From Yaniv Kaul: constify parameters
[obnox/wireshark/wip.git] / epan / proto.c
index e9825ee1383739ce33b80a97e4991e04e922b09b..287bf7383511cfd1863cfe313098b1522c8e8a98 100644 (file)
 #include "charsets.h"
 #include "asm_utils.h"
 #include "column-utils.h"
+#include "to_str.h"
 
 #include "wspython/wspy_register.h"
 
 #define SUBTREE_ONCE_ALLOCATION_NUMBER 8
 #define SUBTREE_MAX_LEVELS 256
+/* Throw an exception if we exceed this many tree items. */
+/* XXX - This should probably be a preference */
+#define MAX_TREE_ITEMS (1 * 1000 * 1000)
 
 
 typedef struct __subtree_lvl {
@@ -69,8 +73,8 @@ struct ptvcursor {
 };
 
 /* Candidates for assembler */
-int
-wrs_count_bitshift(guint32 bitmask)
+static int
+wrs_count_bitshift(const guint32 bitmask)
 {
        int bitshift = 0;
 
@@ -93,15 +97,22 @@ wrs_count_bitshift(guint32 bitmask)
           will still have somewhere to attach to                       \
           or else filtering will not work (they would be ignored since tree\
           would be NULL).                                              \
-          We fake FT_PROTOCOL unless some clients have requested us    \
+          We fake FT_PROTOCOL unless some clients have requested us    \
           not to do so. \
        */                                                              \
-       if (!tree) \
-               return(NULL); \
-       PROTO_REGISTRAR_GET_NTH(hfindex, hfinfo);       \
+       if (!tree)                                                      \
+               return(NULL);                                           \
+       PTREE_DATA(tree)->count++;                                      \
+       if (PTREE_DATA(tree)->count > MAX_TREE_ITEMS) {                 \
+               /* Let the exception handler add items to the tree */   \
+               PTREE_DATA(tree)->count = 0;                            \
+               THROW_MESSAGE(DissectorError,                           \
+                       ep_strdup_printf("More than %d items in the tree -- possible infinite loop", MAX_TREE_ITEMS)); \
+       }                                                               \
+       PROTO_REGISTRAR_GET_NTH(hfindex, hfinfo);                       \
        if(!(PTREE_DATA(tree)->visible)){                               \
-                       if((hfinfo->ref_count == HF_REF_TYPE_NONE)      \
-                       && (hfinfo->type!=FT_PROTOCOL ||        \
+                       if((hfinfo->ref_type != HF_REF_TYPE_DIRECT)     \
+                       && (hfinfo->type!=FT_PROTOCOL ||                \
                                PTREE_DATA(tree)->fake_protocols)){     \
                                /* just return tree back to the caller */\
                                return tree;                            \
@@ -133,34 +144,33 @@ static void fill_label_bitfield(field_info *fi, gchar *label_str);
 static void fill_label_int(field_info *fi, gchar *label_str);
 static void fill_label_int64(field_info *fi, gchar *label_str);
 
-int hfinfo_bitwidth(header_field_info *hfinfo);
-static const char* hfinfo_uint_vals_format(header_field_info *hfinfo);
-static const char* hfinfo_uint_format(header_field_info *hfinfo);
-static const char* hfinfo_uint_value_format(header_field_info *hfinfo);
-static const char* hfinfo_uint64_format(header_field_info *hfinfo);
-static const char* hfinfo_int_vals_format(header_field_info *hfinfo);
-static const char* hfinfo_int_format(header_field_info *hfinfo);
-static const char* hfinfo_int_value_format(header_field_info *hfinfo);
-static const char* hfinfo_int64_format(header_field_info *hfinfo);
+static const char* hfinfo_uint_vals_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo);
+static const char* hfinfo_uint_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo);
+static const char* hfinfo_uint_value_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo);
+static const char* hfinfo_uint64_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo);
+static const char* hfinfo_int_vals_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo);
+static const char* hfinfo_int_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo);
+static const char* hfinfo_int_value_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo);
+static const char* hfinfo_int64_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo);
 
 static proto_item*
 proto_tree_add_node(proto_tree *tree, field_info *fi);
 
 static header_field_info *
-get_hfi_and_length(int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start, gint *length,
-    gint *item_length);
+get_hfi_and_length(int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint start, gint *length,
+       gint *item_length);
 
 static field_info *
 new_field_info(proto_tree *tree, header_field_info *hfinfo, tvbuff_t *tvb,
-    gint start, gint item_length);
+       const gint start, const gint item_length);
 
 static field_info *
 alloc_field_info(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb,
-        gint start, gint *length);
+               const gint start, gint *length);
 
 static proto_item *
 proto_tree_add_pi(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb,
-        gint start, gint *length, field_info **pfi);
+               gint start, gint *length, field_info **pfi);
 
 static void
 proto_tree_set_representation_value(proto_item *pi, const char *format, va_list ap);
@@ -216,10 +226,10 @@ proto_tree_set_uint64(field_info *fi, guint64 value);
 static void
 proto_tree_set_uint64_tvb(field_info *fi, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start, guint length, gboolean little_endian);
 static gboolean
-proto_item_add_bitmask_tree(proto_item *item, tvbuff_t *tvb, int offset, int len, gint ett,
-       const gint **fields, gboolean little_endian, int flags, gboolean first);
+proto_item_add_bitmask_tree(proto_item *item, tvbuff_t *tvb, const int offset, const int len, const gint ett,
+       const gint **fields, const gboolean little_endian, const int flags, gboolean first);
 
-static int proto_register_field_init(header_field_info *hfinfo, int parent);
+static int proto_register_field_init(header_field_info *hfinfo, const int parent);
 
 /* special-case header field used within proto.c */
 int hf_text_only = -1;
@@ -240,12 +250,14 @@ struct _protocol {
 /* List of all protocols */
 static GList *protocols = NULL;
 
-#define INITIAL_NUM_PROTOCOL_HFINFO     200
-
+#define INITIAL_NUM_PROTOCOL_HFINFO    1500
 
 /* Contains information about protocols and header fields. Used when
  * dissectors register their data */
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
+#else
 static GMemChunk *gmc_hfinfo = NULL;
+#endif
 
 /* Contains information about a field when a dissector calls
  * proto_tree_add_item.  */
@@ -257,8 +269,6 @@ static field_info *field_info_tmp=NULL;
 #define FIELD_INFO_FREE(fi)                                    \
        SLAB_FREE(fi, field_info)
 
-
-
 /* Contains the space for proto_nodes. */
 SLAB_ITEM_TYPE_DEFINE(proto_node)
 static SLAB_FREE_LIST_DEFINE(proto_node)
@@ -271,8 +281,6 @@ static SLAB_FREE_LIST_DEFINE(proto_node)
 #define PROTO_NODE_FREE(node)                          \
        SLAB_FREE(node, proto_node)
 
-
-
 /* String space for protocol and field items for the GUI */
 SLAB_ITEM_TYPE_DEFINE(item_label_t)
 static SLAB_FREE_LIST_DEFINE(item_label_t)
@@ -281,12 +289,10 @@ static SLAB_FREE_LIST_DEFINE(item_label_t)
 #define ITEM_LABEL_FREE(il)                            \
        SLAB_FREE(il, item_label_t)
 
-
 #define PROTO_REGISTRAR_GET_NTH(hfindex, hfinfo) \
        DISSECTOR_ASSERT((guint)hfindex < gpa_hfinfo.len); \
        hfinfo=gpa_hfinfo.hfi[hfindex];
 
-
 /* List which stores protocols and fields that have been registered */
 typedef struct _gpa_hfinfo_t {
        guint32 len;
@@ -346,10 +352,13 @@ proto_init(void (register_all_protocols_func)(register_cb cb, gpointer client_da
        proto_short_names = g_hash_table_new(wrs_str_hash, g_str_equal);
        proto_filter_names = g_hash_table_new(wrs_str_hash, g_str_equal);
 
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
+#else
        gmc_hfinfo = g_mem_chunk_new("gmc_hfinfo",
                sizeof(header_field_info),
-               INITIAL_NUM_PROTOCOL_HFINFO * sizeof(header_field_info),
-               G_ALLOC_ONLY);
+                       INITIAL_NUM_PROTOCOL_HFINFO * sizeof(header_field_info),
+                       G_ALLOC_ONLY);
+#endif
 
        gpa_hfinfo.len=0;
        gpa_hfinfo.allocated_len=0;
@@ -370,8 +379,8 @@ proto_init(void (register_all_protocols_func)(register_cb cb, gpointer client_da
           do. */
        register_all_protocols_func(cb, client_data);
 #ifdef HAVE_PYTHON
-        /* Now scan for python protocols */
-        register_all_py_protocols_func(cb, client_data);
+               /* Now scan for python protocols */
+               register_all_py_protocols_func(cb, client_data);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_PLUGINS
@@ -390,8 +399,8 @@ proto_init(void (register_all_protocols_func)(register_cb cb, gpointer client_da
        register_all_handoffs_func(cb, client_data);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_PYTHON
-        /* Now do the same with python dissectors */
-        register_all_py_handoffs_func(cb, client_data);
+               /* Now do the same with python dissectors */
+               register_all_py_handoffs_func(cb, client_data);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_PLUGINS
@@ -406,8 +415,7 @@ proto_init(void (register_all_protocols_func)(register_cb cb, gpointer client_da
 
        /* We've assigned all the subtree type values; allocate the array
           for them, and zero it out. */
-       tree_is_expanded = g_malloc(num_tree_types*sizeof (gboolean));
-       memset(tree_is_expanded, 0, num_tree_types*sizeof (gboolean));
+       tree_is_expanded = g_new0(gboolean, num_tree_types);
 }
 
 void
@@ -421,6 +429,15 @@ proto_cleanup(void)
 
        while (protocols) {
                protocol_t *protocol = protocols->data;
+               header_field_info *hfinfo;
+               PROTO_REGISTRAR_GET_NTH(protocol->proto_id, hfinfo);
+               DISSECTOR_ASSERT(protocol->proto_id == hfinfo->id);
+
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
+               g_slice_free(header_field_info, hfinfo);
+#else
+               g_mem_chunk_free(gmc_hfinfo, hfinfo);
+#endif
 
                g_list_free(protocol->fields);
                protocols = g_list_remove(protocols, protocol);
@@ -442,10 +459,13 @@ proto_cleanup(void)
                proto_filter_names = NULL;
        }
 
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
+#else
        if (gmc_hfinfo) {
                g_mem_chunk_destroy(gmc_hfinfo);
                gmc_hfinfo = NULL;
        }
+#endif
 
        if(gpa_hfinfo.allocated_len){
                gpa_hfinfo.len=0;
@@ -454,12 +474,12 @@ proto_cleanup(void)
                gpa_hfinfo.hfi=NULL;
        }
        g_free(tree_is_expanded);
-
+    tree_is_expanded = NULL;
 }
 
 static gboolean
 proto_tree_traverse_pre_order(proto_tree *tree, proto_tree_traverse_func func,
-    gpointer data)
+       gpointer data)
 {
        proto_node *pnode = tree;
        proto_node *child;
@@ -478,7 +498,7 @@ proto_tree_traverse_pre_order(proto_tree *tree, proto_tree_traverse_func func,
                current = child;
                child = current->next;
                if (proto_tree_traverse_pre_order((proto_tree *)current, func,
-                   data))
+                       data))
                        return TRUE;
        }
 
@@ -487,7 +507,7 @@ proto_tree_traverse_pre_order(proto_tree *tree, proto_tree_traverse_func func,
 
 gboolean
 proto_tree_traverse_post_order(proto_tree *tree, proto_tree_traverse_func func,
-    gpointer data)
+       gpointer data)
 {
        proto_node *pnode = tree;
        proto_node *child;
@@ -503,7 +523,7 @@ proto_tree_traverse_post_order(proto_tree *tree, proto_tree_traverse_func func,
                current = child;
                child = current->next;
                if (proto_tree_traverse_post_order((proto_tree *)current, func,
-                   data))
+                       data))
                        return TRUE;
        }
        if (func(pnode, data))
@@ -514,7 +534,7 @@ proto_tree_traverse_post_order(proto_tree *tree, proto_tree_traverse_func func,
 
 void
 proto_tree_children_foreach(proto_tree *tree, proto_tree_foreach_func func,
-    gpointer data)
+       gpointer data)
 {
        proto_node *node = tree;
        proto_node *current;
@@ -537,12 +557,12 @@ proto_tree_free(proto_tree *tree)
 static void
 free_GPtrArray_value(gpointer key, gpointer value, gpointer user_data _U_)
 {
-       GPtrArray   *ptrs = value;
+       GPtrArray       *ptrs = value;
        gint hfid = (gint)(long)key;
        header_field_info *hfinfo;
 
        PROTO_REGISTRAR_GET_NTH(hfid, hfinfo);
-       if(hfinfo->ref_count != HF_REF_TYPE_NONE) {
+       if(hfinfo->ref_type != HF_REF_TYPE_NONE) {
                /* when a field is referenced by a filter this also
                   affects the refcount for the parent protocol so we need
                   to adjust the refcount for the parent as well
@@ -550,9 +570,9 @@ free_GPtrArray_value(gpointer key, gpointer value, gpointer user_data _U_)
                if( hfinfo->parent != -1 ) {
                        header_field_info *parent_hfinfo;
                        PROTO_REGISTRAR_GET_NTH(hfinfo->parent, parent_hfinfo);
-                       parent_hfinfo->ref_count = HF_REF_TYPE_NONE;
+                       parent_hfinfo->ref_type = HF_REF_TYPE_NONE;
                }
-               hfinfo->ref_count = HF_REF_TYPE_NONE;
+               hfinfo->ref_type = HF_REF_TYPE_NONE;
        }
 
        g_ptr_array_free(ptrs, TRUE);
@@ -654,11 +674,11 @@ proto_tree_set_fake_protocols(proto_tree *tree, gboolean fake_protocols)
 }
 
 /* Assume dissector set only its protocol fields.
-   This function is called by dissectors and allowes to speed up filtering
-   in wireshark, if this function returns FALSE it is safe to reset tree to NULL
+   This function is called by dissectors and allows the speeding up of filtering
+   in wireshark; if this function returns FALSE it is safe to reset tree to NULL
    and thus skip calling most of the expensive proto_tree_add_...()
    functions.
-   If the tree is visible we implicitely assume the field is referenced.
+   If the tree is visible we implicitly assume the field is referenced.
 */
 gboolean
 proto_field_is_referenced(proto_tree *tree, int proto_id)
@@ -673,7 +693,7 @@ proto_field_is_referenced(proto_tree *tree, int proto_id)
                return TRUE;
 
        PROTO_REGISTRAR_GET_NTH(proto_id, hfinfo);
-       if (hfinfo->ref_count != HF_REF_TYPE_NONE)
+       if (hfinfo->ref_type != HF_REF_TYPE_NONE)
                return TRUE;
 
        if (hfinfo->type == FT_PROTOCOL && !PTREE_DATA(tree)->fake_protocols)
@@ -694,10 +714,10 @@ proto_registrar_get_nth(guint hfindex)
 }
 
 
-/*  Prefix initialization
- *    this allows for a dissector to register a display filter name prefix
- *    so that it can delay the initialization of the hf array as long as
- *    possible.
+/*     Prefix initialization
+ *       this allows for a dissector to register a display filter name prefix
+ *       so that it can delay the initialization of the hf array as long as
+ *       possible.
  */
 
 /* compute a hash for the part before the dot of a display filter */
@@ -784,7 +804,7 @@ proto_registrar_get_byname(const char *field_name)
 
        if (hfinfo) return hfinfo;
 
-       if  (!prefixes) return NULL;
+       if      (!prefixes) return NULL;
 
        if(( pi = g_hash_table_lookup(prefixes,field_name) )) {
                pi(field_name);
@@ -822,7 +842,7 @@ ptvcursor_free_subtree_levels(ptvcursor_t * ptvc)
 }
 
 /* Allocates an initializes a ptvcursor_t with 3 variables:
- *     proto_tree, tvbuff, and offset. */
+ *     proto_tree, tvbuff, and offset. */
 ptvcursor_t*
 ptvcursor_new(proto_tree *tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint offset)
 {
@@ -972,7 +992,7 @@ ptvcursor_add_text_with_subtree(ptvcursor_t * ptvc, gint length,
        TRY_TO_FAKE_THIS_ITEM(ptvcursor_tree(ptvc), hf_text_only, hfinfo);
 
        it = proto_tree_add_text_node(ptvcursor_tree(ptvc), ptvcursor_tvbuff(ptvc),
-                                     ptvcursor_current_offset(ptvc), length);
+                                         ptvcursor_current_offset(ptvc), length);
 
        if (it == NULL)
                return(NULL);
@@ -1000,7 +1020,7 @@ proto_tree_add_text_node(proto_tree *tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start, gint lengt
 /* Add a text-only node to the proto_tree */
 proto_item *
 proto_tree_add_text(proto_tree *tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start, gint length,
-                   const char *format, ...)
+                       const char *format, ...)
 {
        proto_item      *pi;
        va_list         ap;
@@ -1077,17 +1097,17 @@ get_uint_value(tvbuff_t *tvb, gint offset, gint length, gboolean little_endian)
 
        case 2:
                value = little_endian ? tvb_get_letohs(tvb, offset)
-                                     : tvb_get_ntohs(tvb, offset);
+                                         : tvb_get_ntohs(tvb, offset);
                break;
 
        case 3:
                value = little_endian ? tvb_get_letoh24(tvb, offset)
-                                     : tvb_get_ntoh24(tvb, offset);
+                                         : tvb_get_ntoh24(tvb, offset);
                break;
 
        case 4:
                value = little_endian ? tvb_get_letohl(tvb, offset)
-                                     : tvb_get_ntohl(tvb, offset);
+                                         : tvb_get_ntohl(tvb, offset);
                break;
 
        default:
@@ -1116,7 +1136,7 @@ get_int_value(tvbuff_t *tvb, gint offset, gint length, gboolean little_endian)
 
        case 3:
                value = little_endian ? tvb_get_letoh24(tvb, offset)
-                                     : tvb_get_ntoh24(tvb, offset);
+                                         : tvb_get_ntoh24(tvb, offset);
                if (value & 0x00800000) {
                        /* Sign bit is set; sign-extend it. */
                        value |= 0xFF000000;
@@ -1125,7 +1145,7 @@ get_int_value(tvbuff_t *tvb, gint offset, gint length, gboolean little_endian)
 
        case 4:
                value = little_endian ? tvb_get_letohl(tvb, offset)
-                                     : tvb_get_ntohl(tvb, offset);
+                                         : tvb_get_ntohl(tvb, offset);
                break;
 
        default:
@@ -1137,14 +1157,14 @@ get_int_value(tvbuff_t *tvb, gint offset, gint length, gboolean little_endian)
 }
 
 static GPtrArray *proto_lookup_or_create_interesting_hfids(proto_tree *tree,
-                                                     header_field_info *hfinfo)
+                                                                                                        header_field_info      *hfinfo)
 {
        GPtrArray *ptrs = NULL;
 
        DISSECTOR_ASSERT(tree);
        DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hfinfo);
 
-       if (hfinfo->ref_count == HF_REF_TYPE_DIRECT) {
+       if (hfinfo->ref_type == HF_REF_TYPE_DIRECT) {
                if (PTREE_DATA(tree)->interesting_hfids == NULL) {
                        /* Initialize the hash because we now know that it is needed */
                        PTREE_DATA(tree)->interesting_hfids =
@@ -1168,7 +1188,7 @@ static GPtrArray *proto_lookup_or_create_interesting_hfids(proto_tree *tree,
    the item is extracted from the tvbuff handed to it. */
 static proto_item *
 proto_tree_new_item(field_info *new_fi, proto_tree *tree,
-    tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start, gint length, gboolean little_endian)
+       tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start, gint length, gboolean little_endian)
 {
        proto_item      *pi;
        guint32         value, n;
@@ -1223,7 +1243,7 @@ proto_tree_new_item(field_info *new_fi, proto_tree *tree,
 
                case FT_BOOLEAN:
                        proto_tree_set_boolean(new_fi,
-                           get_uint_value(tvb, start, length, little_endian));
+                               get_uint_value(tvb, start, length, little_endian));
                        break;
 
                /* XXX - make these just FT_UINT? */
@@ -1232,7 +1252,7 @@ proto_tree_new_item(field_info *new_fi, proto_tree *tree,
                case FT_UINT24:
                case FT_UINT32:
                        proto_tree_set_uint(new_fi,
-                           get_uint_value(tvb, start, length, little_endian));
+                               get_uint_value(tvb, start, length, little_endian));
                        break;
 
                case FT_INT64:
@@ -1247,33 +1267,33 @@ proto_tree_new_item(field_info *new_fi, proto_tree *tree,
                case FT_INT24:
                case FT_INT32:
                        proto_tree_set_int(new_fi,
-                           get_int_value(tvb, start, length, little_endian));
+                               get_int_value(tvb, start, length, little_endian));
                        break;
 
                case FT_IPv4:
-                       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(length == 4);
+                       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(length == FT_IPv4_LEN);
                        value = tvb_get_ipv4(tvb, start);
                        proto_tree_set_ipv4(new_fi, little_endian ? GUINT32_SWAP_LE_BE(value) : value);
                        break;
 
                case FT_IPXNET:
-                       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(length == 4);
+                       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(length == FT_IPXNET_LEN);
                        proto_tree_set_ipxnet(new_fi,
-                           get_uint_value(tvb, start, 4, FALSE));
+                               get_uint_value(tvb, start, 4, FALSE));
                        break;
 
                case FT_IPv6:
-                       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(length >=0 && length <= 16);
+                       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(length >=0 && length <= FT_IPv6_LEN);
                        proto_tree_set_ipv6_tvb(new_fi, tvb, start, length);
                        break;
 
                case FT_ETHER:
-                       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(length == 6);
+                       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(length == FT_ETHER_LEN);
                        proto_tree_set_ether_tvb(new_fi, tvb, start);
                        break;
 
                case FT_GUID:
-                       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(length == 16);
+                       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(length == FT_GUID_LEN);
                        proto_tree_set_guid_tvb(new_fi, tvb, start, little_endian);
                        break;
 
@@ -1346,7 +1366,7 @@ proto_tree_new_item(field_info *new_fi, proto_tree *tree,
                                 * '\0' there, as the packet might
                                 * be malformed.  (XXX - should we
                                 * throw an exception if there's no
-                                * trailing '\0'?)  Therefore, we
+                                * trailing '\0'?)      Therefore, we
                                 * allocate a buffer of length
                                 * "length+1", and put in a trailing
                                 * '\0', just to be safe.
@@ -1363,7 +1383,7 @@ proto_tree_new_item(field_info *new_fi, proto_tree *tree,
                        proto_tree_set_string(new_fi, string);
                        break;
 
-               case FT_EBCDIC:
+                       case FT_EBCDIC:
                        proto_tree_set_ebcdic_string_tvb(new_fi, tvb, start, length);
                        break;
 
@@ -1413,7 +1433,7 @@ proto_tree_new_item(field_info *new_fi, proto_tree *tree,
    and returns proto_item* */
 proto_item*
 ptvcursor_add(ptvcursor_t *ptvc, int hfindex, gint length,
-             gboolean little_endian)
+                 gboolean little_endian)
 {
        field_info              *new_fi;
        header_field_info       *hfinfo;
@@ -1426,7 +1446,7 @@ ptvcursor_add(ptvcursor_t *ptvc, int hfindex, gint length,
 
        offset = ptvc->offset;
        hfinfo = get_hfi_and_length(hfindex, ptvc->tvb, offset, &length,
-           &item_length);
+               &item_length);
        ptvc->offset += length;
        if (hfinfo->type == FT_UINT_BYTES || hfinfo->type == FT_UINT_STRING) {
                /*
@@ -1445,14 +1465,14 @@ ptvcursor_add(ptvcursor_t *ptvc, int hfindex, gint length,
                return NULL;
 
        return proto_tree_new_item(new_fi, ptvc->tree, ptvc->tvb,
-           offset, length, little_endian);
+               offset, length, little_endian);
 }
 
 /* Add an item to a proto_tree, using the text label registered to that item;
    the item is extracted from the tvbuff handed to it. */
 proto_item *
-proto_tree_add_item(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb,
-    gint start, gint length, gboolean little_endian)
+proto_tree_add_item(proto_tree *tree, const int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb,
+       const gint start, gint length, const gboolean little_endian)
 {
        field_info      *new_fi;
        header_field_info       *hfinfo;
@@ -1465,12 +1485,12 @@ proto_tree_add_item(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb,
                return(NULL);
 
        return proto_tree_new_item(new_fi, tree, tvb, start,
-           length, little_endian);
+               length, little_endian);
 }
 
 /* Add a FT_NONE to a proto_tree */
 proto_item *
-proto_tree_add_none_format(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start,
+proto_tree_add_none_format(proto_tree *tree, const int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint start,
                gint length, const char *format, ...)
 {
        proto_item              *pi;
@@ -1538,7 +1558,7 @@ proto_tree_add_protocol_format(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gin
 
        pi = proto_tree_add_pi(tree, hfindex, tvb, start, &length, &new_fi);
 
-       proto_tree_set_protocol_tvb(new_fi, (start == 0 ? tvb : NULL));
+       proto_tree_set_protocol_tvb(new_fi, (start == 0 ? tvb : tvb_new_subset(tvb, start, length, length)));
 
        TRY_TO_FAKE_THIS_REPR(tree, pi);
 
@@ -1706,10 +1726,7 @@ proto_tree_add_time_format(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint st
 static void
 proto_tree_set_time(field_info *fi, nstime_t *value_ptr)
 {
-       header_field_info       *hfinfo;
-
        DISSECTOR_ASSERT(value_ptr != NULL);
-       hfinfo = fi->hfinfo;
 
        fvalue_set(&fi->value, value_ptr, FALSE);
 }
@@ -2376,7 +2393,7 @@ proto_tree_set_ether(field_info *fi, const guint8* value)
 static void
 proto_tree_set_ether_tvb(field_info *fi, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start)
 {
-       proto_tree_set_ether(fi, tvb_get_ptr(tvb, start, 6));
+       proto_tree_set_ether(fi, tvb_get_ptr(tvb, start, FT_ETHER_LEN));
 }
 
 /* Add a FT_BOOLEAN to a proto_tree */
@@ -2921,9 +2938,6 @@ proto_tree_add_int64_format(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint s
        return pi;
 }
 
-/* Throw an exception if we exceed this many tree items. */
-/* XXX - This should probably be a preference */
-#define MAX_TREE_ITEMS (1 * 1000 * 1000)
 /* Add a field_info struct to the proto_tree, encapsulating it in a proto_node */
 static proto_item *
 proto_tree_add_node(proto_tree *tree, field_info *fi)
@@ -2949,15 +2963,7 @@ proto_tree_add_node(proto_tree *tree, field_info *fi)
        }
 
        DISSECTOR_ASSERT(tfi == NULL ||
-           (tfi->tree_type >= 0 && tfi->tree_type < num_tree_types));
-
-       PTREE_DATA(tree)->count++;
-       if (PTREE_DATA(tree)->count > MAX_TREE_ITEMS) {
-               /* Let the exception handler add items to the tree */
-               PTREE_DATA(tree)->count = 0;
-               THROW_MESSAGE(DissectorError,
-                       ep_strdup_printf("More than %d items in the tree -- possible infinite loop", MAX_TREE_ITEMS));
-       }
+               (tfi->tree_type >= 0 && tfi->tree_type < num_tree_types));
 
        PROTO_NODE_NEW(pnode);
        pnode->parent = tnode;
@@ -2981,7 +2987,7 @@ proto_tree_add_node(proto_tree *tree, field_info *fi)
  * non-NULL. */
 static proto_item *
 proto_tree_add_pi(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start,
-    gint *length, field_info **pfi)
+       gint *length, field_info **pfi)
 {
        proto_item      *pi;
        field_info      *fi;
@@ -3009,8 +3015,8 @@ proto_tree_add_pi(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start,
 
 
 static header_field_info *
-get_hfi_and_length(int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start, gint *length,
-    gint *item_length)
+get_hfi_and_length(int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint start, gint *length,
+       gint *item_length)
 {
        header_field_info       *hfinfo;
        gint                    length_remaining;
@@ -3129,8 +3135,8 @@ get_hfi_and_length(int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start, gint *length,
                        if (tvb) {
                                length_remaining = tvb_length_remaining(tvb, start);
                                if (*item_length < 0 ||
-                                   (*item_length > 0 &&
-                                     (length_remaining < *item_length)))
+                                       (*item_length > 0 &&
+                                         (length_remaining < *item_length)))
                                        *item_length = length_remaining;
                        }
                }
@@ -3144,7 +3150,7 @@ get_hfi_and_length(int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start, gint *length,
 
 static field_info *
 new_field_info(proto_tree *tree, header_field_info *hfinfo, tvbuff_t *tvb,
-    gint start, gint item_length)
+       const gint start, const gint item_length)
 {
        field_info              *fi;
 
@@ -3171,8 +3177,8 @@ new_field_info(proto_tree *tree, header_field_info *hfinfo, tvbuff_t *tvb,
 }
 
 static field_info *
-alloc_field_info(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start,
-    gint *length)
+alloc_field_info(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint start,
+       gint *length)
 {
        header_field_info       *hfinfo;
        gint                    item_length;
@@ -3227,8 +3233,8 @@ proto_tree_set_representation_value(proto_item *pi, const char *format, va_list
                         */
                        char *oldrep;
 
-                       /*  Argh, we cannot reuse 'ap' here.  So make a copy
-                        *  of what we formatted for (re)use below.
+                       /*      Argh, we cannot reuse 'ap' here.  So make a copy
+                        *      of what we formatted for (re)use below.
                         */
                        oldrep = g_strdup(fi->rep->representation);
 
@@ -3262,8 +3268,8 @@ proto_tree_set_representation(proto_item *pi, const char *format, va_list ap)
                         */
                        char *oldrep;
 
-                       /*  Argh, we cannot reuse 'ap' here.  So make a copy
-                        *  of what we formatted for (re)use below.
+                       /*      Argh, we cannot reuse 'ap' here.  So make a copy
+                        *      of what we formatted for (re)use below.
                         */
                        oldrep = g_strdup(fi->rep->representation);
 
@@ -3276,14 +3282,16 @@ proto_tree_set_representation(proto_item *pi, const char *format, va_list ap)
 
 /* -------------------------- */
 const gchar *
-proto_custom_set(proto_tree* tree, const gchar *field,
-                             gchar *result,
-                             gchar *expr, int size )
+proto_custom_set(proto_tree* tree, const int field_id,
+                                                        gchar *result,
+                                                        gchar *expr, const int size )
 {
        guint32         u_integer;
        gint32          integer;
        guint8          *bytes;
        ipv4_addr       *ipv4;
+       struct e_in6_addr *ipv6;
+       address         addr;
        guint32         n_addr; /* network-order IPv4 address */
 
        const true_false_string  *tfstring;
@@ -3292,13 +3300,9 @@ proto_custom_set(proto_tree* tree, const gchar *field,
        field_info      *finfo;
        header_field_info* hfinfo;
 
-       if (!field)
-               return "";
+       g_assert(field_id >= 0);
 
-        /* speed up by storing field id in column info ? they
-           are already in the filter.
-        */
-       hfinfo = g_tree_lookup(gpa_name_tree, field);
+       hfinfo = proto_registrar_get_nth((guint)field_id);
 
        /* do we need to rewind ? */
        if (!hfinfo)
@@ -3316,18 +3320,28 @@ proto_custom_set(proto_tree* tree, const gchar *field,
 
                switch(hfinfo->type) {
 
+               case FT_NONE: /* Nothing to add */
+                       result[0] = '\0';
+                       break;
+
+               case FT_PROTOCOL:
+                       g_strlcpy(result, "Yes", size);
+                       break;
+
                case FT_UINT_BYTES:
                case FT_BYTES:
                        bytes = fvalue_get(&finfo->value);
-                       g_snprintf(result, size, "%s", bytes_to_str(bytes, fvalue_length(&finfo->value)));
+                       g_strlcpy(result, bytes_to_str(bytes, fvalue_length(&finfo->value)), size);
                        break;
 
                case FT_ABSOLUTE_TIME:
-                       g_snprintf(result, size, "%s", abs_time_to_str(fvalue_get(&finfo->value)));
+                       g_strlcpy(result,
+                               abs_time_to_str(fvalue_get(&finfo->value), hfinfo->display),
+                               size);
                        break;
 
                case FT_RELATIVE_TIME:
-                       g_snprintf(result, size, "%s", rel_time_to_secs_str(fvalue_get(&finfo->value)));
+                       g_strlcpy(result, rel_time_to_secs_str(fvalue_get(&finfo->value)), size);
                        break;
 
                case FT_BOOLEAN:
@@ -3336,7 +3350,7 @@ proto_custom_set(proto_tree* tree, const gchar *field,
                        if (hfinfo->strings) {
                                tfstring = (const struct true_false_string*) hfinfo->strings;
                        }
-                       g_snprintf(result, size, "%s", u_integer ? tfstring->true_string : tfstring->false_string);
+                       g_strlcpy(result, u_integer ? tfstring->true_string : tfstring->false_string, size);
                        break;
 
                case FT_UINT8:
@@ -3347,9 +3361,9 @@ proto_custom_set(proto_tree* tree, const gchar *field,
                        u_integer = fvalue_get_uinteger(&finfo->value);
                        if (hfinfo->strings) {
                                if (hfinfo->display & BASE_RANGE_STRING) {
-                                       g_snprintf(result, size, "%s", rval_to_str(u_integer, hfinfo->strings, "%u"));
+                                       g_strlcpy(result, rval_to_str(u_integer, hfinfo->strings, "%u"), size);
                                } else {
-                                       g_snprintf(result, size, "%s", val_to_str(u_integer, cVALS(hfinfo->strings), "%u"));
+                                       g_strlcpy(result, val_to_str(u_integer, cVALS(hfinfo->strings), "%u"), size);
                                }
                        } else if (IS_BASE_DUAL(hfinfo->display)) {
                                g_snprintf(result, size, hfinfo_uint_value_format(hfinfo), u_integer, u_integer);
@@ -3371,9 +3385,9 @@ proto_custom_set(proto_tree* tree, const gchar *field,
                        integer = fvalue_get_sinteger(&finfo->value);
                        if (hfinfo->strings) {
                                if (hfinfo->display & BASE_RANGE_STRING) {
-                                       g_snprintf(result, size, "%s", rval_to_str(integer, hfinfo->strings, "%d"));
+                                       g_strlcpy(result, rval_to_str(integer, hfinfo->strings, "%d"), size);
                                } else {
-                                       g_snprintf(result, size, "%s", val_to_str(integer, cVALS(hfinfo->strings), "%d"));
+                                       g_strlcpy(result, val_to_str(integer, cVALS(hfinfo->strings), "%d"), size);
                        }
                        } else if (IS_BASE_DUAL(hfinfo->display)) {
                                g_snprintf(result, size, hfinfo_int_value_format(hfinfo), integer, integer);
@@ -3385,20 +3399,26 @@ proto_custom_set(proto_tree* tree, const gchar *field,
                case FT_IPv4:
                        ipv4 = fvalue_get(&finfo->value);
                        n_addr = ipv4_get_net_order_addr(ipv4);
-                       g_snprintf(result, size, "%s", ip_to_str((guint8 *)&n_addr));
+                       g_strlcpy(result, ip_to_str((guint8 *)&n_addr), size);
+                       break;
+
+               case FT_IPv6:
+                       ipv6 = fvalue_get(&finfo->value);
+                       SET_ADDRESS (&addr, AT_IPv6, sizeof(struct e_in6_addr), ipv6);
+                       address_to_str_buf(&addr, result, size);
                        break;
 
                case FT_ETHER:
-                       g_snprintf(result, size, "%s", bytes_to_str_punct(fvalue_get(&finfo->value), 6, ':'));
+                       g_strlcpy(result, bytes_to_str_punct(fvalue_get(&finfo->value), 6, ':'), size);
                        break;
 
                case FT_GUID:
-                       g_snprintf(result, size, "%s", guid_to_str((e_guid_t *)fvalue_get(&finfo->value)));
+                       g_strlcpy(result, guid_to_str((e_guid_t *)fvalue_get(&finfo->value)), size);
                        break;
 
                case FT_OID:
                        bytes = fvalue_get(&finfo->value);
-                       g_snprintf(result, size, "%s", oid_resolved_from_encoded(bytes, fvalue_length(&finfo->value)));
+                       g_strlcpy(result, oid_resolved_from_encoded(bytes, fvalue_length(&finfo->value)), size);
                        break;
 
                case FT_FLOAT:
@@ -3409,16 +3429,16 @@ proto_custom_set(proto_tree* tree, const gchar *field,
                        g_snprintf(result, size, "%." STRINGIFY(DBL_DIG) "g", fvalue_get_floating(&finfo->value));
                        break;
 
-               case FT_EBCDIC:
+               case FT_EBCDIC:
                case FT_STRING:
                case FT_STRINGZ:
                case FT_UINT_STRING:
                        bytes = fvalue_get(&finfo->value);
-                       g_snprintf(result, size,  "%s", format_text(bytes, strlen(bytes)));
+                       g_strlcpy(result, format_text(bytes, strlen(bytes)), size);
                        break;
 
                case FT_IPXNET: /*XXX really No column custom ?*/
-               case FT_IPv6:
+               case FT_PCRE:
                default:
                        g_error("hfinfo->type %d (%s) not handled\n",
                                        hfinfo->type,
@@ -3428,11 +3448,11 @@ proto_custom_set(proto_tree* tree, const gchar *field,
                }
 
                switch(hfinfo->type) {
-               case FT_EBCDIC:
+               case FT_EBCDIC:
                case FT_STRING:
                case FT_STRINGZ:
                case FT_UINT_STRING:
-                       g_snprintf(expr, size, "\"%s\"",result);
+                       g_snprintf(expr, size, "\"%s\"",result);
                default:
                        g_strlcpy(expr, result, size);
                        break;
@@ -3499,14 +3519,14 @@ proto_item_append_text(proto_item *pi, const char *format, ...)
                curlen = strlen(fi->rep->representation);
                if (ITEM_LABEL_LENGTH > curlen) {
                        g_vsnprintf(fi->rep->representation + curlen,
-                           ITEM_LABEL_LENGTH - (gulong) curlen, format, ap);
+                               ITEM_LABEL_LENGTH - (gulong) curlen, format, ap);
                }
                va_end(ap);
        }
 }
 
 void
-proto_item_set_len(proto_item *pi, gint length)
+proto_item_set_len(proto_item *pi, const gint length)
 {
        field_info *fi;
 
@@ -3549,7 +3569,7 @@ proto_item_set_end(proto_item *pi, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint end)
 }
 
 int
-proto_item_get_len(proto_item *pi)
+proto_item_get_len(const proto_item *pi)
 {
        field_info *fi = PITEM_FINFO(pi);
        return fi ? fi->length : -1;
@@ -3563,7 +3583,7 @@ proto_item_get_len(proto_item *pi)
 }
 
 gboolean
-proto_item_set_expert_flags(proto_item *pi, int group, guint severity)
+proto_item_set_expert_flags(proto_item *pi, const int group, const guint severity)
 {
        if(pi == NULL || PITEM_FINFO(pi) == NULL)
                return FALSE;
@@ -3582,7 +3602,7 @@ proto_item_set_expert_flags(proto_item *pi, int group, guint severity)
 proto_tree*
 proto_tree_create_root(void)
 {
-       proto_node  *pnode;
+       proto_node      *pnode;
 
        /* Initialize the proto_node */
        PROTO_NODE_NEW(pnode);
@@ -3612,7 +3632,7 @@ proto_tree_create_root(void)
 /* "prime" a proto_tree with a single hfid that a dfilter
  * is interested in. */
 void
-proto_tree_prime_hfid(proto_tree *tree _U_, gint hfid)
+proto_tree_prime_hfid(proto_tree *tree _U_, const gint hfid)
 {
        header_field_info *hfinfo;
 
@@ -3620,7 +3640,7 @@ proto_tree_prime_hfid(proto_tree *tree _U_, gint hfid)
        /* this field is referenced by a filter so increase the refcount.
           also increase the refcount for the parent, i.e the protocol.
        */
-       hfinfo->ref_count = HF_REF_TYPE_DIRECT;
+       hfinfo->ref_type = HF_REF_TYPE_DIRECT;
        /* only increase the refcount if there is a parent.
           if this is a protocol and not a field then parent will be -1
           and there is no parent to add any refcounting for.
@@ -3632,13 +3652,13 @@ proto_tree_prime_hfid(proto_tree *tree _U_, gint hfid)
                /* Mark parent as indirectly referenced unless it is already directly
                 * referenced, i.e. the user has specified the parent in a filter.
                 */
-               if (parent_hfinfo->ref_count != HF_REF_TYPE_DIRECT)
-                       parent_hfinfo->ref_count = HF_REF_TYPE_INDIRECT;
+               if (parent_hfinfo->ref_type != HF_REF_TYPE_DIRECT)
+                       parent_hfinfo->ref_type = HF_REF_TYPE_INDIRECT;
        }
 }
 
 proto_tree*
-proto_item_add_subtree(proto_item *pi,  gint idx) {
+proto_item_add_subtree(proto_item *pi, const gint idx) {
        field_info *fi;
 
        if (!pi)
@@ -3656,7 +3676,7 @@ proto_item_add_subtree(proto_item *pi,  gint idx) {
 }
 
 proto_tree*
-proto_item_get_subtree(proto_item *pi) {
+proto_item_get_subtree(const proto_item *pi) {
        field_info *fi;
 
        if (!pi)
@@ -3668,7 +3688,7 @@ proto_item_get_subtree(proto_item *pi) {
 }
 
 proto_item*
-proto_item_get_parent(proto_item *ti) {
+proto_item_get_parent(const proto_item *ti) {
        if (!ti)
                return (NULL);
        return ti->parent;
@@ -3688,7 +3708,7 @@ proto_item_get_parent_nth(proto_item *ti, int gen) {
 
 
 proto_item*
-proto_tree_get_parent(proto_tree *tree) {
+proto_tree_get_parent(const proto_tree *tree) {
        if (!tree)
                return (NULL);
        return (proto_item*) tree;
@@ -3712,46 +3732,46 @@ proto_tree_move_item(proto_tree *tree, proto_item *fixed_item, proto_item *item_
        if (!tree || !PTREE_DATA(tree)->visible)
                return;
 
-    DISSECTOR_ASSERT(item_to_move->parent == tree);
-    DISSECTOR_ASSERT(fixed_item->parent == tree);
+       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(item_to_move->parent == tree);
+       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(fixed_item->parent == tree);
 
-    /*** cut item_to_move out ***/
+       /*** cut item_to_move out ***/
 
-    /* is item_to_move the first? */
-    if(tree->first_child == item_to_move) {
-        /* simply change first child to next */
-        tree->first_child = item_to_move->next;
+       /* is item_to_move the first? */
+       if(tree->first_child == item_to_move) {
+               /* simply change first child to next */
+               tree->first_child = item_to_move->next;
 
-        DISSECTOR_ASSERT(tree->last_child != item_to_move);
-    } else {
-        proto_item *curr_item;
-        /* find previous and change it's next */
-        for(curr_item = tree->first_child; curr_item != NULL; curr_item = curr_item->next) {
-            if(curr_item->next == item_to_move) {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
+               DISSECTOR_ASSERT(tree->last_child != item_to_move);
+       } else {
+               proto_item *curr_item;
+               /* find previous and change it's next */
+               for(curr_item = tree->first_child; curr_item != NULL; curr_item = curr_item->next) {
+                       if(curr_item->next == item_to_move) {
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
 
-        DISSECTOR_ASSERT(curr_item);
+               DISSECTOR_ASSERT(curr_item);
 
-        curr_item->next = item_to_move->next;
+               curr_item->next = item_to_move->next;
 
-        /* fix last_child if required */
-        if(tree->last_child == item_to_move) {
-            tree->last_child = curr_item;
-        }
-    }
+               /* fix last_child if required */
+               if(tree->last_child == item_to_move) {
+                       tree->last_child = curr_item;
+               }
+       }
 
-    /*** insert to_move after fixed ***/
-    item_to_move->next = fixed_item->next;
-    fixed_item->next = item_to_move;
-    if(tree->last_child == fixed_item) {
-        tree->last_child = item_to_move;
-    }
+       /*** insert to_move after fixed ***/
+       item_to_move->next = fixed_item->next;
+       fixed_item->next = item_to_move;
+       if(tree->last_child == fixed_item) {
+               tree->last_child = item_to_move;
+       }
 }
 
 void
-proto_tree_set_appendix(proto_tree *tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start, gint length)
+proto_tree_set_appendix(proto_tree *tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start, const gint length)
 {
        field_info *fi;
 
@@ -3773,114 +3793,118 @@ proto_tree_set_appendix(proto_tree *tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start, gint length
 int
 proto_register_protocol(const char *name, const char *short_name, const char *filter_name)
 {
-    protocol_t *protocol;
-    header_field_info *hfinfo;
-    int proto_id;
-    char *existing_name;
-    gint *key;
-    guint i;
-    guchar c;
-    gboolean found_invalid;
-
-    /*
-     * Make sure there's not already a protocol with any of those
-     * names.  Crash if there is, as that's an error in the code
-     * or an inappropriate plugin.
-     * This situation has to be fixed to not register more than one
-     * protocol with the same name.
-     *
-     * This is done by reducing the number of strcmp (and alike) calls as much as possible,
-     * as this significally slows down startup time.
-     *
-     * Drawback: As a hash value is used to reduce insert time,
-     * this might lead to a hash collision.
-     * However, as we have around 500+ protocols and we're using a 32 bit int this is very,
-     * very unlikely.
-     */
-
-    key = g_malloc (sizeof(gint));
-    *key = wrs_str_hash(name);
-    existing_name = g_hash_table_lookup(proto_names, key);
-    if (existing_name != NULL) {
-        /* g_error will terminate the program */
-        g_error("Duplicate protocol name \"%s\"!"
-            " This might be caused by an inappropriate plugin or a development error.", name);
-    }
-    g_hash_table_insert(proto_names, key, (gpointer)name);
-
-    existing_name = g_hash_table_lookup(proto_short_names, (gpointer)short_name);
-    if (existing_name != NULL) {
-        g_error("Duplicate protocol short_name \"%s\"!"
-            " This might be caused by an inappropriate plugin or a development error.", short_name);
-    }
-    g_hash_table_insert(proto_short_names, (gpointer)short_name, (gpointer)short_name);
-
-    found_invalid = FALSE;
-    for (i = 0; i < strlen(filter_name); i++) {
-        c = filter_name[i];
-        if (!(islower(c) || isdigit(c) || c == '-' || c == '_' || c == '.')) {
-            found_invalid = TRUE;
-        }
-    }
-    if (found_invalid) {
-        g_error("Protocol filter name \"%s\" has one or more invalid characters."
-            " Allowed are lower characters, digits, '-', '_' and '.'."
-            " This might be caused by an inappropriate plugin or a development error.", filter_name);
-    }
-    existing_name = g_hash_table_lookup(proto_filter_names, (gpointer)filter_name);
-    if (existing_name != NULL) {
-        g_error("Duplicate protocol filter_name \"%s\"!"
-            " This might be caused by an inappropriate plugin or a development error.", filter_name);
-    }
-    g_hash_table_insert(proto_filter_names, (gpointer)filter_name, (gpointer)filter_name);
-
-    /* Add this protocol to the list of known protocols; the list
-       is sorted by protocol short name. */
-    protocol = g_malloc(sizeof (protocol_t));
-    protocol->name = name;
-    protocol->short_name = short_name;
-    protocol->filter_name = filter_name;
-    protocol->fields = NULL;
-    protocol->is_enabled = TRUE; /* protocol is enabled by default */
-    protocol->can_toggle = TRUE;
-    protocol->is_private = FALSE;
-    /* list will be sorted later by name, when all protocols completed registering */
-    protocols = g_list_prepend(protocols, protocol);
-
-    /* Here we do allocate a new header_field_info struct */
-    hfinfo = g_mem_chunk_alloc(gmc_hfinfo);
-    hfinfo->name = name;
-    hfinfo->abbrev = filter_name;
-    hfinfo->type = FT_PROTOCOL;
-    hfinfo->display = BASE_NONE;
-    hfinfo->strings = protocol;
-    hfinfo->bitmask = 0;
-    hfinfo->bitshift = 0;
-    hfinfo->ref_count = HF_REF_TYPE_NONE;
-    hfinfo->blurb = NULL;
-    hfinfo->parent = -1; /* this field differentiates protos and fields */
-
-    proto_id = proto_register_field_init(hfinfo, hfinfo->parent);
-    protocol->proto_id = proto_id;
-    return proto_id;
+       protocol_t *protocol;
+       header_field_info *hfinfo;
+       int proto_id;
+       char *existing_name;
+       gint *key;
+       guint i;
+       guchar c;
+       gboolean found_invalid;
+
+       /*
+        * Make sure there's not already a protocol with any of those
+        * names.  Crash if there is, as that's an error in the code
+        * or an inappropriate plugin.
+        * This situation has to be fixed to not register more than one
+        * protocol with the same name.
+        *
+        * This is done by reducing the number of strcmp (and alike) calls as much as possible,
+        * as this significally slows down startup time.
+        *
+        * Drawback: As a hash value is used to reduce insert time,
+        * this might lead to a hash collision.
+        * However, as we have around 500+ protocols and we're using a 32 bit int this is very,
+        * very unlikely.
+        */
+
+       key = g_malloc (sizeof(gint));
+       *key = wrs_str_hash(name);
+       existing_name = g_hash_table_lookup(proto_names, key);
+       if (existing_name != NULL) {
+               /* g_error will terminate the program */
+               g_error("Duplicate protocol name \"%s\"!"
+                       " This might be caused by an inappropriate plugin or a development error.", name);
+       }
+       g_hash_table_insert(proto_names, key, (gpointer)name);
+
+       existing_name = g_hash_table_lookup(proto_short_names, (gpointer)short_name);
+       if (existing_name != NULL) {
+               g_error("Duplicate protocol short_name \"%s\"!"
+                       " This might be caused by an inappropriate plugin or a development error.", short_name);
+       }
+       g_hash_table_insert(proto_short_names, (gpointer)short_name, (gpointer)short_name);
+
+       found_invalid = FALSE;
+       for (i = 0; i < strlen(filter_name); i++) {
+               c = filter_name[i];
+               if (!(islower(c) || isdigit(c) || c == '-' || c == '_' || c == '.')) {
+                       found_invalid = TRUE;
+               }
+       }
+       if (found_invalid) {
+               g_error("Protocol filter name \"%s\" has one or more invalid characters."
+                       " Allowed are lower characters, digits, '-', '_' and '.'."
+                       " This might be caused by an inappropriate plugin or a development error.", filter_name);
+       }
+       existing_name = g_hash_table_lookup(proto_filter_names, (gpointer)filter_name);
+       if (existing_name != NULL) {
+               g_error("Duplicate protocol filter_name \"%s\"!"
+                       " This might be caused by an inappropriate plugin or a development error.", filter_name);
+       }
+       g_hash_table_insert(proto_filter_names, (gpointer)filter_name, (gpointer)filter_name);
+
+       /* Add this protocol to the list of known protocols; the list
+          is sorted by protocol short name. */
+       protocol = g_new(protocol_t, 1);
+       protocol->name = name;
+       protocol->short_name = short_name;
+       protocol->filter_name = filter_name;
+       protocol->fields = NULL;
+       protocol->is_enabled = TRUE; /* protocol is enabled by default */
+       protocol->can_toggle = TRUE;
+       protocol->is_private = FALSE;
+       /* list will be sorted later by name, when all protocols completed registering */
+       protocols = g_list_prepend(protocols, protocol);
+
+       /* Here we do allocate a new header_field_info struct */
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
+       hfinfo = g_slice_new(header_field_info);
+#else
+       hfinfo = g_mem_chunk_alloc(gmc_hfinfo);
+#endif
+       hfinfo->name = name;
+       hfinfo->abbrev = filter_name;
+       hfinfo->type = FT_PROTOCOL;
+       hfinfo->display = BASE_NONE;
+       hfinfo->strings = protocol;
+       hfinfo->bitmask = 0;
+       hfinfo->bitshift = 0;
+       hfinfo->ref_type = HF_REF_TYPE_NONE;
+       hfinfo->blurb = NULL;
+       hfinfo->parent = -1; /* this field differentiates protos and fields */
+
+       proto_id = proto_register_field_init(hfinfo, hfinfo->parent);
+       protocol->proto_id = proto_id;
+       return proto_id;
 }
 
 void
-proto_mark_private(int proto_id)
+proto_mark_private(const int proto_id)
 {
-    protocol_t *protocol = find_protocol_by_id(proto_id);
-    if (protocol)
-        protocol->is_private = TRUE;
+       protocol_t *protocol = find_protocol_by_id(proto_id);
+       if (protocol)
+               protocol->is_private = TRUE;
 }
 
 gboolean
-proto_is_private(int proto_id)
+proto_is_private(const int proto_id)
 {
-    protocol_t *protocol = find_protocol_by_id(proto_id);
-    if (protocol)
-        return protocol->is_private;
-    else
-        return FALSE;
+       protocol_t *protocol = find_protocol_by_id(proto_id);
+       if (protocol)
+               return protocol->is_private;
+       else
+               return FALSE;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3917,7 +3941,7 @@ proto_get_next_protocol(void **cookie)
 }
 
 header_field_info *
-proto_get_first_protocol_field(int proto_id, void **cookie)
+proto_get_first_protocol_field(const int proto_id, void **cookie)
 {
        protocol_t *protocol = find_protocol_by_id(proto_id);
        hf_register_info *ptr;
@@ -3946,7 +3970,7 @@ proto_get_next_protocol_field(void **cookie)
 }
 
 protocol_t *
-find_protocol_by_id(int proto_id)
+find_protocol_by_id(const int proto_id)
 {
        header_field_info *hfinfo;
 
@@ -3968,7 +3992,7 @@ static gint compare_filter_name(gconstpointer proto_arg,
 }
 
 int
-proto_get_id(protocol_t *protocol)
+proto_get_id(const protocol_t *protocol)
 {
        return protocol->proto_id;
 }
@@ -3979,7 +4003,7 @@ int proto_get_id_by_filter_name(const gchar* filter_name)
        protocol_t *protocol;
 
        list_entry = g_list_find_custom(protocols, filter_name,
-           compare_filter_name);
+               compare_filter_name);
 
        if (list_entry == NULL)
                return -1;
@@ -3988,7 +4012,7 @@ int proto_get_id_by_filter_name(const gchar* filter_name)
 }
 
 const char *
-proto_get_protocol_name(int proto_id)
+proto_get_protocol_name(const int proto_id)
 {
        protocol_t *protocol;
 
@@ -3997,7 +4021,7 @@ proto_get_protocol_name(int proto_id)
 }
 
 const char *
-proto_get_protocol_short_name(protocol_t *protocol)
+proto_get_protocol_short_name(const protocol_t *protocol)
 {
        if (protocol == NULL)
                return "(none)";
@@ -4005,7 +4029,7 @@ proto_get_protocol_short_name(protocol_t *protocol)
 }
 
 const char *
-proto_get_protocol_long_name(protocol_t *protocol)
+proto_get_protocol_long_name(const protocol_t *protocol)
 {
        if (protocol == NULL)
                return "(none)";
@@ -4013,7 +4037,7 @@ proto_get_protocol_long_name(protocol_t *protocol)
 }
 
 const char *
-proto_get_protocol_filter_name(int proto_id)
+proto_get_protocol_filter_name(const int proto_id)
 {
        protocol_t *protocol;
 
@@ -4024,13 +4048,13 @@ proto_get_protocol_filter_name(int proto_id)
 }
 
 gboolean
-proto_is_protocol_enabled(protocol_t *protocol)
+proto_is_protocol_enabled(const protocol_t *protocol)
 {
        return protocol->is_enabled;
 }
 
 gboolean
-proto_can_toggle_protocol(int proto_id)
+proto_can_toggle_protocol(const int proto_id)
 {
        protocol_t *protocol;
 
@@ -4039,7 +4063,7 @@ proto_can_toggle_protocol(int proto_id)
 }
 
 void
-proto_set_decoding(int proto_id, gboolean enabled)
+proto_set_decoding(const int proto_id, const gboolean enabled)
 {
        protocol_t *protocol;
 
@@ -4066,7 +4090,7 @@ proto_enable_all(void)
 }
 
 void
-proto_set_cant_toggle(int proto_id)
+proto_set_cant_toggle(const int proto_id)
 {
        protocol_t *protocol;
 
@@ -4077,7 +4101,7 @@ proto_set_cant_toggle(int proto_id)
 /* for use with static arrays only, since we don't allocate our own copies
 of the header_field_info struct contained within the hf_register_info struct */
 void
-proto_register_field_array(int parent, hf_register_info *hf, int num_records)
+proto_register_field_array(const int parent, hf_register_info *hf, const int num_records)
 {
        int                     field_id, i;
        hf_register_info        *ptr = hf;
@@ -4095,8 +4119,8 @@ proto_register_field_array(int parent, hf_register_info *hf, int num_records)
                 */
                if (*ptr->p_id != -1 && *ptr->p_id != 0) {
                        fprintf(stderr,
-                           "Duplicate field detected in call to proto_register_field_array: %s is already registered\n",
-                           ptr->hfinfo.abbrev);
+                               "Duplicate field detected in call to proto_register_field_array: %s is already registered\n",
+                               ptr->hfinfo.abbrev);
                        return;
                }
 
@@ -4106,7 +4130,7 @@ proto_register_field_array(int parent, hf_register_info *hf, int num_records)
                                proto->last_field = proto->fields;
                        } else {
                                proto->last_field =
-                                   g_list_append(proto->last_field, ptr)->next;
+                                       g_list_append(proto->last_field, ptr)->next;
                        }
                }
                field_id = proto_register_field_init(&ptr->hfinfo, parent);
@@ -4119,12 +4143,12 @@ static
 const guchar fld_abbrev_chars[256] = {
  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* 0x00-0x0F */
  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* 0x10-0x1F */
- 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, /* 0x20-0x2F '-', '.'     */
- 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* 0x30-0x3F '0'-'9'      */
- 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, /* 0x40-0x4F 'A'-'O'      */
+ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, /* 0x20-0x2F '-', '.'    */
+ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* 0x30-0x3F '0'-'9'     */
+ 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, /* 0x40-0x4F 'A'-'O'     */
  1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, /* 0x50-0x5F 'P'-'Z', '_' */
- 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, /* 0x60-0x6F 'a'-'o'      */
- 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* 0x70-0x7F 'p'-'z'      */
+ 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, /* 0x60-0x6F 'a'-'o'     */
+ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* 0x70-0x7F 'p'-'z'     */
  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* 0x80-0x8F */
  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* 0x90-0x9F */
  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* 0xA0-0xAF */
@@ -4164,15 +4188,15 @@ static void tmp_fld_check_assert(header_field_info *hfinfo) {
        case FT_INT24:
        case FT_INT32:
        case FT_INT64:
-               /*  Hexadecimal and octal are, in printf() and everywhere else,
-                *  unsigned so don't allow dissectors to register a signed
-                *  field to be displayed unsigned.  (Else how would we
-                *  display values negative values?)
+               /*      Hexadecimal and octal are, in printf() and everywhere else,
+                *      unsigned so don't allow dissectors to register a signed
+                *      field to be displayed unsigned.  (Else how would we
+                *      display values negative values?)
                 *
-                *  If you want to take out this check, be sure to fix
-                *  hfinfo_numeric_format() so that it does not assert out
-                *  when trying to construct a hexadecimal representation of
-                *  FT_INT*.
+                *      If you want to take out this check, be sure to fix
+                *      hfinfo_numeric_format() so that it does not assert out
+                *      when trying to construct a hexadecimal representation of
+                *      FT_INT*.
                 */
                DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hfinfo->display != BASE_HEX &&
                                 hfinfo->display != BASE_HEX_DEC &&
@@ -4194,22 +4218,33 @@ static void tmp_fld_check_assert(header_field_info *hfinfo) {
                DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hfinfo->display != BASE_NONE);
                break;
 
+       case FT_PROTOCOL:
        case FT_FRAMENUM:
-       case FT_STRING:
-       case FT_STRINGZ:
-       case FT_EBCDIC:
-               /* Don't allow bitfields or value strings for frame numbers and strings */
+               DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hfinfo->display == BASE_NONE);
+               DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hfinfo->bitmask == 0);
+               break;
+
+       case FT_BOOLEAN:
+               break;
+
+       case FT_ABSOLUTE_TIME:
+               DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hfinfo->display == ABSOLUTE_TIME_LOCAL ||
+                   hfinfo->display == ABSOLUTE_TIME_UTC ||
+                   hfinfo->display == ABSOLUTE_TIME_DOY_UTC);
                DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hfinfo->bitmask == 0);
                DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hfinfo->strings == NULL);
                break;
 
        default:
+               DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hfinfo->display == BASE_NONE);
+               DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hfinfo->bitmask == 0);
+               DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hfinfo->strings == NULL);
                break;
        }
 }
 
 static int
-proto_register_field_init(header_field_info *hfinfo, int parent)
+proto_register_field_init(header_field_info *hfinfo, const int parent)
 {
 
        tmp_fld_check_assert(hfinfo);
@@ -4274,7 +4309,7 @@ proto_register_field_init(header_field_info *hfinfo, int parent)
                         * we end up with a linked-list of same-named hfinfo's,
                         * with the root of the list being the hfinfo in the GTree */
                        same_name_next_hfinfo =
-                           same_name_hfinfo->same_name_next;
+                               same_name_hfinfo->same_name_next;
 
                        hfinfo->same_name_next = same_name_next_hfinfo;
                        if (same_name_next_hfinfo)
@@ -4289,7 +4324,7 @@ proto_register_field_init(header_field_info *hfinfo, int parent)
 }
 
 void
-proto_register_subtree_array(gint *const *indices, int num_indices)
+proto_register_subtree_array(gint *const *indices, const int num_indices)
 {
        int     i;
        gint    *const *ptr = indices;
@@ -4307,10 +4342,10 @@ proto_register_subtree_array(gint *const *indices, int num_indices)
         */
        if (tree_is_expanded != NULL) {
                tree_is_expanded =
-                   g_realloc(tree_is_expanded,
-                       (num_tree_types+num_indices)*sizeof (gboolean));
+                       g_realloc(tree_is_expanded,
+                               (num_tree_types+num_indices)*sizeof (gboolean));
                memset(tree_is_expanded + num_tree_types, 0,
-                   num_indices*sizeof (gboolean));
+                       num_indices*sizeof (gboolean));
        }
 
        /*
@@ -4372,7 +4407,7 @@ proto_item_fill_label(field_info *fi, gchar *label_str)
                                         bytes_to_str(bytes, fvalue_length(&fi->value)));
                                if (ret >= ITEM_LABEL_LENGTH) {
                                        /* Uh oh, we don't have enough room.  Tell the
-                                        *  user that the field is truncated.
+                                        *      user that the field is truncated.
                                         */
                                        g_snprintf(label_str, ITEM_LABEL_LENGTH,
                                                         "%s [truncated]: %s",
@@ -4386,10 +4421,10 @@ proto_item_fill_label(field_info *fi, gchar *label_str)
                        break;
 
                /* Four types of integers to take care of:
-                *      Bitfield, with val_string
-                *      Bitfield, w/o val_string
-                *      Non-bitfield, with val_string
-                *      Non-bitfield, w/o val_string
+                *      Bitfield, with val_string
+                *      Bitfield, w/o val_string
+                *      Non-bitfield, with val_string
+                *      Non-bitfield, w/o val_string
                 */
                case FT_UINT8:
                case FT_UINT16:
@@ -4437,7 +4472,7 @@ proto_item_fill_label(field_info *fi, gchar *label_str)
                case FT_ABSOLUTE_TIME:
                        g_snprintf(label_str, ITEM_LABEL_LENGTH,
                                "%s: %s", hfinfo->name,
-                               abs_time_to_str(fvalue_get(&fi->value)));
+                               abs_time_to_str(fvalue_get(&fi->value), hfinfo->display));
                        break;
 
                case FT_RELATIVE_TIME:
@@ -4501,7 +4536,7 @@ proto_item_fill_label(field_info *fi, gchar *label_str)
 
                case FT_STRING:
                case FT_STRINGZ:
-               case FT_EBCDIC:
+               case FT_EBCDIC:
                case FT_UINT_STRING:
                        bytes = fvalue_get(&fi->value);
                        ret = g_snprintf(label_str, ITEM_LABEL_LENGTH,
@@ -4509,7 +4544,7 @@ proto_item_fill_label(field_info *fi, gchar *label_str)
                                         format_text(bytes, strlen(bytes)));
                        if (ret >= ITEM_LABEL_LENGTH) {
                                /* Uh oh, we don't have enough room.  Tell the
-                                *  user that the field is truncated.
+                                *      user that the field is truncated.
                                 */
                                g_snprintf(label_str, ITEM_LABEL_LENGTH,
                                                 "%s [truncated]: %s",
@@ -4751,7 +4786,7 @@ fill_label_int64(field_info *fi, gchar *label_str)
 }
 
 int
-hfinfo_bitwidth(header_field_info *hfinfo)
+hfinfo_bitwidth(const header_field_info *hfinfo)
 {
        int bitwidth = 0;
 
@@ -4787,13 +4822,12 @@ hfinfo_bitwidth(header_field_info *hfinfo)
 }
 
 static const char*
-hfinfo_uint_vals_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
+hfinfo_uint_vals_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo)
 {
        const char *format = NULL;
 
-       /* bit operation to reset the potential BASE_RANGE_STRING (or others in
-        * the future?) */
-       switch(hfinfo->display & BASE_STRUCTURE_RESET) {
+       /* Get the underlying BASE_ value */
+       switch(hfinfo->display & BASE_DISPLAY_E_MASK) {
                case BASE_NONE:
                        format = "%s: %s";
                        break;
@@ -4802,7 +4836,7 @@ hfinfo_uint_vals_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
                        format = "%s: %s (%u)";
                        break;
                case BASE_OCT: /* I'm lazy */
-                       format = "%s: %s (%o)";
+                       format = "%s: %s (%#o)";
                        break;
                case BASE_HEX:
                case BASE_HEX_DEC:
@@ -4832,7 +4866,7 @@ hfinfo_uint_vals_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
 }
 
 static const char*
-hfinfo_uint_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
+hfinfo_uint_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo)
 {
        const char *format = NULL;
 
@@ -4867,7 +4901,7 @@ hfinfo_uint_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
                                }
                                break;
                        case BASE_OCT: /* I'm lazy */
-                               format = "%s: %o";
+                               format = "%s: %#o";
                                break;
                        case BASE_HEX:
                                switch(hfinfo->type) {
@@ -4916,7 +4950,7 @@ hfinfo_uint_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
 }
 
 static const char*
-hfinfo_uint_value_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
+hfinfo_uint_value_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo)
 {
        const char *format = NULL;
 
@@ -4951,7 +4985,7 @@ hfinfo_uint_value_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
                                }
                                break;
                        case BASE_OCT:
-                               format = "%o";
+                               format = "%#o";
                                break;
                        case BASE_HEX:
                                switch(hfinfo->type) {
@@ -5000,13 +5034,12 @@ hfinfo_uint_value_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
 }
 
 static const char*
-hfinfo_int_vals_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
+hfinfo_int_vals_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo)
 {
        const char *format = NULL;
 
-       /* bit operation to reset the potential BASE_RANGE_STRING (or others in
-        * the future?)*/
-       switch(hfinfo->display & BASE_STRUCTURE_RESET) {
+       /* Get the underlying BASE_ value */
+       switch(hfinfo->display & BASE_DISPLAY_E_MASK) {
                case BASE_NONE:
                        format = "%s: %s";
                        break;
@@ -5015,7 +5048,7 @@ hfinfo_int_vals_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
                        format = "%s: %s (%d)";
                        break;
                case BASE_OCT: /* I'm lazy */
-                       format = "%s: %s (%o)";
+                       format = "%s: %s (%#o)";
                        break;
                case BASE_HEX:
                case BASE_HEX_DEC:
@@ -5045,7 +5078,7 @@ hfinfo_int_vals_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
 }
 
 static const char*
-hfinfo_uint64_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
+hfinfo_uint64_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo)
 {
        const char *format = NULL;
 
@@ -5058,7 +5091,7 @@ hfinfo_uint64_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
                        format = "%s: %" G_GINT64_MODIFIER "u (%" G_GINT64_MODIFIER "x)";
                        break;
                case BASE_OCT: /* I'm lazy */
-                       format = "%s: %" G_GINT64_MODIFIER "o";
+                       format = "%s: %#" G_GINT64_MODIFIER "o";
                        break;
                case BASE_HEX:
                        format = "%s: 0x%016" G_GINT64_MODIFIER "x";
@@ -5074,7 +5107,7 @@ hfinfo_uint64_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
 }
 
 static const char*
-hfinfo_int_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
+hfinfo_int_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo)
 {
        const char *format = NULL;
 
@@ -5103,7 +5136,7 @@ hfinfo_int_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
                        }
                        break;
                case BASE_OCT: /* I'm lazy */
-                       format = "%s: %o";
+                       format = "%s: %#o";
                        break;
                case BASE_HEX:
                        switch(hfinfo->type) {
@@ -5151,7 +5184,7 @@ hfinfo_int_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
 }
 
 static const char*
-hfinfo_int_value_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
+hfinfo_int_value_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo)
 {
        const char *format = NULL;
 
@@ -5180,7 +5213,7 @@ hfinfo_int_value_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
                        }
                        break;
                case BASE_OCT:
-                       format = "%o";
+                       format = "%#o";
                        break;
                case BASE_HEX:
                        switch(hfinfo->type) {
@@ -5228,7 +5261,7 @@ hfinfo_int_value_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
 }
 
 static const char*
-hfinfo_int64_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
+hfinfo_int64_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo)
 {
        const char *format = NULL;
 
@@ -5241,7 +5274,7 @@ hfinfo_int64_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
                        format = "%s: %" G_GINT64_MODIFIER "d (%" G_GINT64_MODIFIER "x)";
                        break;
                case BASE_OCT: /* I'm lazy */
-                       format = "%s: %" G_GINT64_MODIFIER "o";
+                       format = "%s: %#" G_GINT64_MODIFIER "o";
                        break;
                case BASE_HEX:
                        format = "%s: 0x%016" G_GINT64_MODIFIER "x";
@@ -5256,8 +5289,6 @@ hfinfo_int64_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
        return format;
 }
 
-
-
 int
 proto_registrar_n(void)
 {
@@ -5265,7 +5296,7 @@ proto_registrar_n(void)
 }
 
 const char*
-proto_registrar_get_name(int n)
+proto_registrar_get_name(const int n)
 {
        header_field_info *hfinfo;
 
@@ -5274,7 +5305,7 @@ proto_registrar_get_name(int n)
 }
 
 const char*
-proto_registrar_get_abbrev(int n)
+proto_registrar_get_abbrev(const int n)
 {
        header_field_info *hfinfo;
 
@@ -5283,7 +5314,7 @@ proto_registrar_get_abbrev(int n)
 }
 
 int
-proto_registrar_get_ftype(int n)
+proto_registrar_get_ftype(const int n)
 {
        header_field_info *hfinfo;
 
@@ -5292,7 +5323,7 @@ proto_registrar_get_ftype(int n)
 }
 
 int
-proto_registrar_get_parent(int n)
+proto_registrar_get_parent(const int n)
 {
        header_field_info *hfinfo;
 
@@ -5301,7 +5332,7 @@ proto_registrar_get_parent(int n)
 }
 
 gboolean
-proto_registrar_is_protocol(int n)
+proto_registrar_is_protocol(const int n)
 {
        header_field_info *hfinfo;
 
@@ -5314,7 +5345,7 @@ proto_registrar_is_protocol(int n)
  * 0 means undeterminable at time of registration
  * -1 means the field is not registered. */
 gint
-proto_registrar_get_length(int n)
+proto_registrar_get_length(const int n)
 {
        header_field_info *hfinfo;
 
@@ -5322,12 +5353,10 @@ proto_registrar_get_length(int n)
        return ftype_length(hfinfo->type);
 }
 
-
-
 /* Looks for a protocol or a field in a proto_tree. Returns TRUE if
  * it exists anywhere, or FALSE if it exists nowhere. */
 gboolean
-proto_check_for_protocol_or_field(proto_tree* tree, int id)
+proto_check_for_protocol_or_field(const proto_tree* tree, const int id)
 {
        GPtrArray *ptrs = proto_get_finfo_ptr_array(tree, id);
 
@@ -5348,8 +5377,11 @@ proto_check_for_protocol_or_field(proto_tree* tree, int id)
  * The caller should *not* free the GPtrArray*; proto_tree_free_node()
  * handles that. */
 GPtrArray*
-proto_get_finfo_ptr_array(proto_tree *tree, int id)
+proto_get_finfo_ptr_array(const proto_tree *tree, const int id)
 {
+       if (!tree)
+               return NULL;
+
        if (PTREE_DATA(tree)->interesting_hfids != NULL)
                return g_hash_table_lookup(PTREE_DATA(tree)->interesting_hfids,
                                                                GINT_TO_POINTER(id));
@@ -5358,12 +5390,15 @@ proto_get_finfo_ptr_array(proto_tree *tree, int id)
 }
 
 gboolean
-proto_tracking_interesting_fields(proto_tree *tree)
+proto_tracking_interesting_fields(const proto_tree *tree)
 {
+       if (!tree)
+               return FALSE;
+
        return (PTREE_DATA(tree)->interesting_hfids != NULL);
 }
 
-/* Helper struct for proto_find_info() and  proto_all_finfos() */
+/* Helper struct for proto_find_info() and     proto_all_finfos() */
 typedef struct {
        GPtrArray       *array;
        int             id;
@@ -5391,7 +5426,7 @@ find_finfo(proto_node *node, gpointer data)
 * g_ptr_array_free(<array>, TRUE).
 */
 GPtrArray*
-proto_find_finfo(proto_tree *tree, int id)
+proto_find_finfo(proto_tree *tree, const int id)
 {
        ffdata_t        ffdata;
 
@@ -5438,9 +5473,9 @@ typedef struct {
 } offset_search_t;
 
 static gboolean
-check_for_offset(proto_node *node, gpointer data)
+check_for_offset(proto_node *node, const gpointer data)
 {
-       field_info          *fi = PNODE_FINFO(node);
+       field_info                      *fi = PNODE_FINFO(node);
        offset_search_t         *offsearch = data;
 
        /* !fi == the top most container node which holds nothing */
@@ -5477,7 +5512,7 @@ proto_find_field_from_offset(proto_tree *tree, guint offset, tvbuff_t *tvb)
        return offsearch.finfo;
 }
 
-/* Dumps the protocols in the registration database to stdout.  An independent
+/* Dumps the protocols in the registration database to stdout. An independent
  * program can take this output and format it into nice tables or HTML or
  * whatever.
  *
@@ -5495,10 +5530,10 @@ proto_registrar_dump_protocols(void)
        void                    *cookie = NULL;
 
        for (i = proto_get_first_protocol(&cookie); i != -1;
-           i = proto_get_next_protocol(&cookie)) {
+               i = proto_get_next_protocol(&cookie)) {
                protocol = find_protocol_by_id(i);
                printf("%s\t%s\t%s\n", protocol->name, protocol->short_name,
-                   protocol->filter_name);
+                       protocol->filter_name);
        }
 }
 
@@ -5559,7 +5594,7 @@ proto_registrar_dump_values(void)
                         * fields with the same name are really just versions
                         * of the same field stored in different bits, and
                         * should have the same type/radix/value list, and
-                        * just differ in their bit masks.  (If a field isn't
+                        * just differ in their bit masks.      (If a field isn't
                         * a bitfield, but can be, say, 1 or 2 bytes long,
                         * it can just be made FT_UINT16, meaning the
                         * *maximum* length is 2 bytes, and be used
@@ -5574,7 +5609,7 @@ proto_registrar_dump_values(void)
                        range = NULL;
                        tfs   = NULL;
 
-                       if ((hfinfo->display & BASE_STRUCTURE_RESET) != BASE_CUSTOM &&
+                       if ((hfinfo->display & BASE_DISPLAY_E_MASK) != BASE_CUSTOM &&
                                (hfinfo->type == FT_UINT8 ||
                                hfinfo->type == FT_UINT16 ||
                                hfinfo->type == FT_UINT24 ||
@@ -5622,7 +5657,7 @@ proto_registrar_dump_values(void)
                                vi = 0;
                                while (range[vi].strptr) {
                                        /* Print in the proper base */
-                                       if ((hfinfo->display & BASE_STRUCTURE_RESET) == BASE_HEX) {
+                                       if ((hfinfo->display & BASE_DISPLAY_E_MASK) == BASE_HEX) {
                                                printf("R\t%s\t0x%x\t0x%x\t%s\n",
                                                                hfinfo->abbrev,
                                                                range[vi].value_min,
@@ -5693,12 +5728,11 @@ proto_registrar_dump_values(void)
  * Field 8 = bitmask: format: hex: 0x....
  */
 void
-
-proto_registrar_dump_fields(int format)
+proto_registrar_dump_fields(const int format)
 {
        header_field_info       *hfinfo, *parent_hfinfo;
        int                     i, len;
-       const char              *enum_name;
+       const char              *enum_name;
        const char              *base_name;
        const char              *blurb;
        char                    width[5];
@@ -5710,8 +5744,8 @@ proto_registrar_dump_fields(int format)
                /*
                 * Skip the pseudo-field for "proto_tree_add_text()" since
                 * we don't want it in the list of filterable fields.
-         */
-        if (hfinfo->id == hf_text_only)
+                */
+               if (hfinfo->id == hf_text_only)
                        continue;
 
                /* format for protocols */
@@ -5726,7 +5760,7 @@ proto_registrar_dump_fields(int format)
                         * fields with the same name are really just versions
                         * of the same field stored in different bits, and
                         * should have the same type/radix/value list, and
-                        * just differ in their bit masks.  (If a field isn't
+                        * just differ in their bit masks.      (If a field isn't
                         * a bitfield, but can be, say, 1 or 2 bytes long,
                         * it can just be made FT_UINT16, meaning the
                         * *maximum* length is 2 bytes, and be used
@@ -5753,7 +5787,7 @@ proto_registrar_dump_fields(int format)
                                        hfinfo->type == FT_INT64) {
 
 
-                                       switch(hfinfo->display & BASE_STRUCTURE_RESET) {
+                                       switch(hfinfo->display & BASE_DISPLAY_E_MASK) {
                                                case BASE_NONE:
                                                        base_name = "BASE_NONE";
                                                        break;
@@ -5814,7 +5848,7 @@ proto_registrar_dump_fields(int format)
 }
 
 static const char*
-hfinfo_numeric_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
+hfinfo_numeric_format(const header_field_info *hfinfo)
 {
        const char *format = NULL;
 
@@ -5825,8 +5859,8 @@ hfinfo_numeric_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
                 */
                format = "%s == %u";
        } else {
-               /* Pick the proper format string, ignoring BASE_RANGE_STRING flag */
-               switch(hfinfo->display & ~BASE_RANGE_STRING) {
+               /* Get the underlying BASE_ value */
+               switch(hfinfo->display & BASE_DISPLAY_E_MASK) {
                        case BASE_DEC:
                        case BASE_DEC_HEX:
                        case BASE_OCT: /* I'm lazy */
@@ -5896,7 +5930,7 @@ hfinfo_numeric_format(header_field_info *hfinfo)
  */
 static gboolean
 construct_match_selected_string(field_info *finfo, epan_dissect_t *edt,
-    char **filter)
+       char **filter)
 {
        header_field_info       *hfinfo;
        int                     abbrev_len;
@@ -5912,7 +5946,7 @@ construct_match_selected_string(field_info *finfo, epan_dissect_t *edt,
        DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hfinfo);
        abbrev_len = (int) strlen(hfinfo->abbrev);
 
-       if (hfinfo->strings && (hfinfo->display & BASE_STRUCTURE_RESET) == BASE_NONE) {
+       if (hfinfo->strings && (hfinfo->display & BASE_DISPLAY_E_MASK) == BASE_NONE) {
                const gchar *str = NULL;
 
                switch(hfinfo->type) {
@@ -5989,7 +6023,7 @@ construct_match_selected_string(field_info *finfo, epan_dissect_t *edt,
                                } else {
                                        *filter = ep_strdup_printf(format,
                                                   hfinfo->abbrev,
-                                                  fvalue_get_uinteger(&finfo->value));
+                                                          fvalue_get_uinteger(&finfo->value));
                                }
                        }
                        break;
@@ -6000,7 +6034,7 @@ construct_match_selected_string(field_info *finfo, epan_dissect_t *edt,
                                format = hfinfo_numeric_format(hfinfo);
                                *filter = ep_strdup_printf(format,
                                           hfinfo->abbrev,
-                                          fvalue_get_uinteger(&finfo->value));
+                                                  fvalue_get_uinteger(&finfo->value));
                        }
                        break;
 
@@ -6009,8 +6043,8 @@ construct_match_selected_string(field_info *finfo, epan_dissect_t *edt,
                        if (filter != NULL) {
                                format = hfinfo_numeric_format(hfinfo);
                                *filter = ep_strdup_printf(format,
-                                   hfinfo->abbrev,
-                                   fvalue_get_integer64(&finfo->value));
+                                       hfinfo->abbrev,
+                                       fvalue_get_integer64(&finfo->value));
                        }
                        break;
 
@@ -6076,7 +6110,7 @@ construct_match_selected_string(field_info *finfo, epan_dissect_t *edt,
                                ptr = *filter;
 
                                ptr += g_snprintf(ptr, (gulong) (buf_len-(ptr-*filter)),
-                                   "frame[%d:%d] == ", finfo->start, length);
+                                       "frame[%d:%d] == ", finfo->start, length);
                                for (i=0;i<length; i++) {
                                        c = tvb_get_guint8(finfo->ds_tvb, start);
                                        start++;
@@ -6099,9 +6133,9 @@ construct_match_selected_string(field_info *finfo, epan_dissect_t *edt,
                /* By default, use the fvalue's "to_string_repr" method. */
                default:
                        /* Figure out the string length needed.
-                        *      The ft_repr length.
-                        *      4 bytes for " == ".
-                        *      1 byte for trailing NUL.
+                        *      The ft_repr length.
+                        *      4 bytes for " == ".
+                        *      1 byte for trailing NUL.
                         */
                        if (filter != NULL) {
                                dfilter_len = fvalue_string_repr_len(&finfo->value,
@@ -6111,10 +6145,10 @@ construct_match_selected_string(field_info *finfo, epan_dissect_t *edt,
 
                                /* Create the string */
                                g_snprintf(*filter, dfilter_len, "%s == ",
-                                   hfinfo->abbrev);
+                                       hfinfo->abbrev);
                                fvalue_to_string_repr(&finfo->value,
-                                   FTREPR_DFILTER,
-                                   &(*filter)[abbrev_len + 4]);
+                                       FTREPR_DFILTER,
+                                       &(*filter)[abbrev_len + 4]);
                        }
                        break;
        }
@@ -6150,13 +6184,12 @@ proto_construct_match_selected_string(field_info *finfo, epan_dissect_t *edt)
        return filter;
 }
 
-
 /* This function is common code for both proto_tree_add_bitmask() and
- *  proto_tree_add_bitmask_text() functions.
+ *     proto_tree_add_bitmask_text() functions.
  */
 static gboolean
-proto_item_add_bitmask_tree(proto_item *item, tvbuff_t *tvb, int offset, int len, gint ett,
-       const int **fields, gboolean little_endian, int flags, gboolean first)
+proto_item_add_bitmask_tree(proto_item *item, tvbuff_t *tvb, const int offset, const int len, const gint ett,
+       const int **fields, const gboolean little_endian, const int flags, gboolean first)
 {
        guint32 value = 0, tmpval;
        proto_tree *tree = NULL;
@@ -6218,10 +6251,10 @@ proto_item_add_bitmask_tree(proto_item *item, tvbuff_t *tvb, int offset, int len
                        else if (hf->strings) {
                                if (hf->display & BASE_RANGE_STRING) {
                                        proto_item_append_text(item, "%s%s: %s", first ? "" : ", ",
-                                                              hf->name, rval_to_str(tmpval, hf->strings, "Unknown"));
+                                                                  hf->name, rval_to_str(tmpval, hf->strings, "Unknown"));
                                } else {
                                        proto_item_append_text(item, "%s%s: %s", first ? "" : ", ",
-                                                              hf->name, val_to_str(tmpval, cVALS(hf->strings), "Unknown"));
+                                                                  hf->name, val_to_str(tmpval, cVALS(hf->strings), "Unknown"));
                                }
                                first = FALSE;
                        }
@@ -6291,8 +6324,8 @@ proto_item_add_bitmask_tree(proto_item *item, tvbuff_t *tvb, int offset, int len
  * matched string displayed on the expansion line.
  */
 proto_item *
-proto_tree_add_bitmask(proto_tree *parent_tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, guint offset, int hf_hdr,
-               gint ett, const int **fields, gboolean little_endian)
+proto_tree_add_bitmask(proto_tree *parent_tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, const guint offset, const int hf_hdr,
+               const gint ett, const int **fields, const gboolean little_endian)
 {
        proto_item *item = NULL;
        header_field_info *hf;
@@ -6313,9 +6346,9 @@ proto_tree_add_bitmask(proto_tree *parent_tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, guint offset, int
 
 /* The same as proto_tree_add_bitmask(), but using an arbitrary text as a top-level item */
 proto_item *
-proto_tree_add_bitmask_text(proto_tree *parent_tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, guint offset, guint len,
+proto_tree_add_bitmask_text(proto_tree *parent_tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, const guint offset, const guint len,
                const char *name, const char *fallback,
-               gint ett, const int **fields, gboolean little_endian, int flags)
+               const gint ett, const int **fields, const gboolean little_endian, const int flags)
 {
        proto_item *item = NULL;
 
@@ -6332,7 +6365,7 @@ proto_tree_add_bitmask_text(proto_tree *parent_tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, guint offset
 }
 
 proto_item *
-proto_tree_add_bits_item(proto_tree *tree, int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint bit_offset, gint no_of_bits, gboolean little_endian)
+proto_tree_add_bits_item(proto_tree *tree, const int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint bit_offset, const gint no_of_bits, const gboolean little_endian)
 {
        header_field_info       *hfinfo;
 
@@ -6340,26 +6373,24 @@ proto_tree_add_bits_item(proto_tree *tree, int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint bit
 
        return proto_tree_add_bits_ret_val(tree, hf_index, tvb, bit_offset, no_of_bits, NULL, little_endian);
 }
+
 /*
  * This function will dissect a sequence of bits that does not need to be byte aligned; the bits
- * set vill be shown in the tree as ..10 10.. and the integer value returned if return_value is set.
+ * set will be shown in the tree as ..10 10.. and the integer value returned if return_value is set.
  * Offset should be given in bits from the start of the tvb.
  */
 
 proto_item *
-proto_tree_add_bits_ret_val(proto_tree *tree, int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint bit_offset, gint no_of_bits, guint64 *return_value, gboolean little_endian)
+proto_tree_add_bits_ret_val(proto_tree *tree, const int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint bit_offset, const gint no_of_bits, guint64 *return_value, const gboolean little_endian)
 {
        const char *format = NULL;
        gint    offset;
        guint   length;
        guint8  tot_no_bits;
-       guint8  remaining_bits;
-       guint64 mask = 0,tmp;
        char *str;
        header_field_info *hf_field;
        guint64 value = 0;
-       int bit;
-       int i;
+       const true_false_string *tfstring;
 
        /* We can't fake it just yet. We have to fill in the 'return_value' parameter */
        PROTO_REGISTRAR_GET_NTH(hf_index, hf_field);
@@ -6380,8 +6411,8 @@ proto_tree_add_bits_ret_val(proto_tree *tree, int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint
         */
        tot_no_bits = ((bit_offset&0x7)+no_of_bits);
        length = tot_no_bits>>3;
-       remaining_bits = tot_no_bits % 8;
-       if ((remaining_bits)!=0)
+       /* If we are using part of the next octet, increase length by 1 */
+       if (tot_no_bits & 0x07)
                length++;
 
        if (no_of_bits < 9){
@@ -6404,43 +6435,7 @@ proto_tree_add_bits_ret_val(proto_tree *tree, int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint
        /* Coast clear. Try and fake it */
        TRY_TO_FAKE_THIS_ITEM(tree, hf_index, hf_field);
 
-       mask = 1;
-       mask = mask << (no_of_bits-1);
-
-       /* prepare the string */
-       str=ep_alloc(256);
-       str[0]='\0';
-       for(bit=0;bit<((int)(bit_offset&0x07));bit++){
-               if(bit&&(!(bit%4))){
-                       strcat(str, " ");
-               }
-               strcat(str,".");
-       }
-
-       /* read the bits for the int */
-       for(i=0;i<no_of_bits;i++){
-               if(bit&&(!(bit%4))){
-                       strcat(str, " ");
-               }
-               if(bit&&(!(bit%8))){
-                       strcat(str, " ");
-               }
-               bit++;
-               tmp = value & mask;
-               if(tmp != 0){
-                       strcat(str, "1");
-               } else {
-                       strcat(str, "0");
-               }
-               mask = mask>>1;
-       }
-
-       for(;bit%8;bit++){
-               if(bit&&(!(bit%4))){
-                       strcat(str, " ");
-               }
-               strcat(str,".");
-       }
+       str = decode_bits_in_field(bit_offset, no_of_bits, value);
 
        strcat(str," = ");
        strcat(str,hf_field->name);
@@ -6448,19 +6443,13 @@ proto_tree_add_bits_ret_val(proto_tree *tree, int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint
        switch(hf_field->type){
        case FT_BOOLEAN:
                /* Boolean field */
-               if (hf_field->strings) {
-                       const true_false_string *tfstring =
-                               (const true_false_string *) hf_field->strings;
-                       return proto_tree_add_boolean_format(tree, hf_index, tvb, offset, length, (guint32)value,
-                               "%s: %s",
-                               str,
-                               (guint32)value ? tfstring->true_string : tfstring->false_string);
-               }else{
-                       return proto_tree_add_boolean_format(tree, hf_index, tvb, offset, length, (guint32)value,
-                               "%s: %u",
-                               str,
-                               (guint32)value);
-               }
+               tfstring = (const true_false_string *) &tfs_true_false;
+               if (hf_field->strings)
+                       tfstring = (const true_false_string *) hf_field->strings;
+               return proto_tree_add_boolean_format(tree, hf_index, tvb, offset, length, (guint32)value,
+                       "%s: %s",
+                       str,
+                       (guint32)value ? tfstring->true_string : tfstring->false_string);
                break;
 
        case FT_UINT8:
@@ -6507,6 +6496,198 @@ proto_tree_add_bits_ret_val(proto_tree *tree, int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint
        }
 }
 
+proto_item *
+proto_tree_add_bits_format_value(proto_tree *tree, const int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint bit_offset, const gint no_of_bits, void *value_ptr, gchar *value_str)
+{
+       gint    offset;
+       guint   length;
+       guint8  tot_no_bits;
+       char *str;
+       header_field_info *hf_field;
+       guint64 value = 0;
+
+       /* We do not have to return a value, try to fake it as soon as possible */
+       TRY_TO_FAKE_THIS_ITEM(tree, hf_index, hf_field);
+
+       if(hf_field -> bitmask != 0) {
+               REPORT_DISSECTOR_BUG(ep_strdup_printf("Incompatible use of proto_tree_add_bits_ret_val with field '%s' (%s) with bitmask != 0",
+                                                                                         hf_field->abbrev, hf_field->name));
+       }
+
+       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(bit_offset >= 0);
+       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(no_of_bits > 0);
+
+       /* Byte align offset */
+       offset = bit_offset>>3;
+
+       /*
+        * Calculate the number of octets used to hold the bits
+        */
+       tot_no_bits = ((bit_offset&0x7)+no_of_bits);
+       length = tot_no_bits>>3;
+       /* If we are using part of the next octet, increase length by 1 */
+       if (tot_no_bits & 0x07)
+               length++;
+
+       if (no_of_bits < 9){
+               value = tvb_get_bits8(tvb, bit_offset, no_of_bits);
+       }else if(no_of_bits < 17){
+               value = tvb_get_bits16(tvb, bit_offset, no_of_bits, FALSE);
+       }else if(no_of_bits < 33){
+               value = tvb_get_bits32(tvb, bit_offset, no_of_bits, FALSE);
+       }else if(no_of_bits < 65){
+               value = tvb_get_bits64(tvb, bit_offset, no_of_bits, FALSE);
+       }else{
+               DISSECTOR_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       str = decode_bits_in_field(bit_offset, no_of_bits, value);
+
+       strcat(str," = ");
+       strcat(str,hf_field->name);
+
+       /*
+        * This function does not receive an actual value but a dimensionless pointer to that value.
+        * For this reason, the type of the header field is examined in order to determine
+        * what kind of value we should read from this address.
+        * The caller of this function must make sure that for the specific header field type the address of
+        * a compatible value is provided.
+        */
+       switch(hf_field->type){
+       case FT_BOOLEAN:
+               return proto_tree_add_boolean_format(tree, hf_index, tvb, offset, length, *(guint32 *)value_ptr,
+                       "%s: %s", str, value_str);
+               break;
+
+       case FT_UINT8:
+       case FT_UINT16:
+       case FT_UINT24:
+       case FT_UINT32:
+               return proto_tree_add_uint_format(tree, hf_index, tvb, offset, length, *(guint32 *)value_ptr,
+                               "%s: %s", str, value_str);
+               break;
+
+       case FT_UINT64:
+               return proto_tree_add_uint64_format(tree, hf_index, tvb, offset, length, *(guint64 *)value_ptr,
+                               "%s: %s", str, value_str);
+               break;
+
+       case FT_INT8:
+       case FT_INT16:
+       case FT_INT24:
+       case FT_INT32:
+               return proto_tree_add_int_format(tree, hf_index, tvb, offset, length, *(gint32 *)value_ptr,
+                               "%s: %s", str, value_str);
+               break;
+
+       case FT_FLOAT:
+               return proto_tree_add_float_format(tree, hf_index, tvb, offset, length, *(float *)value_ptr,
+                               "%s: %s", str, value_str);
+               break;
+
+       default:
+               DISSECTOR_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+               return NULL;
+               break;
+       }
+}
+
+#define CREATE_VALUE_STRING(dst,format,ap) \
+       va_start(ap,format); \
+       dst = ep_strdup_vprintf(format, ap); \
+       va_end(ap);
+
+proto_item *
+proto_tree_add_uint_bits_format_value(proto_tree *tree, const int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint bit_offset, const gint no_of_bits,
+       guint32 value, const char *format, ...)
+{
+       va_list ap;
+       gchar* dst;
+       header_field_info *hf_field;
+
+       TRY_TO_FAKE_THIS_ITEM(tree, hf_index, hf_field);
+
+       switch(hf_field->type){
+       case FT_UINT8:
+       case FT_UINT16:
+       case FT_UINT24:
+       case FT_UINT32:
+               break;
+
+       default:
+               DISSECTOR_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+               return NULL;
+               break;
+       }
+
+       CREATE_VALUE_STRING(dst,format,ap);
+
+       return proto_tree_add_bits_format_value(tree, hf_index, tvb, bit_offset, no_of_bits, &value, dst);
+}
+
+proto_item *
+proto_tree_add_float_bits_format_value(proto_tree *tree, const int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint bit_offset, const gint no_of_bits,
+       float value, const char *format, ...)
+{
+       va_list ap;
+       gchar* dst;
+       header_field_info *hf_field;
+
+       TRY_TO_FAKE_THIS_ITEM(tree, hf_index, hf_field);
+
+       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hf_field->type == FT_FLOAT);
+       
+       CREATE_VALUE_STRING(dst,format,ap);
+
+       return proto_tree_add_bits_format_value(tree, hf_index, tvb, bit_offset, no_of_bits, &value, dst);
+}
+
+proto_item *
+proto_tree_add_int_bits_format_value(proto_tree *tree, const int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint bit_offset, const gint no_of_bits,
+       gint32 value, const char *format, ...)
+{
+       va_list ap;
+       gchar* dst;
+       header_field_info *hf_field;
+
+       TRY_TO_FAKE_THIS_ITEM(tree, hf_index, hf_field);
+
+       switch(hf_field->type){
+       case FT_INT8:
+       case FT_INT16:
+       case FT_INT24:
+       case FT_INT32:
+               break;
+
+       default:
+               DISSECTOR_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+               return NULL;
+               break;
+       }
+
+       CREATE_VALUE_STRING(dst,format,ap);
+
+       return proto_tree_add_bits_format_value(tree, hf_index, tvb, bit_offset, no_of_bits, &value, dst);
+}
+
+proto_item *
+proto_tree_add_boolean_bits_format_value(proto_tree *tree, const int hf_index, tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint bit_offset, const gint no_of_bits,
+       guint32 value, const char *format, ...)
+{
+       va_list ap;
+       gchar* dst;
+       header_field_info *hf_field;
+
+       TRY_TO_FAKE_THIS_ITEM(tree, hf_index, hf_field);
+
+       DISSECTOR_ASSERT(hf_field->type == FT_BOOLEAN);
+       
+       CREATE_VALUE_STRING(dst,format,ap);
+
+       return proto_tree_add_bits_format_value(tree, hf_index, tvb, bit_offset, no_of_bits, &value, dst);
+}
+
 guchar
 proto_check_field_name(const gchar *field_name)
 {