Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [v3, 2/2] batman-adv: Use own timer for multicast TT and TVLV updates

[Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>]

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On Samstag, 6. August 2016 22:23:16 CEST Linus Lüssing wrote:
> Instead of latching onto the OGM period, this patch introduces a worker
> dedicated to multicast TT and TVLV updates.
> 
> The reasoning is, that upon roaming especially the translation table
> should be updated timely to minimize connectivity issues.
> 
> With BATMAN V, the idea is to greatly increase the OGM interval to
> reduce overhead. Unfortunately, right now this could lead to
> a bad user experience if multicast traffic is involved.
> 
> Therefore this patch introduces a fixed 500ms update interval for
> multicast TT entries and the multicast TVLV.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@c0d3.blue>
> Reviewed-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
> ---
> 
> Changes in v3:
> * added missing #includes
> * fixed parameter kerneldoc of batadv_mcast_mla_update()
> 
> Changes in v2:
> * updated kerneldoc regarding bat_priv->mcast.mla_list "locking"
> 
>  net/batman-adv/main.h              |  1 +
>  net/batman-adv/multicast.c         | 62
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- net/batman-adv/multicast.h         |
>  6 ----
>  net/batman-adv/translation-table.c |  4 ---
>  net/batman-adv/types.h             |  4 ++-
>  5 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)


Applied in 40b384052672ba06cd2a764e3d87f947d0fd6891 [1].

Kind regards,
        Sven

[1] https://git.open-mesh.org/batman-adv.git/commit/40b384052672ba06cd2a764e3d87f947d0fd6891

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