Fastcapa-Core Parameters
| Name | Command | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Mask | -p PORT_MASK | A bit mask identifying which ports to bind. | 0x01 |
| Burst Size | -b BURST_SIZE | Maximum number of packets to receive at one time. | 32 |
| Receive Descriptors | -r NB_RX_DESC | The number of descriptors for each receive queue (the size of the receive queue.) Limited by the ethernet device in use. | 1024 |
| Transmission Ring Size | -x TX_RING_SIZE | The size of each transmission ring. This must be a power of 2. | 2048 |
| Number Receive Queues | -q NB_RX_QUEUE | Number of receive queues to use for each port. Limited by the ethernet device in use. | 2 |
| Kafka Topic | -t KAFKA_TOPIC | The name of the Kafka topic. | pcap |
| Configuration File | -c KAFKA_CONF | Path to a file containing configuration values. | |
| Stats | -s KAFKA_STATS | Appends performance metrics in the form of JSON strings to the specified file. |
To get more information about the Fastcapa specific parameters, run the following.
Note that this puts the -h after the double-dash --.
fastcapa -- -h