batman-adv: request the full table if tt_crc doesn't match
authorAntonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>
Thu, 7 Jul 2011 12:24:34 +0000 (14:24 +0200)
committerMarek Lindner <lindner_marek@yahoo.de>
Thu, 7 Jul 2011 16:49:26 +0000 (18:49 +0200)
In case of tt_crc mismatching for a certain orig_node after applying the
changes, the node must request the full table immediately.

Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>
Signed-off-by: Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@yahoo.de>
net/batman-adv/routing.c

index 2cb98bed15862db6ab1e8f2632af1442e2736f1d..0f32c818874d33a884cb222f6ab8296702905ea5 100644 (file)
@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ static void update_transtable(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
                 * to recompute it to spot any possible inconsistency
                 * in the global table */
                orig_node->tt_crc = tt_global_crc(bat_priv, orig_node);
+
+               /* The ttvn alone is not enough to guarantee consistency
+                * because a single value could repesent different states
+                * (due to the wrap around). Thus a node has to check whether
+                * the resulting table (after applying the changes) is still
+                * consistent or not. E.g. a node could disconnect while its
+                * ttvn is X and reconnect on ttvn = X + TTVN_MAX: in this case
+                * checking the CRC value is mandatory to detect the
+                * inconsistency */
+               if (orig_node->tt_crc != tt_crc)
+                       goto request_table;
+
                /* Roaming phase is over: tables are in sync again. I can
                 * unset the flag */
                orig_node->tt_poss_change = false;