Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] X11/GLX dissector

From: Max Lapan <lapan_mv@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 23:59:57 +0400

On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 09:59:21AM -0700, Guy Harris wrote:

> > Yes, you're absolutely right. I didn't thought about that. Major
> > opcode returned by XQueryExtension is a dynamic value and depends from
> > load order of X11 server extension modules.
> > 
> > So, there is no solution 'in general'. But X11 dissector maintains
> > extensions table (which built according XQueryExtions replies).  Is
> > there standard way in Wireshark to 'publish' such table from dissector
> > module to others?
> > 
> > As you've noted, X11 extensions have more or less standard names, so
> > my module can query X11 dissector for GLX major_opcode value.
> 
> Probably the best way to do this would be to register extension 
> dissectors using the extension *name*, and, for an X request with a 
> request code >= 128, attempt to look up the request code in the 
> extensions table and, if it finds the extension name, call 
> dissector_try_string() with the extension name.

Yes, this really looks much better, thank you for advice.

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