On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:14:15 +0000 Dave wrote: DS> I've also re-read this thread, and am somewhat confused as to DS> exactly: DS> DS> a) what the original problem was DS> (esp. this get-next loop that went bad)
It seems one of the examples (don't recall which) wasn't indicating a end of data condition correctly, and ended up looping forever inside the library. The loop was "while(1)", so it never got to the main loop to notice that a sigterm had cleared the running flag. DS> b) what the extent of the backward DS> compatibility problems were The original fix in 5.3.pre2 (changing "while(1)" to "while(running)") worked for snmpd and snmptrapd, but broke subagents which didn't declare this global (or worse, declared it but used it for something else). This is what Magnus reported. DS> c) what was being proposed to fix it The latest change int 5.3.pre3 was to *restore* backwards compatibility by - changing the get-next loop condition to "while(netsnmp_running)" - declaring netsnmp_running in the agent library - updating snmpd/snmptrapd to use the library globa netsnmp_running instead of the application global running in the app loops and signal handlers -- Robert Story; NET-SNMP Junkie Support: <http://www.net-snmp.org/> <irc://irc.freenode.net/#net-snmp> Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=net-snmp-coders> You are lost in a twisty maze of little standards, all different. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today Register for a JBoss Training Course. Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005. For more info visit: http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7628&alloc_id=16845&op=click _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list Net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
