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Re: New packet list - out of memory?
From: "Bryant Eastham" <beastham () pewla us pewg panasonic com>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 17:29:48 -0600
Gerald Combs wrote:
We could add a preference item which lets the user disable SE
canaries.
Maybe a slider with "fast" on one end and "safe" on the other, just to let them know what they're getting into. :)
Not knowing the extent of the ":)" above, it is worth pointing out that users are not programmers. They do not understand the difference between "fast" and "safe", and expect that all software they run is both fast and safe simultaneously. Further, any hint at all that software is not "safe" or has a user preference to make it less "safe" is bad IMHO. In my view, validating the correctness of a program (to the extent possible) is not the responsibility of the user. They should not be penalized (performance, memory usage) because of a programmer's lack of skill (in validating his own work before release). By all means, leave this kind of check as a compile option. Just like other recommendations for validation (like fuzz testing), indicate that programmers (of Wireshark proper and plugins) validate using a version with canaries. Sorry if I am way off base on this... Just my $.002. -Bryant ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev () wireshark org> Archives: http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev mailto:wireshark-dev-request () wireshark org?subject=unsubscribe
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- Re: New packet list - out of memory?, (continued)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? Anders Broman (Oct 06)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? Jeff Morriss (Oct 06)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? didier (Oct 06)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? didier (Oct 06)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? Anders Broman (Oct 07)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? didier (Oct 08)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? Anders Broman (Oct 08)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? Jeff Morriss (Oct 08)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? Anders Broman (Oct 08)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? Gerald Combs (Oct 08)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? Bryant Eastham (Oct 08)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? Jeff Morriss (Oct 09)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? Anders Broman (Oct 09)
- Re: New packet list - out of memory? didier (Oct 08)