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From: Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@yahoo.de>
To: The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking
	<b.a.t.m.a.n@lists.open-mesh.org>
Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 5/5] batman-adv: avoid temporary routing loops by being strict on forwarded OGMs
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:55:02 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201203121555.03282.lindner_marek@yahoo.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAG7VhQS9gJpSrpTL3K9w6K=tVo7fBm988SYA_io8YbNO9FYbeg@mail.gmail.com>

On Monday, March 12, 2012 15:49:26 Daniele Furlan wrote:
> > I don't quite understand what you are proposing. Are you saying removing
> > the averaging mechanism makes this patch obsolete and allows replacing
> > the TTL/TQ values as the code does now (without the patch) ?
> 
> No no this patch is good, the removing of TQ average can be a following
> step as now average is not forwarded anymore, but only used as a
> comparative value between path in another point of the source code.

This follow-up step needs a volunteer. It is a bigger operation to remove the 
averaging and ensure everything still works.  :-)

Do you mind explaining in simple words how the averaging could cause routing 
havoc together with the strict OGM forwarding patch ? I did not understand.
Or are you in favor of removing the averaging for style / performance reasons?

Cheers,
Marek


  reply	other threads:[~2012-03-12  7:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-03-10 22:17 [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 1/5] batman-adv: ignore protocol packets if the interface did not enable this protocol Marek Lindner
2012-03-10 22:17 ` [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 2/5] batman-adv: refactoring API: find generalized name for bat_ogm_update_mac callback Marek Lindner
2012-03-15  6:44   ` Marek Lindner
2012-03-10 22:17 ` [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 3/5] batman-adv: rename sysfs macros to reflect the soft-interface dependency Marek Lindner
2012-03-15  6:46   ` Marek Lindner
2012-03-10 22:17 ` [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 4/5] batman-adv: Adding hard_iface specific sysfs wrapper macros for UINT Marek Lindner
2012-03-15  6:48   ` Marek Lindner
2012-03-10 22:17 ` [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 5/5] batman-adv: avoid temporary routing loops by being strict on forwarded OGMs Marek Lindner
2012-03-11 21:50   ` Simon Wunderlich
2012-03-12  7:24     ` Daniele Furlan
2012-03-12  7:41       ` Marek Lindner
2012-03-12  7:49         ` Daniele Furlan
2012-03-12  7:55           ` Marek Lindner [this message]
2012-03-12  8:23             ` Daniele Furlan
2012-03-12  8:36               ` Marek Lindner
2012-03-15  6:50   ` Marek Lindner
2012-03-15  6:43 ` [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 1/5] batman-adv: ignore protocol packets if the interface did not enable this protocol Marek Lindner

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