+ "OS", "Node", "Cluster", "FillDict"]
+
+def FillDict(defaults_dict, custom_dict):
+ """Basic function to apply settings on top a default dict.
+
+ @type defaults_dict: dict
+ @param defaults_dict: dictionary holding the default values
+ @type custom_dict: dict
+ @param custom_dict: dictionary holding customized value
+ @rtype: dict
+ @return: dict with the 'full' values
+
+ """
+ ret_dict = copy.deepcopy(defaults_dict)
+ ret_dict.update(custom_dict)
+ return ret_dict
+
+
+def UpgradeGroupedParams(target, defaults):
+ """Update all groups for the target parameter.
+
+ @type target: dict of dicts
+ @param target: {group: {parameter: value}}
+ @type defaults: dict
+ @param defaults: default parameter values
+
+ """
+ if target is None:
+ target = {constants.PP_DEFAULT: defaults}
+ else:
+ for group in target:
+ target[group] = FillDict(defaults, target[group])
+ return target