Peter Memishian wrote: > > i had a look at this over the weekend and have a prototype > > fix for CR5087504 - it adds a 'refresh' subcommand to > > svccfg, which, when an instance is selected, will take > > a (new) running snapshot from the editing snapshot. the > > error handling needs work, and i'm not sure that refresh > > is the right name (since it may imply that the refresh > > method is run also), but it may serve as a starting point. > > i've tested it on an alternate repository (consisting of > > the seed only) and a running repository, and it seems to > > work fine. if i'm on the right track with this, i'd be happy > > to push on with it if it'd help, but i'd need codereview/PSARC > > fasttrack sponsorship help of course. > > Super, thanks for taking the initiative on this, Alan! > > Liane/David: could you offer some opinions on Alan's approach? > > One thing I'm unclear on is whether there would still be use-cases > for a "refresh"-type subcommand once services are imported early in > boot. If not, maybe the situation we're in is too fleeting to justify > introducing a new subcommand?
I'll take a look at the code in a bit, but yes -- I'm inclined to agree that this should be a private subcommand for the timebeing with a quick contract between our teams. liane
