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Hi,

To do it, you must create one or more sub-agents for the NET-SNMP agent. =
Let me show how with one example from my code, for example, a SNMP GET =
of the object     mplsInSegmentNPop from the table mplsInSegmentTable =
from MIB MPLS-LSR:

1 - What the MIB (RFC3813) says:=20
mplsInSegmentNPop OBJECT-TYPE
   SYNTAX        Integer32 (1..2147483647)
   MAX-ACCESS    read-create
   STATUS        current
   DESCRIPTION
       "The number of labels to pop from the incoming
        packet.  Normally only the top label is popped from
        the packet and used for all switching decisions for
        that packet.  This is indicated by setting this
        object to the default value of 1. If an LSR supports
        popping of more than one label, this object MUST
        be set to that number. This object cannot be modified
        if mplsInSegmentRowStatus is active(1)."
   DEFVAL        { 1 }
   ::=3D { mplsInSegmentEntry 5 } 2 - Where can I get it at MPLS for =
Linux?

[root@MPLSEDGE20~]# mpls ilm show
ILM entry label gen 200 labelspace 0 proto ipv4
pop pop pop peek (909056 bytes, 14204 pkts, 0 dropped)
This means that for this entry you must have:

mplsInSegmentNPop =3D 3 (since you have "pop pop pop")

3 - How was it implemented at the C code?. Please open =
"mplsInSegmentTable.c"  and "mpls.c". All tables at our SNMP agent are C =
linked lists. You must add and delete entries (rows) on those linked =
lists in order to reflect the router status as the MIB says.

3.1 - The mplsInSegmentTable

        We must have two linked lists with the object values of this =
table, in order we can keep information about entries in SNMP state "Not =
in Service" or "Not Ready" and to compare this SNMP table with the =
current state of the router, so it is possible to detect external =
changes (made by console commands, for example) and change the MIB table =
information as needed to reflect it.

3.1.1 - First list

        The first list is an HISTORIC table, that keeps entries with =
SNMP row state RS_ACTIVE, RS_NOTINSERVICE and RS_NOTREADY. We can use =
this list to find one object by means of its indexes and directly feed =
other SNMP tables with it=B4s value.

        It is a C "linked list" with a head pointing to the first =
element of the list. There are some help functions to work with linked =
lists, to create, insert and remove entries from this linked list, based =
on the indexes of the object (insert_index, remove_index, find_index). =
You will find those aux functions at "mplsAux.c".=20

         At "mpls.c" it is defined a pointer (head) of this linked list:

struct head_lst * mplsInIndexList=3DNULL;

        And then the list is created  with a call to the function =
new_lst:

mplsInIndexList =3D new_lst();

Understanding: The mplsInIndexList->begin is a pointer to the first =
entry of the linked list. Each entry of the list is a "struct ndx_lst" =
(see "mplsAux.h"), and this entry has a pointer to the next entry (row), =
and so on... (got it?).

The elements and structure of this linked list are mapped to the rows of =
the MIB table. Each entry in the list pointed by mplsInIndexList is a =
row of the MIB table. So, we can do, just for an example:

ptr =3D mplsInIndexList->begin;

....

vars_tmp2 =3D SNMP_MALLOC_TYPEDEF(struct mplsInSegmentTable_entry); // =
we will see this table explanation in the next topic

......

vars_tmp2->mplsInSegmentNPop =3D ptr->pushpop;

.....

3.1.2 Second list: the NET SNMP agent table

        This table is the table used by the NET SNMP agent to respond to =
GET and SET commands. This is the linked list where the NET SNMP agent =
will look for information to answer for GET and SET SNMP commands. This =
linked list codification is created using the "mib2c" program from =
net-snmp. Please, see:  =
http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/tutorial/tutorial-5/toolkit/mib_module/in=
dex.html. I used the mib2c.iterate.conf template, but with some =
modification. When you use this template, you will create an struct =
similar to this:

    /*
     * Typical data structure for a row entry=20
     */
struct mplsInSegmentTable_entry {
    /*
     * Index values=20
     */
    u_long   mplsInSegmentIndex;

    /*
     * Column values=20
     */
    long     mplsInSegmentInterface;
    u_long          mplsInSegmentLabel;
    oid             mplsInSegmentLabelPtr;
    long            mplsInSegmentNPop;
    long            mplsInSegmentAddrFamily;
    u_long        mplsInSegmentXCIndex;
    long            mplsInSegmentOwner;
    oid             mplsInSegmentTrafficParamPtr;
    int             mplsInSegmentRowStatus;
    int             mplsInSegmentStorageType;

    /*
     * Illustrate using a simple linked list=20
     */
    struct mplsInSegmentTable_entry *next;
};

struct mplsInSegmentTable_entry *mplsInSegmentTable_head;

For this mpls-agent, I chose not to keep the information at this table. =
Whenever we have a new GET or SET command, I reset this list and create =
a new one, using information from the router and information from the =
first list, that keeps RS_NOTINSERVICE and RS_NOTREADY status. I mean, =
my work table (list) is the first one, because I found up it was easier =
to control.=20

Just one warning about the mib2c.iterate.conf template. It is just a =
template, it has errors, you should correct them and modify it for your =
use.

3.2 How to fill the linked lists (tables)

The "mpls.c" calls a function "init_mplsInSegmentTable()" to register =
this sub-agent to the NET-SNMP main agent. If you give a look at the =
"init_mplsInSegmentTable()" (see "mplsInSegmentTable.c") You will see:

//Local cache

    netsnmp_inject_handler( reg,
      netsnmp_get_cache_handler(MIB_STATS_CACHE_TIMEOUT,
      mplsInSegmentTable_load, mplsInSegmentTable_free,
      mplsInSegmentTable_oid, OID_LENGTH(mplsInSegmentTable_oid)));
=20
    mplsInSegmentTable_head =3D mplsInSegmentTable_fill(); //First =
initialization

This handler says how the sub-agent must fill the table when it receives =
a GET or SET, after a timeout. It must call the mplsInSegmentTable_load =
function.

The mplsInSegmentTable_load is:

int
mplsInSegmentTable_load(netsnmp_cache *cache, void *vmagic)
{
 =20
    mplsInSegmentTable_head =3D mplsInSegmentTable_fill();
    DEBUGMSGTL(("LOAD", "Loaded mplsInSegmentTable\n"));
    return 0;
}

Gotcha! the function that reads the current status of the router is =
mplsInSegmentTable_fill(). Let=B4s see how it works:

3.2.1 - Gathering the router information

Here one can choose use the RT-NETLINK protocol or use the mpls command =
output. With RT-NETLINK protocol, you get the information directly from =
the kernel, in the same way that the "mpls ilm show" command does. To do =
it, you must know how and where the internal structures of the MPLS for =
Linux are. And you must to pray that this will not change from one =
version to other (as it occurred from 1.946 to 1.950). If you want to =
try, hack the:

linux-kernel.diff=20
iproute2.diff

from MPLS for Linux. At iproute2.diff for example, the function =
"print_ilm" will show how to use NETLINK to catch the internal ILM table =
information, the same way as the "mpls" command does.

Since the version 1.946 was the first to use the NETLINK, I thinked that =
it would be easier and safe NOT to use the NETLINK protocol.
=20
To use the "mpls" output, you must parse the output. This way (at =
mplsInSegmentTable_fill(); ) :

 DEBUGMSGTL(("LOAD", "IN: get ILM entries \n "));
  system(">/tmp/mpls.ilm");
  system("mpls ilm show >> /tmp/mpls.ilm");
       =20
  fd =3D fopen("/tmp/mpls.ilm","rb");

...

  while ((fgets(line,256,fd)) !=3DNULL)
  {
    if ((cmd=3Dstrstr (line,"ILM"))!=3DNULL)
    {
       sscanf(cmd,"ILM entry label %*s %lu %*s %lu proto =
%s",&label,&labelspace,proto);
 =20
....

// Here we count the number of POPs:

    if (((cmd=3Dstrstr (line,"pop"))!=3DNULL) && (ifindex!=3D-1)){
     i=3D0;
   while (cmd !=3D NULL) {
    strncpy(cmd,"cmd",3);
    cmd=3Dstrstr(line,"pop");
    i++;
   }

   vars_tmp2->mplsInSegmentNPop =3D i;=20
   newnode->pushpop =3D vars_tmp2->mplsInSegmentNPop;

// Insert the new row at the work table (list)
   newnode->valid=3D1;
   insert_index(newnode,mplsInIndexList);
  =20
//Insert the new row at the NET-SNMP list
   vars_tmp2->next =3D vars_tmp;
   vars_tmp =3D vars_tmp2;

// Load the RS_NOTINSERVICE and RS_NOTREADY from the work table to the =
NET-SNMP table
// As this information will not come from the router (is not active)
// We keep it at our work table.

 DEBUGMSGTL(("LOAD", "IN: Clean up list of indexes\n "));
 cleanup_lst(mplsInIndexList);
 DEBUGMSGTL(("LOAD", "IN: Clean up done\n "));

 DEBUGMSGTL(("LOAD", "IN: Loading RS_NOTINSERVICE and RS_NOTREADY =
entries\n "));
     ptr =3D mplsInIndexList->begin;
 if (ptr !=3D NULL) do {=20
  aux=3Dptr->next;
         if ((ptr->RowStatus =3D=3D RS_NOTINSERVICE) || (ptr->RowStatus =
=3D=3D RS_NOTREADY)){
//         if (ptr->RowStatus =3D=3D RS_NOTINSERVICE){

    vars_tmp2 =3D SNMP_MALLOC_TYPEDEF(struct mplsInSegmentTable_entry);

   vars_tmp2->mplsInSegmentIndex =3D ptr->index;
   vars_tmp2->mplsInSegmentInterface =3D ptr->interface;
   vars_tmp2->mplsInSegmentLabel =3D ptr->label;
   vars_tmp2->mplsInSegmentNPop =3D ptr->pushpop;
   vars_tmp2->mplsInSegmentXCIndex =3D ptr->xc;
   vars_tmp2->mplsInSegmentOwner =3D ptr->owner;=20
   vars_tmp2->mplsInSegmentAddrFamily =3D ptr->family;// XXX TODO IPv6 =
support
   vars_tmp2->mplsInSegmentRowStatus =3D ptr->RowStatus;
   vars_tmp2->mplsInSegmentStorageType=3D 2 ;

    vars_tmp2->next =3D vars_tmp;
   vars_tmp =3D vars_tmp2;
  }
  ptr=3Daux;
 } while (ptr !=3DNULL);
=20

 DEBUGMSGTL(("LOAD", "IN: Load Done!\n "));
 return vars_tmp;
}

And that=B4s all. The NET-SNMP table is filled and ready to answer for =
the GET commands. This is done at the mplsInSegmentTable_handler(); =
function. Give a look there, it is not complicate to understand.

Hope this can help you to start your work. The SET commands are all =
worked at mplsInSegmentTable_handler(); To understand how it works, read =
the tutorial at:
 =
http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/tutorial/tutorial-5/toolkit/mib_module/in=
dex.html

The SET is:

1 - Receive the command=20
2 - Validate it ("case MODE_SET_RESERVE1:" and "case =
MODE_SET_RESERVE2:")
3 - If it is OK, act ("case MODE_SET_ACTION:")

Good luck, tell me your progress!

Josdeyvi

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