On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:50:43 +0100 Dave wrote: DS> On 23/08/06, Robert Story <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: DS> A related question - what should happen if someone tries to turn off DS> an auto-reloading cache (either setting the timeout to 0, or setting DS> the status to disabled). Should this perhaps be rejected, or is it DS> perfectly valid?
Well, I guess it would stop the timer. Since adding more code to deal with minimum/maximum timers and/or disallowing disabling would be more work, I say just let them do it and 'buyer beware'. DS> What are the intended semantics associated with an auto-reloading cache? The cache load routine is called with the frequency specified by the timeout value. DS> > DS> And there's certainly no indication of what the difference between DS> > DS> these two timeouts are, and why they are different. DS> DS> > It's in ifTable_container_init(), in ifTable_data_access.c. DS> DS> Ummm... not sure. DS> It's in _ifTable_container_init, in ifTable_interface.c DS> Is that the same? Nope. the '_' at the start of the routine indicates that it's an internal routine. The whole xxx_interface.c file, in fact, shouldn't be messed with except in very rare circumstances. DS> I'm not sure why this code sets one default timeout value and then DS> overrides it later. DS> Why not just set the correct value in the first place? The timer object is created in the internal interface file, where users aren't meant to be mucking about. Then a user init routine (in the data_access file) is called to let the user tweak some parameters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
