[Click] new click element - assert error

[Eddie Kohler]

Click does not support runtime changes to number of ports.

You want to use hotswapping to install a new configuration.

Eddie


On 08/19/2010 07:31 PM, Bhushan Chaudhari wrote:
> hi guys,
>
> I am a newbie in the "click" world. I am trying to add new ports to
> etherswitch element  using a write handler . The problem is if the number of
> ports provided during the runtime are different from the number of ports i
> have declared in the script , then  the assertion on line 561 of element.hh
> fails.
>
>
> I am not able to figure out how can iu  get rid of this error .
>
>
> Any inputs are welcome.
>
>
> this piece of code is one of cases in thw write handler
>
>
>   case 4: { // changing no of i/p o/p ports using handlers
>              /// we need to access int nports[]
>
>             String temp2 = s;
>             int no_of_ports = atoi(temp2.c_str());
>
>          e->_nports[1] = no_of_ports;                /// nports 0 is number
> of output ports , nport 1 is number of input ports . for the ether switch
> the //////////number of ip , op ports hv to be same
>            e->_nports[0] = no_of_ports;
>
>
>               }
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