On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 10:04 PM, Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Dec 2, 2011, at 12:57 PM, Yegor Yefremov wrote:
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>> So your play field is very limited. That's why I'm thinking about
>> making an option to choose the desired high level protocol in
>> socketcan settings.
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> If the protocol transported atop CAN frames is specified only by out-of-band negotiations (as in "everything in this {car,factory floor,hospital room,etc.} all use protocol XXX", i.e. the negotiations take place in a conference room rather than over a network :-)), the only way to choose the higher-level protocol might well be to have a user provide to Wireshark the results of that negotiation, meaning a preference.
So you agree with me. Then I'll prepare the patch and send it next week.
Yegor
