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Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH] batman-adv: postpone OGM preparation to
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On Saturday, December 15, 2012 03:29:04 Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> OGMs are currently prepared 1 originator interval in advance
> then the time they are used to be sent. This means that once
> in the air they carry old information (like TT announcements
> and possibly other flags).
> 
> To fix this, postpone the OGM creation to the same time of
> sending, in this way the OGM is first created and then
> immediately sent.
> 
> This patch also removes a "magic" -2 operation that was
> introduced in the past to address the fact that batman-adv
> was sending "delayed OGM" plus the fact that the OGM seqno
> was increased right after having sent a new packet. Since
> this change is removing both the behaviours, the "magic"
> operation is not needed anymore.

Where is the kernel doc ?  :)

Cheers,
Marek