Some thoughts on 240/4

Fri Oct 19 17:12:39 UTC 2007

Valdis,
> More code, more regression testing, same number of programmers.  Do the math.
>
> Take it as a given that it *will* slip the schedule some amount, because
> the resources for a 240/4 feature will have to come from somewhere.  So
> how much slippage are you willing to accept?
>   

Let's not go too far here.  As Vince pointed out, the work required is
fairly minimal.  It's not nothing.  Particularly in IOS we do a parser
check for Bogons, and this is done in other platforms as well.  But
still- the code involved is typically removing an entry from one or
several tables.  Regression will vary by platform, but that usually
isn't done on a feature by feature case, and so the costs are not linear
as you suggest.

Eliot