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authorTuong Lien <tuong.t.lien@dektech.com.au>2020-09-18 03:17:26 +0200
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2020-09-18 22:58:37 +0200
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tipc: optimize key switching time and logic
We reduce the lasting time for a pending TX key to be active as well as for a passive RX key to be freed which generally helps speed up the key switching. It is not expected to be too fast but should not be too slow either. Also the key handling logic is simplified that a pending RX key will be removed automatically if it is found not working after a number of times; the probing for a pending TX key is now carried on a specific message user ('LINK_PROTOCOL' or 'LINK_CONFIG') which is more efficient than using a timer on broadcast messages, the timer is reserved for use later as needed. The kernel logs or 'pr***()' are now made as clear as possible to user. Some prints are added, removed or changed to the debug-level. The 'TIPC_CRYPTO_DEBUG' definition is removed, and the 'pr_debug()' is used instead which will be much helpful in runtime. Besides we also optimize the code in some other places as a preparation for later commits. v2: silent more kernel logs, also use 'info->extack' for a message emitted due to netlink operations instead (- David's comments). Acked-by: Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Tuong Lien <tuong.t.lien@dektech.com.au> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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