On 2013-09-20, at 5:55 PM, Pascal Quantin <pascal.quan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. > I was hoping (at least for functions with both an ep and se version) to make the pool a parameter, so for example tvb_get_string(pool, ...) This can also replace the glib versions of such functions automatically by passing NULL as the pool (wmem provides this "for free"). The macros are a good idea. > Thoughts? > > Regards, > Pascal. > ___________________________________________________________________________ > 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-requ...@wireshark.org?subject=unsubscribe ___________________________________________________________________________ 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-requ...@wireshark.org?subject=unsubscribe
