[freeipdb-hackers] Re: ipdbDoctor

[Ish-Lev Avshalom]

Can you make each check (or each related set of checks) as a subroutine, and
allow this to be called as
a library (i.e. "if ($0 =~ /ipdbDoctor$/) {CALL CHECKS}).
this way we could insert those checks at the code itself whenever an
operation is performed, and prevent those inconsistencies from happening (at
least some of them...)

----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anthony DeRobertis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "FreeIPdb Hackers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 7:31 PM
> Subject: [freeipdb-hackers] ipdbDoctor
>
>
> > Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm writing a new database
> > consistency checker / repairer for freeipdb. I'm doing this because
> > mine seems to have become quite inconsistent, and gone into
> > self-destruct mode...
> >
> > It already finds many errors that the check script doesn't even think
> > about. A partial list of what I'm checking for:
> >
> > o block is on a bit boundry
> > o bits are in range (for the given address type)
> > o children agree with parent. (childl/r vs. parent col)
> > o check for blocks that appear to be ipv6 in ipv4 region or vice versa
> > o check to make sure the region a block is in exists
> > o check that parents have 0 or 2 children
> > o check that children have appropriate # of bits
> > o check that children have appropriate blocks
> > o check that no node is the child of more than 1 parent
> > o check that no node is the child of 0 parents
> >
> > Any suggestions for more?
> >
> > I'll be contributing the (rather long) perl script. Currently, its
> > quite slow (makes thousands of db queries...) but that can be fixed.
> >
> > PS: The mailing list seems to allow posting to subscribers only... arg.
> > Annoying. Third attempt to send using the right email address.
> > Double-arg!
> >
> >
>