Generating traps in Multi-thread Sub-agent: proposed workaround

Hey,
 
Let me rephrase my last question:
Please read through, this might be interesting.
 
 
The scenario
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- In my subagent process the agent_check_and_process() is running within
a thread. (Linux thread)
- I'd like to able to generate traps within the sub-agent process. 
 
 
Questions 1
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Is there a multi-thread problem with using send_v2trap() in the main
process, while the agent_check_and_process() thread is running?
(I guess the answer is that there is a problem, because both threads
require the same socket for sending agentX PDUs.)
 
 
The problem
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I'd like to solve this without changing the Library function
agent_check_and_process().
How?
 
 
Proposed solution
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- Open a session over Unix Domain socket (so that the
agent_check_and_process() will listen on it)
- my main process will write the trap parameters to that socket.
- In the callback funciton of that session, instead of parsing an agentX
PDU,
  I'll read the parameters from the socket, and invoke send_v2Trap().
 
Questions:
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1) Can it be done that way?
2) Am I missing some details?
 
 
Any comment appreciated,
Erez.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Erez Makavy
Software Engineer
AVAYA Communication, ITC
Mail : <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
Tel:+972-3-6457562
 


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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Makavy,
Erez (Erez)
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 5:49 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Can't send trap from a running sub-agent.


I have a sub-agent running as a thread.
If I want to send a trap (using send_v2trap), I have to interupt the
sub-agents agent_check_and_process() in order to send the trap.
 
Is there some event mechanism in net-snmp to allow to interupt the
sub-agent?
 
Thanks,
erez.