Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Enabling linux kernel jit compiler from dumpcap?

[Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 22, 2013, at 4:46 AM, Anders Broman <anders.broman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Should we add code to enable the JIT compiler from dumpcap?

Should I add code to enable the JIT compiler to libpcap while I'm at it?

Should the Linux kernel folks enable it by default?

I'm inclined to answer "yes" to all three questions.  I think the FreeBSD JIT compiler is enabled by default.  I'm surprised that the Linux one isn't.