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 ## Reconsiling
 
 The second important task of this utility is to take the wellformed (validated) configuration and
-apply it to the VPP dataplane. The overall flow is this:
+apply it to the VPP dataplane. The overall flow consists of three phases:
 
 1. Prune phase (things in VPP that are not in the config), the order is:
-   1.  Retrieve all LCP interfaces from VPP
-       *   Starting with QinQ/QinAD, then Dot1Q/Dot1AD, then (BondEthernets, Tunnels, PHYs)
-           *   Remove those that do not exist in the config
-           *   Remove those that do exist in the config but are on a different phy
-           *   Remove those that do exist in the config but have a different encapsulation
-   1.  Retrieve all Loopbacks and BVIs from VPP
-       *   Remove those that do not exist in the config
-       *   Remove all IP addresses that are not in the config
-   1.  Retrieve all Bridge Domains from VPP
-       *   Remove those that do not exist in the config
-       *   Remove all IP addresses that are not in the config
-       *   Remove all member interfaces that are not in the config, return them to L3 mode
-       *   Remove tag-rewrite options on member interfaces if they have encapsulation
-   1.  For L2 Cross Connects from VPP
-       *   For interfaces that do not exist in the config (either as source or target):
-           *   Return the interface to L3 mode
-           *   Remove tag-rewrite options on if it has encapsulation
-   1.  Retrieve all BondEthernets from VPP
-       *   Remove those that do not exist in the config
-       *   Remove all member interfaces that are not in the config, return them to L3 mode
-       *   Remove all IP addresses that are not in the config
-   1.  Retrieve all Tunnels from VPP
-       *   Remove those that do not exist in the config
-       *   Remove all IP addresses that are not in the config
-   1.  Retrieve all interfaces from VPP
-       *   Starting with QinQ/QinAD, then Dot1Q/Dot1AD, then (BondEthernets, Tunnels):
-           *   Remove those that do not exist in the config
-           *   Remove those that do exist in the config but have a different encapsulation
-           *   Remove all IP addresses that are not in the config
-       *  And finally, for each PHY:
-           *   Remove all IP addresses that are not in the config
-           *   If not in the config, return to default (L3 mode, MTU 9000, admin-state down)
 1. Create phase (things in the config that are not in VPP), the order is:
-   1.  Loopbacks and BVIs
-   1.  Bridge Domains
-   1.  BondEthernets
-   1.  Tunnels
-   1.  Dot1Q and Dot1AD sub-interfaces
-   1.  Qin1Q and Qin1AD sub-interfaces
-   1.  LCP pairs
 1. Sync phase, for each interface in the configuration
-   1.  For BondEthernets:
-       *   Set MTU of member interfaces
-       *   Add them as slaves, lexicographically sorted by name
-       *   Set their admin-state up
-       *   Ensure LCP has the same MAC as the BondEthernet
-   1.  For Bridge Domains:
-       *   Set the MTU of the member interface (including BVI)
-       *   Add the members (including the BVI)
-       *   Set tag-rewrite options if any of the interfaces have encapsulation
-   1.  For L2 Cross Connects, if applicable:
-       *   Set the MTU of the two interfaces
-       *   Set the L2XC option on both
-       *   Set tag-rewrite options if any of the interfaces have encapsulation
-   1.  Decrease MTU for QinQ/QinAD, then Dot1Q/Dot1AD, then (BondEthernets, Tunnels, PHYs)
-   1.  Raise MTU for (PHYs, Tunnels, BondEthernets), then Dot1Q/Dot1AD, then QinQ/QinAD
-   1.  Add IPv4/IPv6 addresses
-   1.  Set admin state up
+
+When removing things, care has to be taken to remove inner-most objects first. For example,
+QinQ/QinAD sub-interfaces should be removed before before their intermediary Dot1Q/Dot1AD. Another
+example, MTU of parents should raise before their children, while children should shrink before their
+parent. Order matters, so first the tool will ensure all items do not have config which they should
+not, then it will ensure that all items that are not yet present, get created in the right order,
+and finally for all interfaces, they are synchronized with the configuratino (IP addresses, MTU etc).
+
+
+### Pruning
+
+1.  Retrieve all LCP interfaces from VPP
+    *   Starting with QinQ/QinAD, then Dot1Q/Dot1AD, then (BondEthernets, Tunnels, PHYs)
+        *   Remove those that do not exist in the config
+        *   Remove those that do exist in the config but are on a different phy
+        *   Remove those that do exist in the config but have a different encapsulation
+1.  Retrieve all Loopbacks and BVIs from VPP
+    *   Remove those that do not exist in the config
+    *   Remove all IP addresses that are not in the config
+1.  Retrieve all Bridge Domains from VPP
+    *   Remove those that do not exist in the config
+    *   Remove all IP addresses that are not in the config
+    *   Remove all member interfaces that are not in the config, return them to L3 mode
+    *   Remove tag-rewrite options on member interfaces if they have encapsulation
+1.  For L2 Cross Connects from VPP
+    *   For interfaces that do not exist in the config (either as source or target):
+        *   Return the interface to L3 mode
+        *   Remove tag-rewrite options on if it has encapsulation
+1.  Retrieve all BondEthernets from VPP
+    *   Remove those that do not exist in the config
+    *   Remove all member interfaces that are not in the config, return them to L3 mode
+    *   Remove all IP addresses that are not in the config
+1.  Retrieve all Tunnels from VPP
+    *   Remove those that do not exist in the config
+    *   Remove all IP addresses that are not in the config
+1.  Retrieve all interfaces from VPP
+    *   Starting with QinQ/QinAD, then Dot1Q/Dot1AD, then (BondEthernets, Tunnels):
+        *   Remove those that do not exist in the config
+        *   Remove those that do exist in the config but have a different encapsulation
+        *   Remove all IP addresses that are not in the config
+    *  And finally, for each PHY:
+        *   Remove all IP addresses that are not in the config
+        *   If not in the config, return to default (L3 mode, MTU 9000, admin-state down)
+
+### Creating
+
+1.  Loopbacks and BVIs
+1.  Bridge Domains
+1.  BondEthernets
+1.  Tunnels
+1.  Dot1Q and Dot1AD sub-interfaces
+1.  Qin1Q and Qin1AD sub-interfaces
+1.  LCP pairs
+
+### Syncing
+
+1.  For BondEthernets:
+    *   Set MTU of member interfaces
+    *   Add them as slaves, lexicographically sorted by name
+    *   Set their admin-state up
+    *   Ensure LCP has the same MAC as the BondEthernet
+1.  For Bridge Domains:
+    *   Set the MTU of the member interface (including BVI)
+    *   Add the members (including the BVI)
+    *   Set tag-rewrite options if any of the interfaces have encapsulation
+1.  For L2 Cross Connects, if applicable:
+    *   Set the MTU of the two interfaces
+    *   Set the L2XC option on both
+    *   Set tag-rewrite options if any of the interfaces have encapsulation
+1.  Decrease MTU for QinQ/QinAD, then Dot1Q/Dot1AD, then (BondEthernets, Tunnels, PHYs)
+1.  Raise MTU for (PHYs, Tunnels, BondEthernets), then Dot1Q/Dot1AD, then QinQ/QinAD
+1.  Add IPv4/IPv6 addresses
+1.  Set admin state up