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Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 2/2] batman-adv: layer2 unicast packet
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Hi Antonio,
thanks for the question. The timeout came up to my mind just in that moment.
I don't know if 5000/10000 be a better value, has somebody else an opinion
regarding that matter ?

regards,
Andreas

> Hi all, Hi Andreas,
> 
> > +#define FRAG_TIMEOUT 60000     /* purge frag list entrys after time in
> > ms */
> 
> Why did you choose a so large timeout? Is there a particular reason for
> that?
> 
> I think that in 60 seconds an host could receive a very large amount of
> "orphan" packets in case of a bad link causing memory problems.
> 
> Could 5000/10000 be a better value?
> 
> Regards,
> 
>