Re: [PATCH 15/15] mka: do not update potential peer liveness timer

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On Fri, Mar 02, 2018 at 03:11:03PM -0500, msiedzik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> To prevent a remote peer from getting stuck in a perpetual 'potential
> peer' state, only update the peer liveness timer 'peer->expire' for live
> peers and not for potential peers.
> 
> Per IEEE802.1X-2010 9.4.3 Determining liveness, potential peers need to
> show liveness by including our MI/MN in their transmitted MKPDU (within
> potential or live parameter sets).
> 
> When a potential peer does include our MI/MN in an MKPDU, we respond by
> moving the peer from 'potential_peers' to 'live_peers'.
> 
> If a potential peer does not include our MI/MN in an MKPDU within
> MKPDU_LIFE_TIME, then let the peer expire to facilitate getting back in
> sync with the remote peer.

Thanks, applied.

-- 
Jouni Malinen                                            PGP id EFC895FA

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