Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] MIB parsing unnecessary

From: "Luis EG Ontanon" <luis.ontanon@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:28:48 +0200
You'll keep that feature :-)

char* format_oid_decoded(guint8* oid, guint32 len) {
	char* result;
	guint32 matched;
	oid_info_t* oid_info = lookup_oid(oid, len, &matched);
	
	if (oid_info) {
		result = oid_info->decoded;
	} else {
		result = "";
	}

	if (len - matched == 0) {
		return result;
	} else {
		return ep_strdup_printf("%s.%u",result,format_oid_undecoded(&(oid[len
- matched]), len - matched) );
	}
}

On 8/13/07, Anders Broman <a.broman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> It sounds really good, a few thoughts:
>
> A "feature" of the current MIB parser is that it will print the
> "resolved" part of an OID tree (name: 1.3.6.1.4.1.5825.3.2.1.2.6.1.1.1
> (SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.5825.3.2.1.2.6.1.1.1)) which is lacking from
> OID's added from ASN1 dissectors. I have found this useful on occasion.
> It would be nice to keep this feature.
>
> The tool to create the file must be part of the distro and run on all
> Platforms as it's possible to add private MIB's today.
>
> As the file becomes much smaller we can consider supplying more "MIB's"
> With the package.
> Regards
> Anders
>
>
>
>
>
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> I been thinking about the fact that Wireshark does not really need a
> MIB parser. It just needs to know OIDs, their name and their type.
>
> So I believe we should use a flat file that contains these three
> fields and provide the user with a separate program that actually
> reads the MIBs to maintain this file: like adding and removing
> modules. A file with basic oids should be provided to the user.
>
> That way we could get rid of the NET-SNMP dependency, and *clean* a
> dissector that really needs it. I guess that more than 1/3rd (2/3rds
> if we take encryption out) of the handwritten code in
> packet-snmp-template.c can easily go. And trust me, no one will ever
> miss it, especially the maintainers.
>
> The program to maintain the oids file (based on libsmi) I got it
> almost written (while "playing" with libsmi).
>
> The changes t get rid of the "extra code" in packet-snmp I'll commit
> in the next week or so if no one objects that.
>
> Luis
>
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commercial competition, but when it came to making good software,
anarchism won.
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