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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Unused dissector tables

From: Martin Kaiser <lists@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 21:15:48 +0100
Thus wrote Tyson Key (tyson.key@xxxxxxxxx):

> Hi Gerald,

> Although the USB CCID, and packet-rfid-* dissectors invoke others to do payload dissection, I believe that the unused dissector table registration code was a left-over from initial design attempts - so it's probably safe to remove it.

> I hope that helps,

Ok, I removed the unused dissector tables in r53977.

Regards,
Martin

> Tyson.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sender: [email protected]: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:03:57 
> To: Developer support list for Wireshark<wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: Developer support list for Wireshark <wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Wireshark-dev] Unused dissector tables

> The following dissectors create dissector tables but don't appear to use
> them:

> packet-aim.c
> packet-fcp.c
> packet-rfid-mifare.c
> packet-rfid-pn532.c
> packet-rsvp.c
> packet-usb-ccid.c

> Should the registration code be disabled or removed?
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