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"Bert Wijnen" <bertietf@bwijnen.net> Tue, 22 January 2008 14:26 UTC

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From: "Bert Wijnen" <bertietf@bwijnen.net>
To: "Balazs Lengyel" <balazs.lengyel@ericsson.com>, "Martin Bjorklund" <mbj@tail-f.com>
Subject: RE: [YANG] keyref
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:26:34 +0100
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Balazs writes:
> So if I have a keyref to ifIndex 3 and then I remove interface 
> with ifIndex 3, that is I get a 
> dangling reference that points into the void, will I have an 
> invalid configuration?
> 
> If you want to check at delete interface all the leafs that 
> reference the interface, that might not be simple.
> 

Let me remind everyone that the referential integrity (specifically 
for ifIndex) was/is one of the big open issues in the MIB space.

It would be good if we can solve it in the NETCONF DML space.

Unfortunately, I have no solution to offer at this point. Sorry.

> Balazs
> 

Bert


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