| TODO list for the ucd-snmp-coders: |
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| create our own source rpm spec file, independent from RedHat |
| possibly add WinSNMP wrappers around the ucd-snmp functions |
| Continue to add and improve manual pages/documentation. |
| More snmpset'able variables. |
| Should be able to set the fix script line in the .conf files per type. |
| Implement IP routing table manipulation using sysctl() on systems that |
| support the route socket (BSD 4.4 and IRIX >= 6.2) |
| Implement new IP forwarding table MIB (RFC 2096), at least on systems |
| that have classless routing tables internally |
| Implement IP/UDP/TCP statistics on IRIX 6.2 and later using |
| sysmp(MP_SAGET,MPSA_TCPIPSTAT,...) and <sys/tcpipstats.h> |
| Follow the evolution of the Interfaces Group MIB |
| (draft-ietf-ifmib-mib-05.txt) and implement what can be |
| implemented. |
| Make read_objid and sprint_objid agree on which shorthands they accept. |
| snmpset should check against MIB size if possible? |
| Remove unsuppored mib nodes from output instead of returning '0's. |
| Support for Counter64 in snmpdelta |
| API for traps that pass scripts can use. |
| Make memory/swap variables UInts instead of Ints. |
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| =================== |
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| Issues: |
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| CODE-RELATED ISSUES |
| ------------------- |
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| Architecture-specific implementations: |
| How to handle differences between architectures |
| - overall common template |
| - "standard" implementation (with minor differences) |
| - architecture unique implementations |
| pre-processor #ifdefs or separate files |
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| Function argument handling: |
| Function declaration prototypes |
| Function definition prototypes |
| How to handle both ANSI and K&R compilers |
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| Threading |
| Single thread / multi-thread / event driven / asynchronous |
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| Lookup design |
| Kernel digging vs "clean" interfaces (sysctl/ioctl) |
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| Error Handling |
| Ensure all return values are checked for validity |
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| Documented APIs |
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| WinSNMP interface |
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| Package name |
| UCD-snmp vs Net-snmp |
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| FUNCTIONALITY-RELATED ISSUES |
| ---------------------------- |
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| Per-interface information |
| (speed/type/counters/non-ethernet address) |
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| Multi-CPU support |
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| Real Time O/S support |
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| 64-bit counters |
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| Non-ethernet interface support |
| Address handling code tends to assume 6 octet |
| physical addresses and 4 octet transport addresses |
| |
| Non-fully-qualified name output |
| (Probably covered now?) |
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| Formatted dump |
| unpick the ASN encoding, rather than |
| simply dumping the bare data |
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| Module interdependence |
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| EXTENSIBILITY-RELATED ISSUES |
| ---------------------------- |
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| AgentX |
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| SMUX |
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| Dynamic loading of modules |
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| "Intelligent" Agent |
| agent-initiated traps |
| threshold monitoring |
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| PHP scripting |
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| Extensible trapd |
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| PERFORMANCE-RELATED ISSUES |
| -------------------------- |
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| Memory Leaks |
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| Information caching |
| (e.g. Host Resources information) |
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| Intelligent table handling |
| (i.e. not resetting internal state for each request) |
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| Pre-compiled MIBs |
| to speed up MIB parsing |
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| Duplicate requests |
| Currently these are processed afresh each time. |
| They should probably be either dropped or use cached replies |
| |
| Security |
| Go through the library and apps and check all arrays and |
| buffers for overruns. There are a lot of unchecked ones. |
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| =================== |
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| Other Ideas: |
| Make the mib parser figure out which of the above files it needs to |
| load rather than loading them all -- Tom Georges & Joe Marzot |
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| =================== |
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| Want something done? Have ideas? Have code to submit? Need |
| something earlier than it is listed above? Please! |
| Write us! |
| net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net |
| |
| (even if just to announce that you are going to be working on it so we |
| can avoid multiple people working on the same thing) |
