Wireshark · Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 3702] New: Optimize data source name processing

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           Summary: Optimize data source name processing
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: SVN
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Major
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: kovarththanan.rajaratnam@xxxxxxxxx



Kovarththanan Rajaratnam <kovarththanan.rajaratnam@xxxxxxxxx> changed:

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Optimize data source name processing

Build Information:
ersion 1.3.0

Copyright 1998-2009 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled with GTK+ 2.16.2, with GLib 2.20.3, with WinPcap (version unknown),
with libz 1.2.3, without POSIX capabilities, with libpcre 7.0, with SMI 0.4.8,
with c-ares 1.6.0, with Lua 5.1, without Python, with GnuTLS 2.8.1, with Gcrypt
1.4.4, with MIT Kerberos, with GeoIP, with PortAudio V19-devel (built Jul  2
2009), with AirPcap.

Running on Windows XP Service Pack 2, build 2600, with WinPcap version 4.1
beta5
(packet.dll version 4.1.0.1452), based on libpcap version 1.0.0, GnuTLS 2.8.1,
Gcrypt 1.4.4, without AirPcap.

Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 build 30729

Wireshark is Open Source Software released under the GNU General Public
License.

Check the man page and http://www.wireshark.org for more information.

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This patch optimizes the data source name processing in add_new_data_source()
by delaying it. We now simply store the constant string and lazily compute the
name when needed. This gives a performance boost because we only need the name
if we have multiple data sources.


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