diff --git a/protofiles/BaseConfMsg.proto b/protofiles/BaseConfMsg.proto
index be5b2a958ddf5b..5076c987468128 100644
--- a/protofiles/BaseConfMsg.proto
+++ b/protofiles/BaseConfMsg.proto
@@ -45,8 +45,13 @@ message BaseConf {
   optional string flowReportInterval = 48;
   optional string esIndexerQueueSize = 49;
   optional string syslogQueue = 50;
+  optional string diskpacketwriterQueueSize = 51;
+  optional string diskpacketwriterFeedbackQueueSize = 52;
 
-  // REMEMBER to add any new parameters to the unit test at
+
+  // REMEMBER to :
+  // 1. Add Default validation for ANY new parameter you add above
+  // 2. add any new parameters to the unit test at
   // Research/test/ConfBaseValidationTests.cpp : 
   //                    ValidateAllFieldsSetInvalidOnXLowerBound
   //                    ValidateAllFieldsSetInvalidOnXUpperBound
diff --git a/protofiles/DpiMsgLRproto.proto b/protofiles/DpiMsgLRproto.proto
index 29df681e3d8cc7..c2a30426da0e47 100644
--- a/protofiles/DpiMsgLRproto.proto
+++ b/protofiles/DpiMsgLRproto.proto
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ message DpiMsgLRproto
    repeated uint32 DestIP6 = 43;
    optional string RawData = 44;
    optional uint64 TimeEnd = 45;
+   optional bool HeaderWritten = 46;
    // REMEMBER TO UPDATE resources/DpiMsgLRproto.protoheader as well
 
 repeated bytes framed_ipQ_PROTO_DIAMETER = 343; // QOSMOS:Q_PROTO_DIAMETER,Q_DIAMETER_FRAMED_IP
diff --git a/resources/DpiMsgLRproto.protoheader b/resources/DpiMsgLRproto.protoheader
index 85aa645d907b6f..32984f4d899ccf 100644
--- a/resources/DpiMsgLRproto.protoheader
+++ b/resources/DpiMsgLRproto.protoheader
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@ message DpiMsgLRproto
    repeated uint32 DestIP6 = 43;
    optional string RawData = 44;
    optional uint64 TimeEnd = 45;
+   optional bool HeaderWritten = 46;
    // REMEMBER TO UPDATE resources/DpiMsgLRproto.protoheader as well