[dpdk-dev,v10,6/7] app/pdump: add pdump tool for packet capturing

Message ID 1465999584-6343-7-git-send-email-reshma.pattan@intel.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: Thomas Monjalon
Headers

Commit Message

Pattan, Reshma June 15, 2016, 2:06 p.m. UTC
  The new pdump tool is added for packet capturing on dpdk.
This tool runs as secondary process by default.
Tool facilitates the command line options like
port, device_id, queue which user should pass on
to the tool to request the packet capture on those devices.

Tool creates the rte ring, mempool and pcap vdev and
calls the enable API of the pdump library with port/device_id,
queue, ring and mempool as arguments to enable the packet
capture on specific devices and gets the packets from the
primary process over the ring. Once the packets are
received, those packets will be send to the pcap vdev.

Tool can be terminated by using ctrl+c(SIGINT) upon which tool
calls the disable API of the pdump library to disable the packet capture
and dequeues the rest of the packets from the ring and sends them on
to the pcap vdev, then after releases all allocated resources.

Updates the release notes.
Updated the MAINTAINERS.
Added sample application guide for app/pdump application.

Signed-off-by: Reshma Pattan <reshma.pattan@intel.com>
---
 MAINTAINERS                            |   2 +
 app/Makefile                           |   1 +
 app/pdump/Makefile                     |  49 ++
 app/pdump/main.c                       | 844 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst |   1 +
 doc/guides/sample_app_ug/index.rst     |   1 +
 doc/guides/sample_app_ug/pdump.rst     | 122 +++++
 7 files changed, 1020 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 app/pdump/Makefile
 create mode 100644 app/pdump/main.c
 create mode 100644 doc/guides/sample_app_ug/pdump.rst
  

Patch

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index afb2d0c..630f2c8 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@  Pdump
 M: Reshma Pattan <reshma.pattan@intel.com>
 F: lib/librte_pdump/
 F: doc/guides/prog_guide/pdump_library.rst
+F: app/pdump/
+F: doc/guides/sample_app_ug/pdump.rst
 
 Hierarchical scheduler
 M: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
diff --git a/app/Makefile b/app/Makefile
index 1151e09..30ec292 100644
--- a/app/Makefile
+++ b/app/Makefile
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@  DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PIPELINE) += test-pipeline
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD) += test-pmd
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CMDLINE) += cmdline_test
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += proc_info
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PDUMP) += pdump
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.subdir.mk
diff --git a/app/pdump/Makefile b/app/pdump/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d85bb08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/pdump/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ 
+#   BSD LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright(c) 2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+#   All rights reserved.
+#
+#   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+#   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+#   are met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+#       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+#       distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+#       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+#       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+#   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+#   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+#   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+#   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+#   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+#   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+#   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+#   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+#   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+#   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PDUMP),y)
+
+APP = dpdk_pdump
+
+CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
+
+# all source are stored in SRCS-y
+
+SRCS-y := main.c
+
+# this application needs libraries first
+DEPDIRS-y += lib
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.app.mk
+
+endif
diff --git a/app/pdump/main.c b/app/pdump/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8923b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/pdump/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,844 @@ 
+/*
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <net/if.h>
+
+#include <rte_eal.h>
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_debug.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
+#include <rte_errno.h>
+#include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_kvargs.h>
+#include <rte_mempool.h>
+#include <rte_ring.h>
+#include <rte_pdump.h>
+
+#define PDUMP_PORT_ARG "port"
+#define PDUMP_PCI_ARG "device_id"
+#define PDUMP_QUEUE_ARG "queue"
+#define PDUMP_DIR_ARG "dir"
+#define PDUMP_RX_DEV_ARG "rx-dev"
+#define PDUMP_TX_DEV_ARG "tx-dev"
+#define PDUMP_RING_SIZE_ARG "ring-size"
+#define PDUMP_MSIZE_ARG "mbuf-size"
+#define PDUMP_NUM_MBUFS_ARG "total-num-mbufs"
+
+#define VDEV_PCAP "eth_pcap_%s_%d,tx_pcap=%s"
+#define VDEV_IFACE "eth_pcap_%s_%d,tx_iface=%s"
+#define TX_STREAM_SIZE 64
+
+#define MP_NAME "pdump_pool_%d"
+
+#define RX_RING "rx_ring_%d"
+#define TX_RING "tx_ring_%d"
+
+#define RX_STR "rx"
+#define TX_STR "tx"
+
+/* Maximum long option length for option parsing. */
+#define APP_ARG_TCPDUMP_MAX_TUPLES 54
+#define MBUF_POOL_CACHE_SIZE 250
+#define TX_DESC_PER_QUEUE 512
+#define RX_DESC_PER_QUEUE 128
+#define MBUFS_PER_POOL 65535
+#define MAX_LONG_OPT_SZ 64
+#define RING_SIZE 16384
+#define SIZE 256
+#define BURST_SIZE 32
+#define NUM_VDEVS 2
+
+#define RTE_RING_SZ_MASK  (unsigned)(0x0fffffff) /**< Ring size mask */
+/* true if x is a power of 2 */
+#define POWEROF2(x) ((((x)-1) & (x)) == 0)
+
+enum pdump_en_dis {
+	DISABLE = 1,
+	ENABLE = 2
+};
+
+enum pcap_stream {
+	IFACE = 1,
+	PCAP = 2
+};
+
+enum pdump_by {
+	PORT_ID = 1,
+	DEVICE_ID = 2
+};
+
+const char *valid_pdump_arguments[] = {
+	PDUMP_PORT_ARG,
+	PDUMP_PCI_ARG,
+	PDUMP_QUEUE_ARG,
+	PDUMP_DIR_ARG,
+	PDUMP_RX_DEV_ARG,
+	PDUMP_TX_DEV_ARG,
+	PDUMP_RING_SIZE_ARG,
+	PDUMP_MSIZE_ARG,
+	PDUMP_NUM_MBUFS_ARG,
+	NULL
+};
+
+struct pdump_stats {
+	uint64_t dequeue_pkts;
+	uint64_t tx_pkts;
+	uint64_t freed_pkts;
+};
+
+struct pdump_tuples {
+	/* cli params */
+	uint8_t port;
+	char *device_id;
+	uint16_t queue;
+	char rx_dev[TX_STREAM_SIZE];
+	char tx_dev[TX_STREAM_SIZE];
+	uint32_t ring_size;
+	uint16_t mbuf_data_size;
+	uint32_t total_num_mbufs;
+
+	/* params for library API call */
+	uint32_t dir;
+	struct rte_mempool *mp;
+	struct rte_ring *rx_ring;
+	struct rte_ring *tx_ring;
+
+	/* params for packet dumping */
+	enum pdump_by dump_by_type;
+	int rx_vdev_id;
+	int tx_vdev_id;
+	enum pcap_stream rx_vdev_stream_type;
+	enum pcap_stream tx_vdev_stream_type;
+	bool single_pdump_dev;
+
+	/* stats */
+	struct pdump_stats stats;
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+static struct pdump_tuples pdump_t[APP_ARG_TCPDUMP_MAX_TUPLES];
+
+struct parse_val {
+	uint64_t min;
+	uint64_t max;
+	uint64_t val;
+};
+
+int num_tuples;
+static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf_default;
+volatile uint8_t quit_signal;
+
+/**< display usage */
+static void
+pdump_usage(const char *prgname)
+{
+	printf("usage: %s [EAL options] -- --pdump "
+			"'(port=<port id> | device_id=<pci id or vdev name>),"
+			"(queue=<queue_id>),"
+			"(rx-dev=<iface or pcap file> |"
+			" tx-dev=<iface or pcap file>,"
+			"[ring-size=<ring size>default:16384],"
+			"[mbuf-size=<mbuf data size>default:2176],"
+			"[total-num-mbufs=<number of mbufs>default:65535]"
+			"'\n",
+			prgname);
+}
+
+static int
+parse_device_id(const char *key __rte_unused, const char *value,
+		void *extra_args)
+{
+	struct pdump_tuples *pt = extra_args;
+
+	pt->device_id = strdup(value);
+	pt->dump_by_type = DEVICE_ID;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_queue(const char *key __rte_unused, const char *value, void *extra_args)
+{
+	unsigned long n;
+	struct pdump_tuples *pt = extra_args;
+
+	if (!strcmp(value, "*"))
+		pt->queue = RTE_PDUMP_ALL_QUEUES;
+	else {
+		n = strtoul(value, NULL, 10);
+		pt->queue = (uint16_t) n;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_rxtxdev(const char *key, const char *value, void *extra_args)
+{
+
+	struct pdump_tuples *pt = extra_args;
+
+	if (!strcmp(key, PDUMP_RX_DEV_ARG)) {
+		strncpy(pt->rx_dev, value, strlen(value));
+		/* identify the tx stream type for pcap vdev */
+		if (if_nametoindex(pt->rx_dev))
+			pt->rx_vdev_stream_type = IFACE;
+	} else if (!strcmp(key, PDUMP_TX_DEV_ARG)) {
+		strncpy(pt->tx_dev, value, strlen(value));
+		/* identify the tx stream type for pcap vdev */
+		if (if_nametoindex(pt->tx_dev))
+			pt->tx_vdev_stream_type = IFACE;
+	} else {
+		printf("invalid dev type %s, must be rx or tx\n", value);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_uint_value(const char *key, const char *value, void *extra_args)
+{
+	struct parse_val *v;
+	unsigned long t;
+	char *end;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	errno = 0;
+	v = extra_args;
+	t = strtoul(value, &end, 10);
+
+	if (errno != 0 || end[0] != 0 || t < v->min || t > v->max) {
+		printf("invalid value:\"%s\" for key:\"%s\", "
+			"value must be >= %"PRIu64" and <= %"PRIu64"\n",
+			value, key, v->min, v->max);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (!strcmp(key, PDUMP_RING_SIZE_ARG) && !POWEROF2(t)) {
+		printf("invalid value:\"%s\" for key:\"%s\", "
+			"value must be power of 2\n", value, key);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	v->val = t;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_pdump(const char *optarg)
+{
+	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
+	int ret = 0, cnt1, cnt2;
+	struct pdump_tuples *pt;
+	struct parse_val v = {0};
+
+	pt = &pdump_t[num_tuples];
+
+	/* initial check for invalid arguments */
+	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(optarg, valid_pdump_arguments);
+	if (kvlist == NULL) {
+		printf("--pdump=\"%s\": invalid argument passed\n", optarg);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* port/device_id parsing and validation */
+	cnt1 = rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PDUMP_PORT_ARG);
+	cnt2 = rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PDUMP_PCI_ARG);
+	if (!((cnt1 == 1 && cnt2 == 0) || (cnt1 == 0 && cnt2 == 1))) {
+		printf("--pdump=\"%s\": must have either port or "
+			"device_id argument\n", optarg);
+		ret = -1;
+		goto free_kvlist;
+	} else if (cnt1 == 1) {
+		v.min = 0;
+		v.max = RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS-1;
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PDUMP_PORT_ARG,
+				&parse_uint_value, &v);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto free_kvlist;
+		pt->port = (uint8_t) v.val;
+		pt->dump_by_type = PORT_ID;
+	} else if (cnt2 == 1) {
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PDUMP_PCI_ARG,
+				&parse_device_id, pt);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto free_kvlist;
+	}
+
+	/* queue parsing and validation */
+	cnt1 = rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PDUMP_QUEUE_ARG);
+	if (cnt1 != 1) {
+		printf("--pdump=\"%s\": must have queue argument\n", optarg);
+		ret = -1;
+		goto free_kvlist;
+	}
+	ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PDUMP_QUEUE_ARG, &parse_queue, pt);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto free_kvlist;
+
+	/* rx-dev and tx-dev parsing and validation */
+	cnt1 = rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PDUMP_RX_DEV_ARG);
+	cnt2 = rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PDUMP_TX_DEV_ARG);
+	if (cnt1 == 0 && cnt2 == 0) {
+		printf("--pdump=\"%s\": must have either rx-dev or "
+			"tx-dev argument\n", optarg);
+		ret = -1;
+		goto free_kvlist;
+	} else if (cnt1 == 1 && cnt2 == 1) {
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PDUMP_RX_DEV_ARG,
+					&parse_rxtxdev, pt);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto free_kvlist;
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PDUMP_TX_DEV_ARG,
+					&parse_rxtxdev, pt);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto free_kvlist;
+		/* if captured packets has to send to the same vdev */
+		if (!strcmp(pt->rx_dev, pt->tx_dev))
+			pt->single_pdump_dev = true;
+		pt->dir = RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_RXTX;
+	} else if (cnt1 == 1) {
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PDUMP_RX_DEV_ARG,
+					&parse_rxtxdev, pt);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto free_kvlist;
+		pt->dir = RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_RX;
+	} else if (cnt2 == 1) {
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PDUMP_TX_DEV_ARG,
+					&parse_rxtxdev, pt);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto free_kvlist;
+		pt->dir = RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_TX;
+	}
+
+	/* optional */
+	/* ring_size parsing and validation */
+	cnt1 = rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PDUMP_RING_SIZE_ARG);
+	if (cnt1 == 1) {
+		v.min = 2;
+		v.max = RTE_RING_SZ_MASK-1;
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PDUMP_RING_SIZE_ARG,
+						&parse_uint_value, &v);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto free_kvlist;
+		pt->ring_size = (uint16_t) v.val;
+	} else
+		pt->ring_size = RING_SIZE;
+
+	/* mbuf_data_size parsing and validation */
+	cnt1 = rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PDUMP_MSIZE_ARG);
+	if (cnt1 == 1) {
+		v.min = 1;
+		v.max = UINT16_MAX;
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PDUMP_MSIZE_ARG,
+						&parse_uint_value, &v);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto free_kvlist;
+		pt->mbuf_data_size = (uint16_t) v.val;
+	} else
+		pt->mbuf_data_size = RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE;
+
+	/* total_num_mbufs parsing and validation */
+	cnt1 = rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PDUMP_NUM_MBUFS_ARG);
+	if (cnt1 == 1) {
+		v.min = 1025;
+		v.max = UINT16_MAX;
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PDUMP_NUM_MBUFS_ARG,
+						&parse_uint_value, &v);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto free_kvlist;
+		pt->total_num_mbufs = (uint16_t) v.val;
+	} else
+		pt->total_num_mbufs = MBUFS_PER_POOL;
+
+	num_tuples++;
+
+free_kvlist:
+	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* Parse the argument given in the command line of the application */
+static int
+launch_args_parse(int argc, char **argv, char *prgname)
+{
+	int opt, ret;
+	int option_index;
+	static struct option long_option[] = {
+		{"pdump", 1, 0, 0},
+		{NULL, 0, 0, 0}
+	};
+
+	if (argc == 1)
+		pdump_usage(prgname);
+
+	/* Parse command line */
+	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, " ",
+			long_option, &option_index)) != EOF) {
+		switch (opt) {
+		case 0:
+			if (!strncmp(long_option[option_index].name, "pdump",
+					MAX_LONG_OPT_SZ)) {
+				ret = parse_pdump(optarg);
+				if (ret) {
+					pdump_usage(prgname);
+					return -1;
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			pdump_usage(prgname);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+print_pdump_stats(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct pdump_tuples *pt;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_tuples; i++) {
+		printf("##### PDUMP DEBUG STATS #####\n");
+		pt = &pdump_t[i];
+		printf(" -packets dequeued:			%"PRIu64"\n",
+							pt->stats.dequeue_pkts);
+		printf(" -packets transmitted to vdev:		%"PRIu64"\n",
+							pt->stats.tx_pkts);
+		printf(" -packets freed:			%"PRIu64"\n",
+							pt->stats.freed_pkts);
+	}
+}
+
+static inline void
+disable_pdump(struct pdump_tuples *pt)
+{
+	if (pt->dump_by_type == DEVICE_ID)
+		rte_pdump_disable_by_deviceid(pt->device_id, pt->queue,
+						pt->dir);
+	else if (pt->dump_by_type == PORT_ID)
+		rte_pdump_disable(pt->port, pt->queue, pt->dir);
+}
+
+static inline void
+pdump_rxtx(struct rte_ring *ring, uint8_t vdev_id, struct pdump_stats *stats)
+{
+	/* write input packets of port to vdev for pdump */
+	struct rte_mbuf *rxtx_bufs[BURST_SIZE];
+
+	/* first dequeue packets from ring of primary process */
+	const uint16_t nb_in_deq = rte_ring_dequeue_burst(ring,
+			(void *)rxtx_bufs, BURST_SIZE);
+	stats->dequeue_pkts += nb_in_deq;
+
+	if (nb_in_deq) {
+		/* then sent on vdev */
+		uint16_t nb_in_txd = rte_eth_tx_burst(
+				vdev_id,
+				0, rxtx_bufs, nb_in_deq);
+		stats->tx_pkts += nb_in_txd;
+
+		if (unlikely(nb_in_txd < nb_in_deq)) {
+			do {
+				rte_pktmbuf_free(rxtx_bufs[nb_in_txd]);
+				stats->freed_pkts++;
+			} while (++nb_in_txd < nb_in_deq);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+free_ring_data(struct rte_ring *ring, uint8_t vdev_id,
+		struct pdump_stats *stats)
+{
+	while (rte_ring_count(ring))
+		pdump_rxtx(ring, vdev_id, stats);
+}
+
+static void
+cleanup_pdump_resources(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct pdump_tuples *pt;
+
+	/* disable pdump and free the pdump_tuple resources */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_tuples; i++) {
+		pt = &pdump_t[i];
+
+		/* remove callbacks */
+		disable_pdump(pt);
+
+		/*
+		* transmit rest of the enqueued packets of the rings on to
+		* the vdev, in order to release mbufs to the mepool.
+		**/
+		if (pt->dir & RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_RX)
+			free_ring_data(pt->rx_ring, pt->rx_vdev_id, &pt->stats);
+		if (pt->dir & RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_TX)
+			free_ring_data(pt->tx_ring, pt->tx_vdev_id, &pt->stats);
+
+		if (pt->device_id)
+			free(pt->device_id);
+
+		/* free the rings */
+		if (pt->rx_ring)
+			rte_ring_free(pt->rx_ring);
+		if (pt->tx_ring)
+			rte_ring_free(pt->tx_ring);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+signal_handler(int sig_num)
+{
+	if (sig_num == SIGINT) {
+		printf("\n\nSignal %d received, preparing to exit...\n",
+				sig_num);
+		quit_signal = 1;
+	}
+}
+
+static inline int
+configure_vdev(uint8_t port_id)
+{
+	struct ether_addr addr;
+	const uint16_t rxRings = 0, txRings = 1;
+	const uint8_t nb_ports = rte_eth_dev_count();
+	int ret;
+	uint16_t q;
+
+	if (port_id > nb_ports)
+		return -1;
+
+	ret = rte_eth_dev_configure(port_id, rxRings, txRings,
+					&port_conf_default);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "dev config failed\n");
+
+	 for (q = 0; q < txRings; q++) {
+		ret = rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(port_id, q, TX_DESC_PER_QUEUE,
+				rte_eth_dev_socket_id(port_id), NULL);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "queue setup failed\n");
+	}
+
+	ret = rte_eth_dev_start(port_id);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "dev start failed\n");
+
+	rte_eth_macaddr_get(port_id, &addr);
+	printf("Port %u MAC: %02"PRIx8" %02"PRIx8" %02"PRIx8
+			" %02"PRIx8" %02"PRIx8" %02"PRIx8"\n",
+			(unsigned)port_id,
+			addr.addr_bytes[0], addr.addr_bytes[1],
+			addr.addr_bytes[2], addr.addr_bytes[3],
+			addr.addr_bytes[4], addr.addr_bytes[5]);
+
+	rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(port_id);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+create_mp_ring_vdev(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	uint8_t portid;
+	struct pdump_tuples *pt = NULL;
+	struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool = NULL;
+	char vdev_args[SIZE];
+	char ring_name[SIZE];
+	char mempool_name[SIZE];
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_tuples; i++) {
+		pt = &pdump_t[i];
+		snprintf(mempool_name, SIZE, MP_NAME, i);
+		mbuf_pool = rte_mempool_lookup(mempool_name);
+		if (mbuf_pool == NULL) {
+			/* create mempool */
+			mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(mempool_name,
+					pt->total_num_mbufs,
+					MBUF_POOL_CACHE_SIZE, 0,
+					pt->mbuf_data_size,
+					rte_socket_id());
+			if (mbuf_pool == NULL)
+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+					"Mempool creation failed: %s\n",
+					rte_strerror(rte_errno));
+		}
+		pt->mp = mbuf_pool;
+
+		if (pt->dir == RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_RXTX) {
+			/* if captured packets has to send to the same vdev */
+			/* create rx_ring */
+			snprintf(ring_name, SIZE, RX_RING, i);
+			pt->rx_ring = rte_ring_create(ring_name, pt->ring_size,
+					rte_socket_id(), 0);
+			if (pt->rx_ring == NULL)
+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s:%s:%d\n",
+						rte_strerror(rte_errno),
+						__func__, __LINE__);
+
+			/* create tx_ring */
+			snprintf(ring_name, SIZE, TX_RING, i);
+			pt->tx_ring = rte_ring_create(ring_name, pt->ring_size,
+					rte_socket_id(), 0);
+			if (pt->tx_ring == NULL)
+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s:%s:%d\n",
+						rte_strerror(rte_errno),
+						__func__, __LINE__);
+
+			/* create vdevs */
+			(pt->rx_vdev_stream_type == IFACE) ?
+			snprintf(vdev_args, SIZE, VDEV_IFACE, RX_STR, i,
+			pt->rx_dev) :
+			snprintf(vdev_args, SIZE, VDEV_PCAP, RX_STR, i,
+			pt->rx_dev);
+			if (rte_eth_dev_attach(vdev_args, &portid) < 0)
+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+					"vdev creation failed:%s:%d\n",
+					__func__, __LINE__);
+			pt->rx_vdev_id = portid;
+
+			/* configure vdev */
+			configure_vdev(pt->rx_vdev_id);
+
+			if (pt->single_pdump_dev)
+				pt->tx_vdev_id = portid;
+			else {
+				(pt->tx_vdev_stream_type == IFACE) ?
+				snprintf(vdev_args, SIZE, VDEV_IFACE, TX_STR, i,
+				pt->tx_dev) :
+				snprintf(vdev_args, SIZE, VDEV_PCAP, TX_STR, i,
+				pt->tx_dev);
+				if (rte_eth_dev_attach(vdev_args, &portid) < 0)
+					rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+						"vdev creation failed:"
+						"%s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+				pt->tx_vdev_id = portid;
+
+				/* configure vdev */
+				configure_vdev(pt->tx_vdev_id);
+			}
+		} else if (pt->dir == RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_RX) {
+
+			/* create rx_ring */
+			snprintf(ring_name, SIZE, RX_RING, i);
+			pt->rx_ring = rte_ring_create(ring_name, pt->ring_size,
+					rte_socket_id(), 0);
+			if (pt->rx_ring == NULL)
+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s\n",
+					rte_strerror(rte_errno));
+
+			(pt->rx_vdev_stream_type == IFACE) ?
+			snprintf(vdev_args, SIZE, VDEV_IFACE, RX_STR, i,
+				pt->rx_dev) :
+			snprintf(vdev_args, SIZE, VDEV_PCAP, RX_STR, i,
+				pt->rx_dev);
+			if (rte_eth_dev_attach(vdev_args, &portid) < 0)
+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+					"vdev creation failed:%s:%d\n",
+					__func__, __LINE__);
+			pt->rx_vdev_id = portid;
+			/* configure vdev */
+			configure_vdev(pt->rx_vdev_id);
+		} else if (pt->dir == RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_TX) {
+
+			/* create tx_ring */
+			snprintf(ring_name, SIZE, TX_RING, i);
+			pt->tx_ring = rte_ring_create(ring_name, pt->ring_size,
+					rte_socket_id(), 0);
+			if (pt->tx_ring == NULL)
+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s\n",
+					rte_strerror(rte_errno));
+
+			(pt->tx_vdev_stream_type == IFACE) ?
+			snprintf(vdev_args, SIZE, VDEV_IFACE, TX_STR, i,
+				pt->tx_dev) :
+			snprintf(vdev_args, SIZE, VDEV_PCAP, TX_STR, i,
+				pt->tx_dev);
+			if (rte_eth_dev_attach(vdev_args, &portid) < 0)
+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+					"vdev creation failed\n");
+			pt->tx_vdev_id = portid;
+
+			/* configure vdev */
+			configure_vdev(pt->tx_vdev_id);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+enable_pdump(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct pdump_tuples *pt;
+	int ret = 0, ret1 = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_tuples; i++) {
+		pt = &pdump_t[i];
+		if (pt->dir == RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_RXTX) {
+			if (pt->dump_by_type == DEVICE_ID) {
+				ret = rte_pdump_enable_by_deviceid(
+						pt->device_id,
+						pt->queue,
+						RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_RX,
+						pt->rx_ring,
+						pt->mp, NULL);
+				ret = rte_pdump_enable_by_deviceid(
+						pt->device_id,
+						pt->queue,
+						RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_TX,
+						pt->tx_ring,
+						pt->mp, NULL);
+			} else if (pt->dump_by_type == PORT_ID) {
+				ret = rte_pdump_enable(pt->port, pt->queue,
+						RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_RX,
+						pt->rx_ring, pt->mp, NULL);
+				ret1 = rte_pdump_enable(pt->port, pt->queue,
+						RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_TX,
+						pt->tx_ring, pt->mp, NULL);
+			}
+		} else if (pt->dir == RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_RX) {
+			if (pt->dump_by_type == DEVICE_ID)
+				ret = rte_pdump_enable_by_deviceid(
+						pt->device_id,
+						pt->queue,
+						pt->dir, pt->rx_ring,
+						pt->mp, NULL);
+			else if (pt->dump_by_type == PORT_ID)
+				ret = rte_pdump_enable(pt->port, pt->queue,
+						pt->dir,
+						pt->rx_ring, pt->mp, NULL);
+		} else if (pt->dir == RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_TX) {
+			if (pt->dump_by_type == DEVICE_ID)
+				ret = rte_pdump_enable_by_deviceid(
+						pt->device_id,
+						pt->queue,
+						pt->dir,
+						pt->tx_ring, pt->mp, NULL);
+			else if (pt->dump_by_type == PORT_ID)
+				ret = rte_pdump_enable(pt->port, pt->queue,
+						pt->dir,
+						pt->tx_ring, pt->mp, NULL);
+		}
+		if (ret < 0 || ret1 < 0) {
+			cleanup_pdump_resources();
+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s\n", rte_strerror(rte_errno));
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static inline void
+dump_packets(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct pdump_tuples *pt;
+
+	while (!quit_signal) {
+		for (i = 0; i < num_tuples; i++) {
+			pt = &pdump_t[i];
+			if (pt->dir & RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_RX)
+				pdump_rxtx(pt->rx_ring, pt->rx_vdev_id,
+					&pt->stats);
+			if (pt->dir & RTE_PDUMP_FLAG_TX)
+				pdump_rxtx(pt->tx_ring, pt->tx_vdev_id,
+					&pt->stats);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	int diag;
+	int ret;
+	int i;
+
+	char c_flag[] = "-c1";
+	char n_flag[] = "-n4";
+	char mp_flag[] = "--proc-type=secondary";
+	char *argp[argc + 3];
+
+	/* catch ctrl-c so we can print on exit */
+	signal(SIGINT, signal_handler);
+
+	argp[0] = argv[0];
+	argp[1] = c_flag;
+	argp[2] = n_flag;
+	argp[3] = mp_flag;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
+		argp[i + 3] = argv[i];
+
+	argc += 3;
+
+	diag = rte_eal_init(argc, argp);
+	if (diag < 0)
+		rte_panic("Cannot init EAL\n");
+
+	argc -= diag;
+	argv += (diag - 3);
+
+	/* parse app arguments */
+	if (argc > 1) {
+		ret = launch_args_parse(argc, argv, argp[0]);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Invalid argument\n");
+	}
+
+	/* create mempool, ring and vdevs info */
+	create_mp_ring_vdev();
+	enable_pdump();
+	dump_packets();
+
+	cleanup_pdump_resources();
+	/* dump debug stats */
+	print_pdump_stats();
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
index 2137779..9e08e9f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@  New Features
 * **Added packet capture framework.**
 
   * A new library ``librte_pdump`` is added to provide packet capture APIs.
+  * A new ``app/pdump`` tool is added to capture packets in DPDK.
 
 
 Resolved Issues
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/index.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/index.rst
index 930f68c..96bb317 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/index.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/index.rst
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@  Sample Applications User Guide
     ptpclient
     performance_thread
     ipsec_secgw
+    pdump
 
 **Figures**
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/pdump.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/pdump.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96c8709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/pdump.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ 
+
+..  BSD LICENSE
+    Copyright(c) 2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+    All rights reserved.
+
+    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+    are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+    distribution.
+    * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+    from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+    "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+    LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+    A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+    OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+    SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+    LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+    DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+    THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+    (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+    OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+
+dpdk_pdump Application
+======================
+
+The ``dpdk_pdump`` application is a Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) application that runs as a DPDK secondary process and
+is capable of enabling packet capture on dpdk ports.
+
+
+Running the Application
+-----------------------
+
+The application has a ``--pdump`` command line option with various sub arguments:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   ./build/app/dpdk_pdump --
+                          --pdump '(port=<port id> | device_id=<pci id or vdev name>),
+                                   (queue=<queue_id>),
+                                   (rx-dev=<iface or pcap file> |
+                                    tx-dev=<iface or pcap file>),
+                                   [ring-size=<ring size>],
+                                   [mbuf-size=<mbuf data size>],
+                                   [total-num-mbufs=<number of mbufs>]'
+
+Note:
+
+* Parameters inside the parentheses represents mandatory parameters.
+
+* Parameters inside the square brackets represents optional parameters.
+
+Multiple instances of ``--pdump`` can be passed to capture packets on different port and queue combinations.
+
+
+Parameters
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+``port``:
+Port id of the eth device on which packets should be captured.
+
+``device_id``:
+PCI address (or) name of the eth device on which packets should be captured.
+
+   .. Note::
+
+      * As of now the ``dpdk_pdump`` tool cannot capture the packets of virtual devices
+        in the primary process due to a bug in the ethdev library. Due to this bug, in a multi process context,
+        when the primary and secondary have different ports set, then the secondary process
+        (here the ``dpdk_pdump`` tool) overwrites the ``rte_eth_devices[]`` entries of the primary process.
+
+``queue``:
+Queue id of the eth device on which packets should be captured. The user can pass a queue value of ``*`` to enable
+packet capture on all queues of the eth device.
+
+``rx-dev``:
+Can be either a pcap file name or any Linux iface.
+
+``tx-dev``:
+Can be either a pcap file name or any Linux iface.
+
+   .. Note::
+
+      * To receive ingress packets only, ``rx-dev`` should be passed.
+
+      * To receive egress packets only, ``tx-dev`` should be passed.
+
+      * To receive ingress and egress packets separately ``rx-dev`` and ``tx-dev``
+        should both be passed with the different file names or the Linux iface names.
+
+      * To receive ingress and egress packets separately ``rx-dev`` and ``tx-dev``
+        should both be passed with the same file names or the the Linux iface names.
+
+``ring-size``:
+Size of the ring. This value is used internally for ring creation. The ring will be used to enqueue the packets from
+the primary application to the secondary. This is an optional parameter with default size 16384.
+
+``mbuf-size``:
+Size of the mbuf data. This is used internally for mempool creation. Ideally this value must be same as
+the primary application's mempool's mbuf data size which is used for packet RX. This is an optional parameter with
+default size 2176.
+
+``total-num-mbufs``:
+Total number mbufs in mempool. This is used internally for mempool creation. This is an optional parameter with default
+value 65535.
+
+
+Example
+-------
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   $ sudo ./build/app/dpdk_pdump -- --pdump 'port=0,queue=*,rx-dev=/tmp/rx.pcap'