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authorMatthias Schiffer <mschiffer@universe-factory.net>2013-03-09 23:14:23 +0100
committerAntonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>2013-05-29 02:44:53 +0200
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parentbatman-adv: split batadv_is_wifi_iface() into two functions (diff)
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batman-adv: send each broadcast only once on non-wireless interfaces
While it makes sense to send each broadcast thrice on 802.11 (WLAN) interfaces as broadcasts are often unreliable on these, there is no reason to do so on other interface types. The increased the overhead can be harmful on low-bandwidth links like VPN connections over slow internet lines, therefore it is better to reduce the number of broadcast packets sent on non-wireless links to one. Signed-off-by: Matthias Schiffer <mschiffer@universe-factory.net> Signed-off-by: Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@yahoo.de> Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>
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diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 59a0d6af15c8..ea1a3bafe9c3 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@
#define BATADV_LOG_BUF_LEN 8192 /* has to be a power of 2 */
+/* number of packets to send for broadcasts on different interface types */
+#define BATADV_NUM_BCASTS_DEFAULT 1
+#define BATADV_NUM_BCASTS_WIRELESS 3
+#define BATADV_NUM_BCASTS_MAX 3
+
/* msecs after which an ARP_REQUEST is sent in broadcast as fallback */
#define ARP_REQ_DELAY 250
/* numbers of originator to contact for any PUT/GET DHT operation */