[Twisted-Python] mktap dns is broken if you switch subnets

[Jp Calderone]

On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 07:01:59PM +0300, Tommi Virtanen wrote:
> 	Hi. Lately, I've been playing with using "mktap dns" as a
> 	resolver for my laptop. Except, it's making me angry.
> 
> 	It doesn't reload resolv.conf. My resolv.conf nameserver list
> 	is changed by DHCP about twice per day, atleast.
> 

  The "usability" of t.names could be a bit better, I agree.

> 	In fact, it even loads the resolv.conf only in __init__, so
> 	the list gets stored in the tap file. I need to mktap, tap2deb
> 	and dpkg -i whenever I switch subnets!
> 
> 	Here's a quick-and-stupid patch that makes it reload
> 	resolv.conf regularly, currently made to reread it every
> 	minute. This is "close enough". Actually, I want to make
> 	it get a notification from somewhere..

  It would be great if Twisted could speak FAM.  I looked briefly at
integrating the python wrapper, but didn't have time to go very in-depth. 

> 
> 	I definitely want this implemented. Please tell what direction
> 	should I go with the patch, and what do you think is missing
> 	from "production quality"?

  It basically looks good.  One thing I'd like done differently is to have
parseConfig() called at a different time.  Possibly calling it as a result
of connectionMade() further increases an already large latency on queries. 
If this were done in a callLater() loop, this would keep the parsing
overhead out of the path of actual queries the client performs.

  As a short term solution, I think this is reasonable (but the point is
moot if we wrap and use libfam).  How's it sound to you?

> [snip patch]

  Jp

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