Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Display IPv6 extension headers outside of the IPv6 subtree

[João Valverde <joao.valverde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not so sure now that I've done some tests with short and long header 
chains, I think I'll drop it.

Regards,

João V.

On 08/21/2015 06:04 PM, João Valverde wrote:
> I forgot to include:
>
> f) it would fix this[1] bug too.
>
> [1]https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9996
>
> On 08/21/2015 05:45 PM, João Valverde wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to propose a patch to remove IPv6 extension headers from
> > the IPv6 subtree and display them as normal IP protocols in the UI.
> >
> > Arguments for:
> >
> > a) The current behaviour really, really, (really) hurts legibility
> > b) It would be consistent among all extension headers (see for example
> > MobileIPv6 vs AH - why the difference?)[1]
> > c) Extension headers aren't special in this regard, the IP protocol
> > space is shared
> > d) IPv6 extension headers over IPv4 would be dissected, as they should.
> > An expert info error can then be displayed where appropriate.
> > e) It would do away with the hack (?) used for the AH dissector (I
> > think, I haven't looked very closely yet here).
> >
> > Arguments against:
> > ?)
> >
> > Would anyone object to this proposal?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > João V.
> >
> > [1]https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10705