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Re: Frame Data Buffer Allocation
From: Paul Offord <Paul.Offord () advance7 com>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 22:24:06 +0000
OK - thanks. -----Original Message----- From: Wireshark-dev <wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org> On Behalf Of Guy Harris Sent: 05 March 2018 19:29 To: Developer support list for Wireshark <wireshark-dev () wireshark org> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Frame Data Buffer Allocation On Mar 5, 2018, at 2:16 AM, Paul Offord <Paul.Offord () advance7 com> wrote:
I’m not sure what I am supposed to do at that point. Should my block handler just free the 2KB and then g_malloc a block of a suitable size?
No, you're supposed to do what every capture file reader does, and grow the buffer to the required size, using ws_buffer_assure_space(). ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev () wireshark org> Archives: https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev Unsubscribe: https://www.wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev mailto:wireshark-dev-request () wireshark org?subject=unsubscribe ______________________________________________________________________ This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Advance Seven Ltd. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. Advance Seven Ltd. Registered in England & Wales numbered 2373877 at Endeavour House, Coopers End Lane, Stansted, Essex CM24 1SJ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev () wireshark org> Archives: https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev Unsubscribe: https://www.wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev mailto:wireshark-dev-request () wireshark org?subject=unsubscribe
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