--- mibII.c	Mon Aug  3 04:53:05 2009
+++ mibII-patched.c	Mon Aug  3 04:54:54 2009
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@
 /* HC update timer handle */
 static void *hc_update_timer;
 
+/* Idle poll timer */
+static void *mibII_poll_timer;
+
+/* XXX - FIXME! */
+static int mibII_poll_ticks = 10 * 100; /* poll every 10s */
+
+static void mibII_idle(void *arg __unused);
+
 /*****************************/
 
 static const struct asn_oid oid_ifMIB = OIDX_ifMIB;
@@ -408,6 +416,10 @@
 		return;
 	}
 	mibif_hc_update_interval = ticks;
+
+	if ((mibII_poll_timer = timer_start_repeat(mibII_poll_ticks, mibII_poll_ticks,
+	    mibII_idle, NULL, module)) == NULL)
+		syslog(LOG_ERR, "timer_start(%u): %m", mibII_poll_ticks);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1553,7 +1565,7 @@
  * Idle function
  */
 static void
-mibII_idle(void)
+mibII_idle(void *arg __unused)
 {
 	struct mibifa *ifa;
 
@@ -1651,6 +1663,11 @@
 static int
 mibII_fini(void)
 {
+	if (mibII_poll_timer != NULL ) {
+		timer_stop(mibII_poll_timer);
+		mibII_poll_timer = NULL;
+	}
+
 	if (route_fd != NULL)
 		fd_deselect(route_fd);
 	if (route != -1)
@@ -1690,7 +1707,7 @@
 	"This module implements the interface and ip groups.",
 	mibII_init,
 	mibII_fini,
-	mibII_idle,	/* idle */
+	NULL, /* mibII_idle,	*//* idle */
 	NULL,		/* dump */
 	NULL,		/* config */
 	mibII_start,