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diff --git a/doc/rawshark.pod b/doc/rawshark.pod index 6981fc172a..1a3b9db210 100644 --- a/doc/rawshark.pod +++ b/doc/rawshark.pod @@ -436,10 +436,24 @@ when a dissector bug is encountered. abort(3) will cause the program to exit abnormally; if you are running B<Rawshark> in a debugger, it should halt in the debugger and allow inspection of the process, and, if you are not running it in a debugger, it will, on some OSes, assuming -your environment is configured correctly, generate a core dump file. +your environment is configured correctly, generate a core dump file. This can be useful to developers attempting to troubleshoot a problem with a protocol dissector. +=item WIRESHARK_EP_VERIFY_POINTERS + +This environment variable, if exported, causes certain uses of pointers to be +audited to ensure they do not point to memory that is deallocated after each +packet has been fully dissected. This can be useful to developers writing or +auditing code. + +=item WIRESHARK_SE_VERIFY_POINTERS + +This environment variable, if exported, causes certain uses of pointers to be +audited to ensure they do not point to memory that is deallocated after when +a capture file is closed. This can be useful to developers writing or +auditing code. + =back =head1 SEE ALSO |