relevant
action will be performed.
Signed-off-by: Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon@6wind.com>
Acked-by: Olga Shern <olgas@mellanox.com>
Acked-by: Keith Wiles <keith.wiles@intel.com>
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