Our protocol includes a 16-bit field which is sub-divided into 4 sub-fields. The width of those sub-fields is variable so I want to specify the widths using Wireshark preferences. I understand how to create and read
Wireshark preferences but I am unsure of how to apply them in this circumstance.
My code structure looks like this:
my_protocol = Proto("...", "...")
-- Create a preference
my_protocol.prefs.ru_port_id_width = Pref.uint( "RU_Port_ID width ", 4 )
-- Read the preference
ru_port_id_width = my_protocol.prefs.ru_port_id_width
-- Specify a field using the preference
RuPortId_F = ProtoField.uint16("...", "...", base.HEX, NULL, ((2^ru_port_id_width)-1))
-- Create a fields table and add the field to it
xran_protocol.fields = {RuPortId_F}
-- Then specify the dissector function
function my_protocol.dissector(buffer, pinfo,tree)
-- Show the field in a subtree
local RtcidPcid_range = buffer(4,2) -- the 16-bit field
local ecpriRtcidPcid = ecpriRtcidPcid_range:uint()
subtree:add(RuPortId_F, RtcidPcid_range, RtcidPcid) -- the variable width sub-field
The trouble with this is that the preference is only read at startup. A new value can't be specified by the user without restarting Wireshark to apply it.
Is there a better sequence of code that I code use to overcome this limitation?
Best regards
David
