On Sun, 15 May 2011 17:28:50 +0200 Ernst wrote:
EAK>  > Unless you really need an IETF standard MIB to proceed, I suggest an 
EAK> extension
EAK>  > table. If the IETF MIB gets updated one day, the code will probably be
EAK>  > reusable.
EAK> 
EAK> If I get this right you are not discussion how to implement new features 
EAK> but how to design this top-level-MIB-stuff, right?

right.

EAK>  > don't run away until after submitting your patch. :-)
EAK> 
EAK> Those two dozens lines of C-code I hacked into 
EAK> hr_swrun.c/HOT_RESOURCES_MIB do not seem to have a chance to make it 
EAK> into any release, as far as I understood the political issues you are 
EAK> mentioning ... ;-)

Yes, but having a working example of the code mean it would be easier to stuff
into an extension mib.

EAK> So as I'm new on this project and simply cannot oversee each and all 
EAK> organizational side effects and I'm willing to code and test I'd 
EAK> appreciate it very much if one of you could point me to an approach, 
EAK> which would be worth the efforts of also coding the "administrative 
EAK> frame-work",so that the results will then make it into the official 
release.

I think adding a Net-SNMP extension table to the hrSWRun table is the way to
go. We just have to get everyone to agree on the semantics for the object.

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