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Diffstat (limited to 'net/tipc')
| -rw-r--r-- | net/tipc/bcast.c | 24 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c index 411c54b152f0..7abdca0de281 100644 --- a/net/tipc/bcast.c +++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c @@ -535,10 +535,11 @@ u32 tipc_bclink_acks_missing(struct tipc_node *n_ptr) /** * tipc_bcbearer_send - send a packet through the broadcast pseudo-bearer * - * Send through as many bearers as necessary to reach all nodes - * that support TIPC multicasting. + * Send packet over as many bearers as necessary to reach all nodes + * that have joined the broadcast link. * - * Returns 0 if packet sent successfully, non-zero if not + * Returns 0 (packet sent successfully) under all circumstances, + * since the broadcast link's pseudo-bearer never blocks */ static int tipc_bcbearer_send(struct sk_buff *buf, @@ -547,7 +548,12 @@ static int tipc_bcbearer_send(struct sk_buff *buf, { int bp_index; - /* Prepare buffer for broadcasting (if first time trying to send it) */ + /* + * Prepare broadcast link message for reliable transmission, + * if first time trying to send it; + * preparation is skipped for broadcast link protocol messages + * since they are sent in an unreliable manner and don't need it + */ if (likely(!msg_non_seq(buf_msg(buf)))) { struct tipc_msg *msg; @@ -596,18 +602,12 @@ static int tipc_bcbearer_send(struct sk_buff *buf, } if (bcbearer->remains_new.count == 0) - return 0; + break; /* all targets reached */ bcbearer->remains = bcbearer->remains_new; } - /* - * Unable to reach all targets (indicate success, since currently - * there isn't code in place to properly block & unblock the - * pseudo-bearer used by the broadcast link) - */ - - return TIPC_OK; + return 0; } /** |