[blockmon-demons] Problem with Blockmon and PFQ

[Peilong Pan < >]

Sorry to interrupt your vocation. Recently, I was trying to deploying Blockmon for my research, So, first of all, I install the Blockmon+PFQ on a normal computer for testing purpose. The model of this computer is HP Compaq Elite 8380 Convertible Microtower and the ethernet controller is Intel corporation 82579LM gigabit network connection. And the operation system is Ubuntu 12.04. I didn't come across too many problems when I install PFQ and Blockmon. However, the Blockmon can not work by using the my XML configuration file. Sometimes it can capture several packets and then it can not get packets any more. However, the pcap block can work by using the default XML configuration file in test directory. So I was wondering if my configuration file is correct. Attached please find my XML configuration. And it would be greatly appreciated if you could give me some pieces of advice to let PFQ work.


<composition id="mysnifferctr" app_id="boh">
  <general>
        <clock type="wall"/>
  </general>
  <install>
    <threadpool id="sniffer_thread" num_threads="1" >
      <core number="0"/>
    </threadpool>

    <block id="sniffer0" type="PFQSource" sched_type="active" threadpool="sniffer_thread" invocation="async" blocking_mode="drop">
      <params>
        <queues device="eth1">
        </queues>
      </params>
    </block>

    <!-- NOTE: passive blocks shouldn't have a threadpool assigned to them -->
    <block id="counter" type="PacketCounter" sched_type="passive" invocation="direct">
      <params>
      </params>
    </block>

    <connection src_block="sniffer0" src_gate="source_out" dst_block="counter" dst_gate="in_pkt"/>
  </install>
</composition>

I am looking forward to your reply.

Best regards,

Peilong Pan

School of Computer Science and Engineering

Southeast University, China