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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/README.heuristic | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/README.heuristic b/doc/README.heuristic index c2830a82c6..1d99bde5db 100644 --- a/doc/README.heuristic +++ b/doc/README.heuristic @@ -150,8 +150,10 @@ dissect_PROTOABBREV_heur(tvbuff_t *tvb, packet_info *pinfo, proto_tree *tree, vo /* Assume it's your packet ... */ - /* specify that dissect_PROTOABBREV is to be called directly from now on for packets for this "connection" ... - * but ONLY do this if your heuristic sits directly on top of UDP or TCP (ie, you did heur_dissector_add("tcp",...)), + /* specify that dissect_PROTOABBREV is to be called directly from now on for + * packets for this "connection" ... but only do this if your heuristic sits directly + * on top of (was called by) a dissector which established a conversation for the + * protocol "port type". In other words: only directly over TCP, UDP, DCCP, ... * otherwise you'll be overriding the dissector that called your heuristic dissector. */ conversation = find_or_create_conversation(pinfo); |