> The other point is that I'm trying to view the loaded table as a > static long-term representation of the configuration. It should > normally only need changing if the admin decides to change things. > Once it has loaded the table, the roles of userspace are: > > - to deal with short-term state changes by testing paths pro-actively > and reinstating/failing them and/or enabling/disabling PGs according > to requested policy, > > - to maintain statistics and report problems to the sysadmin. > I'll try to follow those simple guidlines now. Thanks for the patient didactic effort so far. regards, cvaroqui