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-rw-r--r--pcap-dag.c34
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/pcap-dag.c b/pcap-dag.c
index b207dd84..f261ead0 100644
--- a/pcap-dag.c
+++ b/pcap-dag.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static int dag_get_datalink(pcap_t *p);
static int dag_setnonblock(pcap_t *p, int nonblock);
static void
-delete_pcap_dag(pcap_t *p)
+delete_pcap_dag(const pcap_t *p)
{
pcap_dag_node_t *curr = NULL, *prev = NULL;
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ new_pcap_dag(pcap_t *p)
}
static unsigned int
-dag_erf_ext_header_count(uint8_t * erf, size_t len)
+dag_erf_ext_header_count(const uint8_t *erf, size_t len)
{
uint32_t hdr_num = 0;
uint8_t hdr_type;
@@ -391,7 +391,12 @@ dag_read(pcap_t *p, int cnt, pcap_handler callback, u_char *user)
}
- /* Process the packets. */
+ /*
+ * Process the packets.
+ *
+ * This assumes that a single buffer of packets will have
+ * <= INT_MAX packets, so the packet count doesn't overflow.
+ */
while (pd->dag_mem_top - pd->dag_mem_bottom >= dag_record_size) {
unsigned short packet_len = 0;
@@ -731,7 +736,7 @@ dag_inject(pcap_t *p, const void *buf _U_, int size _U_)
* API polling parameters.
*
* snaplen is now also ignored, until we get per-stream slen support. Set
- * slen with approprite DAG tool BEFORE pcap_activate().
+ * slen with appropriate DAG tool BEFORE pcap_activate().
*
* See also pcap(3).
*/
@@ -788,14 +793,23 @@ static int dag_activate(pcap_t* p)
/*
* XXX - does this reliably set errno?
*/
- if (errno == ENOENT)
+ if (errno == ENOENT) {
+ /*
+ * There's nothing more to say, so clear
+ * the error message.
+ */
ret = PCAP_ERROR_NO_SUCH_DEVICE;
- else if (errno == EPERM || errno == EACCES)
+ p->errbuf[0] = '\0';
+ } else if (errno == EPERM || errno == EACCES) {
ret = PCAP_ERROR_PERM_DENIED;
- else
+ snprintf(p->errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE,
+ "Attempt to open %s failed with %s - additional privileges may be required",
+ device, (errno == EPERM) ? "EPERM" : "EACCES");
+ } else {
ret = PCAP_ERROR;
- pcap_fmt_errmsg_for_errno(p->errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE,
- errno, "dag_config_init %s", device);
+ pcap_fmt_errmsg_for_errno(p->errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE,
+ errno, "dag_config_init %s", device);
+ }
goto fail;
}
@@ -945,7 +959,7 @@ static int dag_activate(pcap_t* p)
* Did the user request that they not be stripped?
*/
if ((s = getenv("ERF_DONT_STRIP_FCS")) != NULL) {
- /* Yes. Note the number of bytes that will be
+ /* Yes. Note the number of 16-bit words that will be
supplied. */
p->linktype_ext = LT_FCS_DATALINK_EXT(pd->dag_fcs_bits/16);