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Re: [PATCH] mac80211: mesh - don't special case routing to transmitter

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On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Yeoh Chun-Yeow <yeohchunyeow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Updating the path to the transmitter of a path message is optional
>> according to section 13.10.8.4 of the standard. Doing so can lead to
>> better performance since we can adjust the route to the transmitter based
>> on the freshest possible information. However it can also cause routing
>> loops with more than four or five nodes.
>
> Do you have the test scenario on how routing loops happen in this case?
>

Sorry, I don't see the "optional" work in section 13.10.8.4. Please
note that this maybe useful for most of the cases.

I would recommend to add nl80211 command for doing so. So, others
still can enjoy freshest possible information. What do you think?

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Chun-Yeow
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