Libtrace 4.0.17

New features

• Added support for PF_RING zero-copy -- this is now the official libtrace pfring: format, and the original non-zero-copy version is now available via pfringold:.

Bug fixes

• PF_RING formats now default to promiscuous capture mode, which is consistent with other live formats.
• Fixed incorrect statistics counters for PF_RING formats.
• Fixed various libpacketdump crashes or infinite loops when presented with bogus packet content.
• Fixed bug where pfringold: was not setting the order field for packets.
• Fixed bug where writing packets to a virtual interface via ring: would cause libtrace to hang.
• Fixed bug where DPDK port stats could not be reset if using Napatech DPDK.
• Fixed race condition in the etsilive: format.
• Fixed various memory errors and leaks in the etsilive: format.
• Fixed race condition in tracertstats when processing a user interrupt.

Improvements

• Improved capture speed for pfringold:.
• ring: format now supports trace_flush_output() method.