On 06/11/06, Robert Story <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> DS> I therefore offer the following patch which:
> DS>     -  reports the amount of memory used rather than free,
> DS>     -  introduces new MIB objects with consistent names/descriptions
> DS>     -  deprecates (but retains) the inconsistent MIB objects.
>
> I was under the impression, from a more recent thread, that these were not the
> only objects that would be a behaviour change from 5.3.x.

I'm currently in the process of analysing exactly which objects might
be affected.
But Wes has been nagging me for *years* to commit changes little-and-often.
I do occasionally listen to him :-)

There may well be other objects that will need addressing - but I *know* these
two do.

> DS> -        case MEMORY_STXT_AVAIL:    /* XXX - Or used ? */
> DS> +        case MEMORY_STXT_AVAIL:
> DS> +        case MEMORY_STXT_USED:
> DS> +            /*
> DS> +             *   The original MIB description of memAvailSwapTXT
> DS> +             * was inconsistent with that implied by the name.
> DS> +             *   Retain the actual behaviour for the (sole)
> DS> +             * implementation of this object, but deprecate it in
> DS> +             * favour of a more consistently named replacement object.
> DS> +             */
>
> It would be nice if the comment indicated which of the case labels was the
> deprecated case. Or maybe add /* deprecated* after the label itself?


Fair enough.  That's easy enough to tweak.


> DS> -        case MEMORY_RTXT_AVAIL:    /* XXX - Or used ? */
> DS> +        case MEMORY_STXT_AVAIL:
> DS> +        case MEMORY_STXT_USED:
>
> Shouldn't both of these additions be RTXT?

Yes.  Good catch.

> And ditto my above comment on the comments.

Ditto response.

Dave

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