Add random number

[Darren O'Connor]

Isn't this a problem for multipath/add path to fix?

On Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 08:43 Max Tulyev <maxtul at netassist.ua> wrote:

> Yes, that's correct. I have same routes come from different routers, and I
> want to spread the traffic between them, but if one router fails - keep it
> working using anothers.
>
> Okay, is it possible to get the variable as the result of the shell
> script? Like
>
> localpref = `cat prefpeer`
>
> On Sun, 11 Feb 2024 18:04:18 +0800
> Brandon Zhi <Brandon at huize.asia> wrote:
>
> > I think the only usage for random number is for loading balance.
> >
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> > Maria Matejka via Bird-users <bird-users at network.cz>于2024年2月11日
> 周日06:03写道：
> >
> > > Hello!
> > >
> > > No, it's not possible and it makes the filters non-deterministic which
> > > would break a critical invariant in BIRD's internal algorithms.
> > >
> > > If you better clarify what you are trying to achieve, we may find
> another
> > > way for you to do it, or at least convert it to a viable feature
> request.
> > >
> > > Thank you for your understanding
> > > Maria
> > > On 2024-02-10 20:56, Max Tulyev wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > is it possible to add a random number to some variable in the filter?
> > >
> > > For example, like this:
> > >
> > > filter myfilter
> > > {
> > >     if net ~ 192.168.11.0/24 then preference = preference +
> random(10);
> > >
> > > ...
> > >
> > > --
> > > Maria Matejka (she/her) | BIRD Team Leader | CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o.
> > >
> > >
>
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