Scott Feldman <scofeldm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote on 05/10/2010 04:30:23 PM:
>
> Chris Wright, Gerhard Stenzel, libvir-list, libvir-list-bounces
>
> On 5/10/10 1:07 PM, "Stefan Berger" <stefanb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > Scott Feldman <scofeldm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote on 05/10/2010 03:53:45 PM:
> >> 3) Create a port-profile manager for LLDPAD to map port-profile to
> >> internal protocol settings. The mapping would resolve VDP parameters,
> >> for example, given a port-profile. Like:
> >>
> >> port-profile: "joes-garage" ---> VSI Manager ID: 15
> >> VSI Type ID: 12345
> >> VSI Type ID Ver: 1
> >
> > Sounds like this would require a whole new management API to get this
> > mapping onto the machine and that probably isn't anywhere in place
> > today...
>
> Yes, that's what's required for step 3).
The other way around would be easier. If there was an otherwise-forbidden
separator character we could have the
15/12345/1
and assume that if '/' is found we go for 802.1Qbg, 802.Qbh otherwise.
Stefan
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> >> Comments?
> >
> > 802.1Qbg + 802.1Qbh => 802.1Qbi :-)
>
> Ah, that reminds me I forgot one other good quality about my proposal:
>
> 8) Allows pre-standards (bg and bh) to change, but the
> implementation details are hidden from the netlink API.
>
> -scott
>
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