Hi Paul,

Thanks for the review and comments. Version -07 has been uploaded to
address your comments. Detailed answers below.

Thanks,
Yingzhen

On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 10:51 AM Paul Kyzivat <pkyzi...@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

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> Document: draft-ietf-mpls-msd-yang-05
> Reviewer: Paul Kyzivat
> Review Date: 2024-05-27
> IETF LC End Date: 2024-06-04
> IESG Telechat date: ?
>
> Summary:
>
> This draft is on the right track but has open issues, described in the
> review.
>
> Disclaimer:
>
> This reviewer is "YANG challenged". Hence I have not verified the syntax
> or semantics of the YANG content. I trust there has been or will be a
> separate review by a YANG expert.
>
> ISSUES: 3
> NITS: 1
>
> 1) ISSUE - General
>
> I find the language in this document to be extremely difficult to
> follow. (For instance, see the confusing language cited in the next
> issue.) The main problem is that it is formally referencing and defining
> terms/entities named using sequences of words and acronyms including
> spaces. (This includes YANG entities, IANA registry table names, and the
> names of entries in IANA registries.)
>
> These terms are used in descriptions with nothing to distinguish them
> from the surrounding text. Hence it becomes a struggle to parse the
> text. I strongly recommend revising the document to syntactically set
> off the formal names of the entities being defined and referenced from
> the surrounding text. For instance: 'IGP MSD-Types'
>
> [Yingzhen]: Please see the answer to issue #2.


> 2) ISSUE - Confusing language in Section 1
>
> I can't parse: "... defines the identities for Maximum SID Depth (MSD)
> Types as the IANA the IGP MSD-Types registry."
>
> I still can't follow it even if I make the change I requested above:
>
> "... defines the identities for Maximum SID Depth (MSD) Types as the
> IANA the 'IGP MSD-Types' registry."
>
> . I *think* you might mean:
>
> "... defines the identities for 'Maximum SID Depth (MSD)' Types in the
> IANA 'IGP MSD-Types' registry." But I am far from certain of this.
>
> [Yingzhen]: The first paragraph of section 2.1 has been written and added
information about the IANA registry. Hope it's clear now. If more
clarification is needed, please kindly let us know.


> 3) ISSUE - Possible missing IANA action
>
> Section 4 defines a YANG module named 'iana-msd-types'. I *think* there
> is an intent to add this as a new entry in the IANA registry 'IGP
> MSD-Types'. But I don't find anything that does this. (I would expect
> something more in IANA Considerations.)
>
> [Yingzhen]: No, the YANG Model types represent the existing IANA registry
without modifying it.

4) NIT
>
> The document heading shows "Workgroup: Internet" but shouldn't it be the
> MPLS WG?
>
> [Yingzhen]: fixed.
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