Bump for comments.
Anurag S. Maskey wrote:
> I am implementing the enforcement of read-only properties and objects in
> the library. So far, I've added a boolean flag (called read_only) in
> the handle for ENM, LOC, and NCU. This flag is set from the "read-only"
> property when an object is read in (i.e., selected in nwamcfg terms).
>
> The nwam_ncu_set_prop_value() performs validity checking every time the
> value is changed. It will also check if the object is read-only. I
> propose adding "flags" to this function so that the read-only
> enforcement can be overwritten (as in nwam_*_commit() and
> nwam_*_destroy() functions with the NWAM_FLAG_OKAY_TO_WRITE). Also, add
> flags to create and delete so that the read-only property can be
> overwritten.
>
> The reason for this is to allow nwamd to create NCU's and change
> properties of the read-only NCU's.
>
> Also, the library should not allow properties of read-only objects to be
> set, and then later reject a commit for those changes. We already check
> validity of values and reject setting invalid values.
>
> By extension, the flags would be added to the respective enm, loc, and
> wlan functions also. (BTW, should nwamd be able to override the
> read-only property of these objects?)
>
> Comments?
> Thanks,
> Anurag
>
>
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