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Wireshark-dev: [Wireshark-dev] Tshark-1.0.2 cores SIGABRT child capture process died

From: "Moheed Moheed Ahmad" <moheedm@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 23:47:14 +0530

Hi,

I am seeing following core while using tshark-1.0.2 (core attachement removed :(  I had it, let me know if I can create a bug to trace it, will attach the core their)
Most likely its issue with dumpcap don't handles Signals appropriately.
Is it known issue, if yes, is there any workaround?

 

###################################Console log#############################################################

Linux# tshark
Capturing on eth0
  0.000000 00:1a:6c:e3:da:8a -> 01:80:c2:00:00:00 STP Conf. Root = 24721/00:19:30:98:4e:80  Cost = 8  Port = 0x800a
  1.485123      0.0.0.0 -> 255.255.255.255 DHCP DHCP Discover - Transaction ID 0x808c04
  2.001920 00:1a:6c:e3:da:8a -> 01:80:c2:00:00:00 STP Conf. Root = 24721/00:19:30:98:4e:80  Cost = 8  Port = 0x800a
  2.569810      0.0.0.0 -> 255.255.255.255 DHCP DHCP Discover - Transaction ID 0x78c9de

(process:30239): CaptureChild-INFO (recursed): Signal: Stop capture
aborting...
tshark: Child capture process died: Abort - core dumped Exiting...
Linux#

#####################################Producibilty##########################################################

Steps to reproduce:(Consistently producible)

run tshark
and press CTRL+C to stop the capture.
Tshark will exit with information like this
"
(process:core.30239): CaptureChild-INFO (recursed): Signal: Stop capture
aborting...
tshark:
"


##################################Version Info##############################################################
Version info:

Linux# tshark  -v
TShark 1.0.2 (SVN Rev 25698)

Copyright 1998-2008 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled with GLib 2.6.1, with libpcap 0.9.8, with libz 1.2.1.1, with POSIX
capabilities (Linux), with libpcre 4.5, without SMI, without ADNS, without Lua,
without GnuTLS, without Gcrypt, without Kerberos.

Running on Linux 2.6.10_mvl401-pc_target, with libpcap version 0.9.8.

Built using gcc 3.4.3 (MontaVista 3.4.3-25.0.116.0601565 2006-09-20).

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Thanks,
Moheed Moheed Ahmad