emem -> wmem conversion status and next steps

[Pascal Quantin <pascal.quantin () gmail com>]

Hi all,

the easy part of the conversion from emem to wmem memory should be almost
complete now: dissectors and plugins use the new memory manager (with the
exception of uat / initialization routines).

Next, I was thinking about converting our helper functions found in epan
module and the various ep_ and se_ functions.
My idea was to update (and rename!) those functions with the following
scheme:
tvb_get_ephemeral_string -> tvb_get_wmem_packet_string
tvb_get_seasonal_string -> tvb_get_wmem_file_string
and adding defines to maintain (temporarily?) backward compatibility:
#define tvb_get_ephemeral_string tvb_get_wmem_packet_string
#define tvb_get_seasonal_string tvb_get_wmem_file_string

Of course we will discover some misuse of ep/se memory (like for uat) that
will require more thinking, but it would be one step forward.

Thoughts?

Regards,
Pascal.

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