> -----Original Message----- > From: Gert Doering [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 11 December 2009 16:07 > To: Mackinnon, Ian > Cc: Bautista, Noel; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] IOS Upgrade to SXI3 > > Hi > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 03:52:54PM +0000, Mackinnon, Ian wrote: > > >From what I remember of recent discussions on here, modular is to be > > avoided. > > It has no benefit (there have not been any patches) and is not used > as > > much so not tested by real life use. > > Well, in theory it should at least have the benefit of proper memory > protection between processes, and thus, less likely to crash the whole > box if a process does stupid things. > Interesting, so given the email earlier today by somebody experiencing BGP problems at a well known IX with lots of sessions where the other end is shut down, would this have still been an issue?
It's been a while since I looked at modular, but is there not a large "IOS" process that is most things in one place anyway? Ian _______________________________________________________ Atos Origin and Atos Consulting are trading names used by the Atos Origin group. The following trading entities are registered in England and Wales: Atos Origin IT Services UK Limited (registered number 01245534) and Atos Consulting Limited (registered number 04312380). The registered office for each is at 4 Triton Square, Regents Place, London, NW1 3HG.The VAT No. for each is: GB232327983 This e-mail and the documents attached are confidential and intended solely for the addressee, and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you receive this e-mail in error, you are not authorised to copy, disclose, use or retain it. Please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your systems. As emails may be intercepted, amended or lost, they are not secure. Atos Origin therefore can accept no liability for any errors or their content. Although Atos Origin endeavours to maintain a virus-free network, we do not warrant that this transmission is virus-free and can accept no liability for any damages resulting from any virus transmitted. The risks are deemed to be accepted by everyone who communicates with Atos Origin by email. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
