[tipc-discussion] [PATCH net-next 3/3] tipc: send broadcast nack directly upon sequence gap detection

2016-08-16 Thread Jon Maloy
Because of the risk of an excessive number of NACK messages and retransissions, receivers have until now abstained from sending broadcast NACKS directly upon detection of a packet sequence number gap. We have instead relied on such gaps being detected by link protocol STATE message exchange, someth

[tipc-discussion] [PATCH net-next 3/3] tipc: send broadcast nack directly upon sequence gap detection

2016-09-01 Thread Jon Maloy
Because of the risk of an excessive number of NACK messages and retransissions, receivers have until now abstained from sending broadcast NACKS directly upon detection of a packet sequence number gap. We have instead relied on such gaps being detected by link protocol STATE message exchange, someth