Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 9158] LLC: Display I/G and C/R bits in subtree/bitwise vie
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Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:54:50 +0000

changed bug 9158

What Removed Added
Status INCOMPLETE CONFIRMED

Comment # 5 on bug 9158 from 
(In reply to comment #4)
> Jeff, I am not sure I understand your suggestion but my natural idea would
> be to display both bitmasks in the subtree of DSAP/SSAP value, the SAP and
> the I/G or C/R bit, while not adding any new fields to the top-level tree,
> as that was exactly what I was trying to achieve with my original patch. My
> reasoning here is that mostly, you are interested into the entire DSAP/SSAP
> value, not in its individual bits, so the top-level tree under the LLC
> should just display the DSAP and SSAP value as it does now with my patch. If
> you want to see it dissected into bits including their meaning, you enter
> the subtrees of DSAP/SSAP. This is similar to the display of MAC addresses -
> normally, you're not interested in seeing the U/L and I/G bits, but should
> you want to go that deep, you enter the subtrees of destination/source MAC.
> Would you find that more acceptable?

Yes, that seems reasonable too.  Maybe someone else might have a different
opinion on the display in the current patch but to me it does "feel" kind of
incomplete or funny.  But it may just be me.

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