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Re: [Wireshark-commits] rev 44485: /trunk/epan/ /trunk/epan/: libwireshark.def
From: Graham Bloice <graham.bloice () trihedral com>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:32:24 +0100
-----Original Message----- From: wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org [mailto:wireshark-dev- bounces () wireshark org] On Behalf Of Guy Harris Sent: 14 August 2012 17:27 To: wireshark-dev () wireshark org Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Wireshark-commits] rev 44485: /trunk/epan/ /trunk/epan/: libwireshark.def On Aug 14, 2012, at 4:24 AM, grahamb () wireshark org wrote:http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=44485User: grahamb Date: 2012/08/14 04:24 AM Log: Added proto_tree_free to the libwireshark expoert definitions for use
in
plugins What plugin would have a need for it? Freeing the protocol tree filled
up by a
dissection done elsewhere would be considered a bit impolite, as it
might
pull the tree out from under somebody using it. If the plugin has done
its
own top-level dissection (which seems a bit odd - dissectors shouldn't
be
doing that, taps shouldn't need to do that as the tapping should be
doing the
dissection for it, file format plugins are at a level below libwireshark
and
shouldn't even know what a protocol tree *is*, and codecs are orthogonal
to
dissection), it should have done it with the epan_ APIs and thus should
free it
with a call to epan_dissect_cleanup() or epan_dissect_free().
I did wonder, but someone asked for it. Easily removed if we think that having it there will get folks into trouble. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev () wireshark org> Archives: http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev mailto:wireshark-dev-request () wireshark org?subject=unsubscribe
Current thread:
- Re: [Wireshark-commits] rev 44485: /trunk/epan/ /trunk/epan/: libwireshark.def Guy Harris (Aug 14)
- Re: [Wireshark-commits] rev 44485: /trunk/epan/ /trunk/epan/: libwireshark.def Graham Bloice (Aug 14)
- Re: [Wireshark-commits] rev 44485: /trunk/epan/ /trunk/epan/: libwireshark.def Guy Harris (Aug 14)
- Re: [Wireshark-commits] rev 44485: /trunk/epan/ /trunk/epan/: libwireshark.def Graham Bloice (Aug 14)