[PATCH v5 13/13] pdump: mark API and application as deprecated

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Fri Jul 18 18:28:30 CEST 2025


When the pdump application is run print a warning.
Add release note about deprecation and mark the API's
as deprecated.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
---
 app/pdump/main.c                              |  3 +++
 app/pdump/meson.build                         |  1 +
 app/test-pmd/meson.build                      |  1 +
 app/test/meson.build                          |  6 +++++-
 doc/guides/howto/packet_capture_framework.rst | 15 +++++++++------
 doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst                      |  2 +-
 doc/guides/prog_guide/ethdev/index.rst        |  1 +
 doc/guides/prog_guide/pdump_lib.rst           |  4 ++++
 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst          |  3 +++
 doc/guides/tools/pdump.rst                    |  2 ++
 lib/pdump/rte_pdump.h                         | 12 +++++++++---
 11 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/pdump/main.c b/app/pdump/main.c
index fa85859703..a4e0f4e5ae 100644
--- a/app/pdump/main.c
+++ b/app/pdump/main.c
@@ -986,6 +986,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	char mp_flag[] = "--proc-type=secondary";
 	char *argp[argc + 2];
 
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: is deprecated use dpdk-dumpcap instead\n", argv[0]);
+
 	/* catch ctrl-c so we can cleanup on exit */
 	sigemptyset(&action.sa_mask);
 	sigaction(SIGTERM, &action, NULL);
diff --git a/app/pdump/meson.build b/app/pdump/meson.build
index a4c7dd44e7..1fe034fcb8 100644
--- a/app/pdump/meson.build
+++ b/app/pdump/meson.build
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ sources = files('main.c')
 deps += ['ethdev', 'kvargs', 'pdump']
 
 cflags += no_wvla_cflag
+cflags += '-Wno-deprecated-declarations'
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/meson.build b/app/test-pmd/meson.build
index e67665028f..3ab8280ce7 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/meson.build
+++ b/app/test-pmd/meson.build
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_LIB_METRICS')
 endif
 if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_LIB_PDUMP')
     deps += 'pdump'
+    cflags += '-Wno-deprecated-declarations'
 endif
 if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_NET_BNXT')
     deps += 'net_bnxt'
diff --git a/app/test/meson.build b/app/test/meson.build
index 07bc00148d..45ece2179c 100644
--- a/app/test/meson.build
+++ b/app/test/meson.build
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ source_file_deps = {
     'test_net_ip6.c': ['net'],
     'test_pcapng.c': ['ethdev', 'net', 'pcapng', 'bus_vdev'],
     'test_pdcp.c': ['eventdev', 'pdcp', 'net', 'timer', 'security'],
-    'test_pdump.c': ['pdump'] + sample_packet_forward_deps,
     'test_per_lcore.c': [],
     'test_pflock.c': [],
     'test_pie.c': ['sched'],
@@ -217,6 +216,11 @@ source_file_ext_deps = {
     'test_pcapng.c': ['pcap'],
 }
 
+if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_LIB_PDUMP')
+    source_file_deps += { 'test_pdump.c': ['pdump'] + sample_packet_forward_deps, }
+    cflags += '-Wno-deprecated-declarations'
+endif
+
 def_lib = get_option('default_library')
 foreach f, f_deps : source_file_deps
     has_deps = true
diff --git a/doc/guides/howto/packet_capture_framework.rst b/doc/guides/howto/packet_capture_framework.rst
index 8e64e7a83e..84cc1b28ac 100644
--- a/doc/guides/howto/packet_capture_framework.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/howto/packet_capture_framework.rst
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ for users of DPDK who want to know more about the Packet Capture feature and
 for those who want to monitor traffic on DPDK-controlled devices.
 
 The DPDK packet capture framework was introduced in DPDK v16.07
-and enhanced in 21.11.
+and enhanced in 21.11, and deprecated in 25.11. It is superseded
+by the new port mirroring facility of ethdev.
+
 The DPDK packet capture framework consists of the libraries
-for collecting packets ``librte_pdump``
-and writing packets to a file ``librte_pcapng``.
-There are two sample applications: ``dpdk-dumpcap`` and older ``dpdk-pdump``.
+for collecting packets ``librte_pdump`` and an application ``dpdk-pdump``.
 
 Introduction
 ------------
@@ -49,10 +49,13 @@ and then to the Pcapng file.
 
 Some things to note:
 
-* All tools using ``librte_pdump`` can only be used in conjunction with a primary
+* The ``dpdk-dumpcap`` tool used the ethdev port mirror functionality
+  to transparently mirror packets to an internal ring device.
+
+* Older tools using ``librte_pdump`` can only be used in conjunction with a primary
   application which has the packet capture framework initialized already. In
   dpdk, only ``testpmd`` is modified to initialize packet capture framework,
-  other applications remain untouched. So, if the ``dpdk-dumpcap`` tool has to
+  other applications remain untouched. So, if the ``dpdk-pdump`` tool has to
   be used with any application other than the testpmd, the user needs to
   explicitly modify that application to call the packet capture framework
   initialization code. Refer to the ``app/test-pmd/testpmd.c`` code and look
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst b/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
index 370931fbb0..9534214286 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ Note that the applications cannot update the firmware using BNXT PMD.
 Multiple Processes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-When two or more DPDK applications (e.g., testpmd and dpdk-pdump) share a single
+When two or more DPDK applications (e.g., testpmd and dpdk-dumpcap) share a single
 instance of DPDK, the BNXT PMD supports a single primary application and one or
 more secondary applications. Note that the DPDK-layer (not the PMD) ensures
 there is only one primary application.
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/ethdev/index.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/ethdev/index.rst
index 392ced0a2e..49c41b5c94 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/ethdev/index.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/ethdev/index.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Ethernet Device Library
     ethdev
     switch_representation
     flow_offload
+    port_mirroring
     traffic_metering_and_policing
     traffic_management
     qos_framework
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/pdump_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/pdump_lib.rst
index 07b9f39d09..44fbc58c22 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/pdump_lib.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/pdump_lib.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ The library does the complete copy of the Rx and Tx mbufs to a new mempool and
 hence it slows down the performance of the applications, so it is recommended
 to use this library for debugging purposes.
 
+This library is now deprecated becuase it depends on rx and tx callbacks
+which will not work if rx or tx is done by secondary process. Use the
+Port Mirroring functionality of ethdev instead.
+
 The library uses a generic multi process channel to facilitate communication
 between primary and secondary process for enabling/disabling packet capture on
 ports.
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index e2d4125308..03a6b2712e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -152,3 +152,6 @@ Deprecation Notices
 * bus/vmbus: Starting DPDK 25.11, all the vmbus API defined in
   ``drivers/bus/vmbus/rte_bus_vmbus.h`` will become internal to DPDK.
   Those API functions are used internally by DPDK core and netvsc PMD.
+
+* pdump: The pdump API and application have been deprecated and will
+  be removed in a later release.
diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/pdump.rst b/doc/guides/tools/pdump.rst
index 6f9bd77ab1..ffb8bde192 100644
--- a/doc/guides/tools/pdump.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/tools/pdump.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ The ``dpdk-pdump`` tool is a Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) tool that runs as
 a DPDK secondary process and is capable of enabling packet capture on dpdk ports.
 
    .. Note::
+      * The ``dpdk-pdump`` is deprecated, use ``dpdk-dumpcap`` instead.
+
       * The ``dpdk-pdump`` tool can only be used in conjunction with a primary
         application which has the packet capture framework initialized already.
         In dpdk, only the ``testpmd`` is modified to initialize packet capture
diff --git a/lib/pdump/rte_pdump.h b/lib/pdump/rte_pdump.h
index 1e32d46097..bfea7c560d 100644
--- a/lib/pdump/rte_pdump.h
+++ b/lib/pdump/rte_pdump.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ enum {
  * @return
  *    0 on success, -1 on error
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 int
 rte_pdump_init(void);
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ rte_pdump_init(void);
  * @return
  *    0 on success, -1 on error
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 int
 rte_pdump_uninit(void);
 
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ rte_pdump_uninit(void);
  * @return
  *    0 on success, -1 on error, rte_errno is set accordingly.
  */
-
+__rte_deprecated
 int
 rte_pdump_enable(uint16_t port, uint16_t queue, uint32_t flags,
 		struct rte_ring *ring,
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ rte_pdump_enable(uint16_t port, uint16_t queue, uint32_t flags,
  * @return
  *    0 on success, -1 on error, rte_errno is set accordingly.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 int
 rte_pdump_enable_bpf(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue,
 		     uint32_t flags, uint32_t snaplen,
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ rte_pdump_enable_bpf(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue,
  * @return
  *    0 on success, -1 on error, rte_errno is set accordingly.
  */
-
+__rte_deprecated
 int
 rte_pdump_disable(uint16_t port, uint16_t queue, uint32_t flags);
 
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ rte_pdump_disable(uint16_t port, uint16_t queue, uint32_t flags);
  * @return
  *    0 on success, -1 on error, rte_errno is set accordingly.
  */
-
+__rte_deprecated
 int
 rte_pdump_enable_by_deviceid(char *device_id, uint16_t queue,
 				uint32_t flags,
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ rte_pdump_enable_by_deviceid(char *device_id, uint16_t queue,
  * @return
  *    0 on success, -1 on error, rte_errno is set accordingly.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 int
 rte_pdump_enable_bpf_by_deviceid(const char *device_id, uint16_t queue,
 				 uint32_t flags, uint32_t snaplen,
@@ -215,6 +219,7 @@ rte_pdump_enable_bpf_by_deviceid(const char *device_id, uint16_t queue,
  * @return
  *    0 on success, -1 on error, rte_errno is set accordingly.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 int
 rte_pdump_disable_by_deviceid(char *device_id, uint16_t queue,
 				uint32_t flags);
@@ -243,6 +248,7 @@ struct rte_pdump_stats {
  * @return
  *   Zero if successful. -1 on error and rte_errno is set.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 int
 rte_pdump_stats(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_pdump_stats *stats);
 
-- 
2.47.2



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