[netmod] Fwd: Re: YANG schema mount - any early implementations?

[Hayden Brown <[e-mail]>]

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to ask if it would be possible to clarify the intentions around some of the wording of the draft schema mount standard (Rev-10). In particular, regarding entries of the /schema-mounts/mount-points list.

My interpretation is that the intended use of the /schema-mounts/mount-points list entries are to specify the parent modules that contain a mount point. Following on from this, the client should use the YANG library instance to determine which schema options can be mounted at the root of a mount point. This seems consistent with the examples of Appendix A of the draft standard.

In this email I wanted to highlight the following sections of the draft RFC below. In my view they seem to me to be somewhat ambiguous, in implying that the mount-point list entries specify the *child* module (sub-schema):


>From https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-netmod-schema-mount/?include_text=1
Section 3.3 - Page 7
> The "/schema-mounts" container has the "mount-point" list as one of its children. Every entry of this list refers through its key to a mount point and specifies the mounted schema.

Section 3.3 - Page 8
> An entry of the "mount-point" list can specify the mounted schema in two different ways, "inline" or "shared-schema".


Section 9 - Page 13
> A mount point defines a place in the node hierarchy where other data models may be attached. A server that implements a module with a mount point populates the /schema-mounts/mount-point list with detailed information on which data models are mounted at each mount point.

Section 9 - Page 14
list mount-point {
    key "module label";
    description
    "Each entry of this list specifies a schema for a particular mount point.


The wording makes me wonder if these passages might actually just be "left-over" context from earlier revisions of the draft standard (Revision 8 and prior) -- effectively referring back to the schema-mount 'use-schema' list.


I do of course acknowledge that it is entirely possible that I've misinterpreted the wording of the passages above, however if that is the case, I suspect I may not be the only one in future.
Many thanks for your time on this matter.

Best regards,
Hayden







On 20/07/2018 8:09 PM, Juergen Schoenwaelder wrote:

On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 09:43:32AM +1200, hayden wrote:



I understand that the schema mount proposal is still effectively in a

state of flux, but are there any publicly visible implementations or

deployments of a NETCONF or RESTCONF server that those interested could

experiment with (e.g. to aid in client development)?



State of flux? It is past WG last call and IETF last call.



https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-netmod-schema-mount/history/



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