[netmod] Question on "bits" in YANG

Sampathkumar Santhanakrishnan <sampathkumar.santhanakrishnan@ericsson.com> Thu, 25 February 2016 18:49 UTC

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From: Sampathkumar Santhanakrishnan <sampathkumar.santhanakrishnan@ericsson.com>
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Hello,
I have a question on "bits" type in YANG. Does it make sense to use "bits" in "config:false" attributes ?
As per my understanding in the read-only uses cases, the bits "position" is not much useful. Please clarify.

Thanks & Regards,
Sampath