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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Wireshark-commits] rev 32006: /trunk/ /trunk/epan/: oids.c:

From: Balint Reczey <balint.reczey@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:30:45 +0100
Bill Meier wrote:
Log:
 Prevent potential crash in libsmi.
 From: Vincent Bernat <bernat@xxxxxxxxxx>

Since SVN #32006 was committed, the following messages appear when tshark and Wireshark are started.

For Wireshark the messages appear as popup Windows which must be dismissed !!

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tshark: Stopped processing module SNMP-COMMUNITY-MIB due to error(s) to prevent potential crash in libsmi.
Module's conformance level: 0.
See details at: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560325

tshark: Stopped processing module SNMP-MPD-MIB due to error(s) to prevent potential crash in libsmi.
Module's conformance level: 0.
See details at: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560325

tshark: Stopped processing module SNMP-PROXY-MIB due to error(s) to prevent potential crash in libsmi.
Module's conformance level: 0.
See details at: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560325

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Needing to dismiss popup windows each time Wireshark is started is obviously a non-starter. :)

So; What should be done ??  (I know zilch about SNMP MIBS).

Bill
I wanted to commit the attached patch, but I realized, that preferences are read _after_ loading the SMI modules. :-(

Could we read prefs earlier, maybe twice?

Cheers,
Balint
Index: epan/prefs.c
===================================================================
--- epan/prefs.c	(revision 32015)
+++ epan/prefs.c	(working copy)
@@ -1206,6 +1206,7 @@
 /* set the default values for the name resolution dialog box */
   prefs.name_resolve             = RESOLV_ALL ^ RESOLV_NETWORK;
   prefs.name_resolve_concurrency = 500;
+  prefs.suppress_smi_errors	    = FALSE;
 
 /* set the default values for the tap/statistics dialog box */
   prefs.tap_update_interval = TAP_UPDATE_DEFAULT_INTERVAL;
@@ -1673,6 +1674,7 @@
  */
 #define PRS_NAME_RESOLVE "name_resolve"
 #define PRS_NAME_RESOLVE_CONCURRENCY "name_resolve_concurrency"
+#define PRS_NAME_RESOLVE_SUPPRESS_SMI_ERRORS "name_resolve_suppress_smi_erors"
 #define PRS_CAP_NAME_RESOLVE "capture.name_resolve"
 
 /*  values for the capture dialog box */
@@ -2177,6 +2179,8 @@
     }
   } else if (strcmp(pref_name, PRS_NAME_RESOLVE_CONCURRENCY) == 0) {
     prefs.name_resolve_concurrency = strtol(value, NULL, 10);
+  } else if (strcmp(pref_name, PRS_NAME_RESOLVE_SUPPRESS_SMI_ERRORS) == 0) {
+    prefs.suppress_smi_errors = ((g_ascii_strcasecmp(value, "true") == 0)?TRUE:FALSE);
   } else if ((strcmp(pref_name, PRS_RTP_PLAYER_MAX_VISIBLE) == 0) ||
              (strcmp(pref_name, "rtp_player.max_visible") == 0)) {
     /* ... also accepting old name for this preference */
@@ -3054,6 +3058,11 @@
   fprintf(pf, PRS_NAME_RESOLVE_CONCURRENCY ": %d\n",
 		  prefs.name_resolve_concurrency);
 
+  fprintf(pf, "\n# Suppress smi errors?\n");
+  fprintf(pf, "# TRUE or FALSE (case-insensitive).\n");
+  fprintf(pf, PRS_NAME_RESOLVE_SUPPRESS_SMI_ERRORS ": %s\n",
+		  prefs.suppress_smi_errors == TRUE ? "TRUE" : "FALSE");
+
   fprintf(pf, "\n####### Taps/Statistics ########\n");
 
   fprintf(pf, "\n# Tap update interval in ms.\n");
Index: epan/prefs.h
===================================================================
--- epan/prefs.h	(revision 32015)
+++ epan/prefs.h	(working copy)
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
   gint     console_log_level;
   guint32  name_resolve;
   gint     name_resolve_concurrency;
+  gboolean suppress_smi_errors;
   gchar   *capture_device;
   gchar   *capture_devices_linktypes;
   gchar   *capture_devices_descr;
Index: gtk/prefs_nameres.c
===================================================================
--- gtk/prefs_nameres.c	(revision 32015)
+++ gtk/prefs_nameres.c	(working copy)
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSMI
+# define SUPPRESS_SMI_ERRORS_KEY	"suppress_smi_errors"
 # define SMI_TABLE_ROWS 2
 #else
 # define SMI_TABLE_ROWS 0
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@
 	char		concur_str[10+1];
 #endif /* HAVE_C_ARES || HAVE_GNU_ADNS */
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSMI
+	GtkWidget	*suppress_smi_errors_cb;
 	uat_t *smi_paths_uat;
 	uat_t *smi_modules_uat;
 #endif
@@ -162,6 +164,13 @@
 	    "Support for this feature was not compiled into this version of Wireshark");
 #endif /* HAVE_C_ARES || HAVE_GNU_ADNS */
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSMI
+	/* Suppress smi errors */
+	table_row++;
+	suppress_smi_errors_cb = create_preference_check_button(main_tb, table_row,
+	    "Suppress SMI errors:", "Some errors can be ignored. If unsure, set to false.",
+	    prefs.suppress_smi_errors);
+	g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(main_vb), SUPPRESS_SMI_ERRORS_KEY, suppress_smi_errors_cb);
+
 	/* SMI paths UAT */
 	smi_paths_uat = uat_get_table_by_name("SMI Paths");
 	if (smi_paths_uat) {
@@ -225,6 +234,9 @@
 #if defined(HAVE_C_ARES) || defined(HAVE_GNU_ADNS)
 	GtkWidget *c_resolv_cb, *resolv_concurrency_te;
 #endif /* HAVE_C_ARES || HAVE_GNU_ADNS */
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBSMI
+	GtkWidget *suppress_smi_errors_cb;
+#endif
 
 	m_resolv_cb = (GtkWidget *)g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(w), M_RESOLVE_KEY);
 	n_resolv_cb = (GtkWidget *)g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(w), N_RESOLVE_KEY);
@@ -245,6 +257,10 @@
 	prefs.name_resolve_concurrency = strtol (gtk_entry_get_text(
 		GTK_ENTRY(resolv_concurrency_te)), NULL, 10);
 #endif /* HAVE_C_ARES || HAVE_GNU_ADNS */
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBSMI
+	suppress_smi_errors_cb = (GtkWidget *)g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(w), SUPPRESS_SMI_ERRORS_KEY);
+	prefs.suppress_smi_errors = GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (suppress_smi_errors_cb)->active;
+#endif
 }
 
 void
Index: epan/oids.c
===================================================================
--- epan/oids.c	(revision 32015)
+++ epan/oids.c	(working copy)
@@ -570,11 +570,13 @@
 	}
 
 	if (smi_errors->len) {
-		report_failure("The following errors were found while loading the MIBS:\n%s\n\n"
+		if (!prefs.suppress_smi_errors) {
+			report_failure("The following errors were found while loading the MIBS:\n%s\n\n"
 					   "The Current Path is: %s\n\nYou can avoid this error message "
 					   "by removing the missing MIB modules at Edit -> Preferences"
 					   " -> Name Resolution -> SMI (MIB and PIB) modules or by "
 					   "installing them.\n" , smi_errors->str , path_str);
+		}
 		D(1,("Errors while loading:\n%s\n",smi_errors->str));
 	}
 
@@ -592,11 +594,13 @@
 		 * Currently there is no such version. :-(
 		 */
 		if (smiModule->conformance <= 1)
-			report_failure("Stopped processing module %s due to "
-				"error(s) to prevent potential crash in libsmi.\n"
-				"Module's conformance level: %d.\n"
-				"See details at: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560325\n";,
-				 smiModule->name, smiModule->conformance);
+			if (!prefs.suppress_smi_errors) {
+				report_failure("Stopped processing module %s due to "
+					"error(s) to prevent potential crash in libsmi.\n"
+					"Module's conformance level: %d.\n"
+					"See details at: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560325\n";,
+					 smiModule->name, smiModule->conformance);
+			}
 			continue;
 
 		for (smiNode = smiGetFirstNode(smiModule, SMI_NODEKIND_ANY);