Re: [PATCH BlueZ 0/2] mesh: Implement org.bluez.mesh.Node1 properties

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Brian, Inga,

On 08/27, Gix, Brian wrote:
> > The address part is useful when application would like to talk to its
> > own node's Config or Health Server.
> > (...)
> I think I am OK with this...   It is hard to make the argument that
> this would be an information leak when the information has been
> revealed before. And certain nodes (if they are authorized) need to be
> able to talk to their own config servers.

Ack.

> > As for sequence number part (...) I would like to make it writable
> > (increment-only) to enable address reuse, but as this stage I'm
> > still looking for a way to implement this without causing a race
> > condition, so I left it readonly for now.
> 
> This is where I start to see actual danger, and difficulty when
> considering the NVM system is "pre-reserving" sequence numbers to
> prevent NVM thrashing during heavy use. In the spirit of keeping an
> API as small as possible, giving applications the ability to adjust
> the SeqNum (even in the legal direction) should have a rock solid
> justification.

Ok, fair enough. I'm gonna drop this property in v2.

regards
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Michał Lowas-Rzechonek <michal.lowas-rzechonek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Silvair http://silvair.com
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