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Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 5/4] batman-adv: Make hop_penalty
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On Wednesday 13 October 2010 13:33:09 Linus L=C3=BCssing wrote:
> Exposing the hop_penalty is especially useful for the stated scenario: A
> static node can keep the default originator interval, a mobile node can
> select a quicker one resulting in faster route updates towards this
> mobile node. Additionally, such a mobile node could select a higher hop
> penalty (or even set it to 255 to disable acting as a router for other
> nodes) to make it less desirable, letting other nodes avoid selecting
> this mobile node as a router.

Applied in revision 1843.

Thanks,
Marek