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Wireshark-dev: [Wireshark-dev] Save meta data to pcap-ng file during first pass dissection in W

From: Anders Broman <anders.broman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:53:44 +0000
Hi,
Would it be feasible to have wireshark write packets out to a new file as they are analyzed during the first pass and read packets in from that
File for the rest of the session. By doing that reassembled packets could be stored in the pcap-ng packet block as a new option instead of
In memory and read back in together with the frame and stored (pointed to) in the fdata structure. Other metadata could probably be stored too in order to
Speed up filtering. The new file should have some marking that the first pass analysis is done and some stuff can be skiped if this file is read back in or
Reanalysed if the user so decides as all the original data should be retained. I'm sure there a pitfals in this kind of strategy but are there any major
Reasons why this cant/shouldn't be done? Comments? Ideas?
 
Best regards
Anders