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Thomas Graf wrote:

>Sounds reasonable for the sch_api.c and cls_api.c case but
>will get very nasty for act_api as you noted and any further sub
>layers that might be added in the future. (The classifier I'm
>working on is such a case.)
>
Can you please show an example of a case where this is needed ?
Just to help me understand.

Regards
Patrick