On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 09:15:36PM +0100, Thomas Deutschmann wrote: > On 2021-11-11 11:59, Ulrich Mueller wrote: > > We could: > > > > - Open some part of the range between 500 and 1000. For example, > > 500..799, which would leave 200 IDs for dynamic allocation. > > > > - Open part of the range 60001..65533. Not sure if all software will be > > happy with that. > > > > - Admit that the concept of static allocation has failed, and return to > > dynamic allocation. > > Only the third option is really possible.
FWIW, I agree with this sentiment. 1/ Static allocation does not really solve a problem. Not really not nowadays 2/ We cant keep adding new IDs to a distribution as new software gets added - one side is unbounded. This is losing game. Switching back to dynamic allocation seems to be the best option. -- Eray
