Re: [netmod] comments on draft-ietf-netmod-snmp-cfg--05
Juergen Schoenwaelder <j.schoenwaelder@jacobs-university.de> Fri, 13 June 2014 21:03 UTC
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From: Juergen Schoenwaelder <j.schoenwaelder@jacobs-university.de>
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Subject: Re: [netmod] comments on draft-ietf-netmod-snmp-cfg--05
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On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 12:01:37PM -0700, Andy Bierman wrote: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 11:26 PM, Juergen Schoenwaelder < > j.schoenwaelder@jacobs-university.de> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 02:49:27PM -0700, Andy Bierman wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > It's probably past WG Last Call, but I still do not understand > > > the value of splitting the ietf-snmp configuration module into > > > 12 files (1 main + 11 sub-modules) instead of just 1 file. > > > > > > IMO it makes it harder to read, not easier, and wrt/ YANG library > > > management, > > > there are 12 files to update and keep in sync, instead of 1. > > > > > > Is there some expectation that individual sub-modules for SNMP > > > configuration will be updated regularly in new RFCs? > > > > The organization essentially reflects the modular structure of the > > SNMPv3 MIB modules. The SNMPv3 MIB modules are roughly the same > > number. > > > > If updates will ever will be necessary, we might benefit from the > > modular structure. If updates will never be needed, there is not much > > work with synchronizing the sub-modules either. Whether modularity is > > a good thing of not can likely be discussed endlessly. In this case, > > we followed the modular structure of the SNMPv3 MIB modules. > > > > > > Actually, you did not really follow the SMIv2 structure, or you > would have used modules instead of submodules. I wrote "reflects the modular structure of the SNMPv3 MIB modules". I think my statement was precise. > The main module (ietf-snmp) is just a list of include-by-revision > statements. Correct. > All submodules have to be present or the tool will exit with a fatal > error. Correct. > I suppose the main module could be altered by vendors (e.g., comment > out the include-stmts they don't want to support), but that would be > non-compliant for standard modules. Yes, it is possible to implement a standard incorrectly. It does not matter whether a vendor comments out an include statement or comments out complete containers. The result is equally broken. /js -- Juergen Schoenwaelder Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH Phone: +49 421 200 3587 Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany Fax: +49 421 200 3103 <http://www.jacobs-university.de/>
- [netmod] comments on draft-ietf-netmod-snmp-cfg--… Andy Bierman
- Re: [netmod] comments on draft-ietf-netmod-snmp-c… Juergen Schoenwaelder
- Re: [netmod] comments on draft-ietf-netmod-snmp-c… Andy Bierman
- Re: [netmod] comments on draft-ietf-netmod-snmp-c… Andy Bierman
- Re: [netmod] comments on draft-ietf-netmod-snmp-c… Juergen Schoenwaelder