I'll add this to the agenda for the conference call. Whether we get to this in the allocated time , I am not sure.
Adam On 16 April 2010 14:40, Bruce Simpson <[email protected]> wrote: > On 04/16/10 11:22, saurabh wrote: >>> I'm deeply concerned that XORP is still not API-stable enough to be used >>> commercially. >>> >> You concern about stability of xorp(1.6) to use in Real world - heavy >> network load >> environment as standalone product ? I think it is well tested. >> > > With respect, this point is not relevant. I presume by 'heavy network > load' you are referring to forwarding performance. > Forwarding performance has nothing to do with XORP, which is control > plane software. The problems are elsewhere. > > Consider: > * XORP was positioned as an 'eXtensible' routing platform. > * The components in the system talk to each other over XRL. > * XRL is used as the core API. > * It has been demonstrated to be a source of problems. > * Look at the poor BGP convergence performance. XRL is clearly on the > hot path. > > Ben was proposing piecemeal changes to XRL itself, which effectively > change the core API. > That's fine, but the Linux approach to APIs -- just break them on a > point release -- doesn't scale to real-world use. > > Be safe out there. > > _______________________________________________ > Xorp-hackers mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.ICSI.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/xorp-hackers > _______________________________________________ Xorp-hackers mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.ICSI.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/xorp-hackers
