tom petch <[email protected]> writes:

> The BFD WG are revising RFC9127 to add a new feature if-feature
> "client-base-cfg-parms"; and make uses base-cfg-parms { conditional
> thereon in module ietf-bfd-types.  Reading and re-reading RFC7950,
> especially about mandatory and top-level, I am not convinced that
> this is legal.

Sorry, I don't get the problem - nothing in the "base-cfg-parms" grouping is 
mandatory. Why do you think this might be illegal?

Lada

> The module bfd-types is imported by a number of other modules such
> as OSPF, RIP, PIM so it is also a question if e.g. a leaf can be
> made mandatory by its usage in another module.  I raised this on the
> BFD list and the WG Chair tells me that this is a violation of the
> intent of the RFC, 7950, but that it has been reviewed by YANG
> doctors and is probably the best fix.
>
> If YANG Doctors collectively say that this violation is ok, then I think that 
> such a statement needs to appear on the Netmod WG list.
>
> I think that there are a lot of other editorial changes needed to 9127-bis to 
> make it legal but they can come later.  The I-D is in WG Last Call ending 
> 20Dec2021
>
> Tom Petch
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