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| -rw-r--r-- | pcap.3pcap.in | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pcap_activate.3pcap | 7 |
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diff --git a/pcap.3pcap.in b/pcap.3pcap.in index 80101403..b2db565e 100644 --- a/pcap.3pcap.in +++ b/pcap.3pcap.in @@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ other interface on which the capture should be done, call .BR pcap_create (), set the appropriate options on the handle, and then activate it with .BR pcap_activate (). +If +.BR pcap_activate () +fails, the handle should be closed with +.BR pcap_close() . .PP To obtain a list of devices that can be opened for a live capture, call .BR pcap_findalldevs (); diff --git a/pcap_activate.3pcap b/pcap_activate.3pcap index 162a9293..b9279ce1 100644 --- a/pcap_activate.3pcap +++ b/pcap_activate.3pcap @@ -118,5 +118,12 @@ codes as errors. .B pcap_statustostr(3PCAP) can be called, with a warning or error code as an argument, to fetch a message describing the warning or error code. +.LP +If +.B pcap_activate() +fails, the +.I pcap_t * +is not closed and freed; it should be closed using +.BR pcap_close() . .SH SEE ALSO pcap(3PCAP) |