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Subject: Re: [Xorp-cvs] XORP cvs commit: xorp/xrl/interfaces/ fea_ifmgr.xif fea_ifmgr_xif.cc fea_ifmgr_xif.hh xorp/xrl/targets/ fea.xrls fea_base.cc fea_base.hh 
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From: Pavlin Radoslavov <pavlin@icir.org>
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> /-- Pavlin Radoslavov wrote:
> | 	Add two new XRLs:
> | 	register_all_interfaces_client
> | 	unregister_all_interfaces_client
> | 	
> | 	Those are similar to register_client and unregister_client, except
> | 	that the registree is interested in monitoring all interfaces
> | 	(i.e., not only those that are configured via XRLs).
> | 	
> | 	The original register_client and unregister_client XRLs
> | 	would be used for registering in monitoring information about
> | 	only those interfaces that were configured via XRLs (i.e.,
> | 	through the rtrmgr).
> 
> Err, can I ask why these are needed ?  Isn't the rtrmgr is supposed to be the 
> word on configuration state ?  Isn't this allowing processes to sign up for 
> info about things they are not supposed to know about?

For two reasons primary:
 1. For debugging purpose if you want to snoop on all interface information
 2. Temporary for the purpose of MFEA. Currently it is configured
    via shell scripts, and if I don't have the above support it
    simply won't work.

Pavlin
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