Add a comment explaining why get_interface_descriptive_name() shouldn't
be, for example, called once a second while a capture is in progress. svn path=/trunk/; revision=22643
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@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ capture_dev_user_descr_find(const gchar *if_name)
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* otherwise use the interface name.
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* The result must be g_free()'d when you're done with it.
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*
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* Note: given that this calls get_interface_list(), which attempts to
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* open all adapters it finds in order to check whether they can be
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* captured on, this is an expensive routine to call, so don't call it
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* frequently.
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*/
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char *
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get_interface_descriptive_name(const char *if_name)
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