Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: [Wireshark-dev] Q: tshark memory usage

[Kurt Knochner <ws.dev.list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I have a question regarding the memory usage of tshark, if it is  
running for a very long time.

Basically, I expected tshark to crash after some time, due to the  
known 'out-of-memory' problem, but a user on ask.wireshark.org claims  
that this does not happen, even after running tshark continuously for  
6 months and I don't really understand why.

Please read my question on ask.wireshark.org regarding this issue.

http://ask.wireshark.org/questions/34035/tshark-memory-usage

Any ideas, based on the information in that question? Maybe the user  
did not provide the full information, but nevertheless I would like to  
know if my assumption is right or wrong and in either case why.

Thanks!

Kurt