On Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 08:20:18PM +0000, Jason Sterne (Nokia) wrote:
> I don't think we can just say to get rid of leafrefs and use name bindings 
> instead (or require-instance false). In many situations, the "built in" 
> system objects were talking about in the draft are in a list that can also 
> contain user-configured entries, and it is useful in many data models to have 
> hard leafrefs (require instance true) to those entries (e.g. avoid misconfig 
> with dangling references).
>

But when the referenced leaf disappears since it is controlled by the
system, you do what? Accept invalid config? Reboot? Send an SMS to
tell a human network operator to please put the linecard back or to
ask the finance department to extend the software license that just
expired?

/js

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