On 12/27/06, Henrik Nordstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
ons 2006-12-27 klockan 16:20 -0300 skrev Gonzalo Arana:
> I've come across select_loop counter wrap (currently it is an 'int' variable).
which for most things isn't a problem.. counters do wrap. It's a problem
when gauges wraps, but not really a problem when counters wrap unless
something reads the counter as an absolute value since startup and not a
counter..
Having negative values for a counter does not seem right to me.
> Shouldn't counters be at least unsigned?
Most isn't..
> Does anyone disagree with having 64 bit unsigned counters? The
> drawbacks I see are:
> 1) 3rd party utility that parse cache manager information must support
> 64 bit unsigned values
> 2) and that snmp mibs should be changed accordingly.
What would the real use benefits be of changing the MIB?
Consistency between SNMP and cache manager.
I'm fine with making the counter a long internally if that helps, but I
just don't see the point of making it a 64-bit SNMP counter.
It was just a thought anyway.
Regards,
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Gonzalo A. Arana
