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diff --git a/doc/README.tapping b/doc/README.tapping
index 8546e5919a..5584a6c4fd 100644
--- a/doc/README.tapping
+++ b/doc/README.tapping
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ The two functions to start or stop tapping are
register_tap_listener(const char *tapname, void *tapdata, const char *fstring,
guint flags,
void (*reset)(void *tapdata),
- gboolean (*packet)(void *tapdata, packet_info *pinfo, epan_dissect_t *edt, const void *<pointer>),
+ gboolean (*packet)(void *tapdata, packet_info *pinfo, epan_dissect_t *edt, const void *data),
void (*draw)(void *tapdata));
remove_tap_listener(void *tapdata);
@@ -128,13 +128,15 @@ is a set of flags for the tap listener. The flags that can be set are:
set if your tap listener "packet" routine requires the column
strings to be constructed.
+ If no flags are needed, use TL_REQUIRES_NOTHING.
+
void (*reset)(void *tapdata)
This callback is called whenever Wireshark wants to inform your
listener that it is about to start [re]reading a capture file or a new capture
from an interface and that your application should reset any state it has
in the *tapdata instance.
-gboolean (*packet)(void *tapdata, packet_info *pinfo, epan_dissect_t *edt, void *data)
+gboolean (*packet)(void *tapdata, packet_info *pinfo, epan_dissect_t *edt, const void *data)
This callback is used whenever a new packet has arrived at the tap and that
it has passed the filter (if there were a filter).
The *data structure type is specific to each tap.