Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 4580] New: GUI freeze when capture starts
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Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:07:02 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4580

           Summary: GUI freeze when capture starts
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.0.11
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Red Hat
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Major
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: rvokal@xxxxxxxxxx


Build Information:
 wireshark 1.0.11

Copyright 1998-2010 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled with GTK+ 2.10.4, with GLib 2.12.3, with libpcap 0.9.4, with libz
1.2.3, without POSIX capabilities, with libpcre 6.6, with SMI 0.4.5, without
ADNS, without Lua, with GnuTLS 1.4.1, with Gcrypt 1.4.4, with MIT Kerberos,
without PortAudio, without AirPcap.

Running on Linux 2.6.18-190.el5, with libpcap version 0.9.4.

Built using gcc 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-48).
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When choosing an interface from the Capture Interface dialog the UI freezes
(strace shows wait4(pid))

I've lock down the issue to the attached patch - diff between 1.0.8 and 1.0.11

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