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Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH] batman-adv: make broadcast seqno
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On Monday 24 January 2011 15:12:01 Marek Lindner wrote:
> Batman-adv could receive several payload broadcasts at the same time
> that would trigger access to the broadcast seqno sliding window to
> determine whether this is a new broadcast or not. If these incoming
> broadcasts are accessing the sliding window simultaneously it could
> be left in an inconsistent state. Therefore it is necessary to make
> sure this access is atomic.

Applied in revision 1913.

Regards,
Marek