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Re: Dissector lifecycle and per-file data
From: Pascal Quantin <pascal () wireshark org>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:32:07 +0200
Hi Vincent, Le lun. 29 mars 2021 à 18:24, Vincent Mallet <vmallet () gmail com> a écrit :
I am hoping this is the right place to ask this question but if not please redirect me.
That's the right place :)
I am working on a custom C dissector and need to keep some data around for the lifetime of the current file. At the moment I allocate my structures using various wmem_ functions with a wmem_file_scope() scope and keep them in conversations with conversation_get_proto_data() and conversation_add_proto_data(). It works great for conversation-related data but is not ideal for file-related data.
The wmem file scope is definitely the right memory pool.
Is there a way for a dissector to know a new file is being worked on and it’s time to reinitialize data structures? Or is there an equivalent to conversation_get_proto_data() but for a file?
Did you look at the register_cleanup_routine() found in epan/packet.h? It seems to be what you are looking for. To quote the comments: /** * Allows protocols to register "cleanup" routines which are called * after closing a capture file (or when preferences are changed, in * that case these routines are called before the init routines are * executed). It can be used to release resources that are allocated in * register_init_routine. */ You can find multiple dissectors using it in our code base that should give you plenty of examples. Best regards, Pascal.
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- Dissector lifecycle and per-file data Vincent Mallet (Mar 29)
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- Re: Dissector lifecycle and per-file data Vincent Mallet (Mar 29)
- Re: Dissector lifecycle and per-file data Pascal Quantin (Mar 29)