linux-kernel - [066/151] mac80211: Revert Use correct sign for mesh active path refresh

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Date:	Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:56:03 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Javier Cardona <javier@...ybit.com>,
	Andrey Yurovsky <andrey@...ybit.com>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: [066/151] mac80211: Revert Use correct sign for mesh active path refresh

2.6.32-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

------------------

From: Javier Cardona <javier@...ybit.com>

commit 7b324d28a94dac5a451e8cba66e8d324601e5b9a upstream.

The patch ("mac80211: Use correct sign for mesh active path
refresh.") was actually a bug.  Reverted it and improved the
explanation of how mesh path refresh works.

Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona <javier@...ybit.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrey Yurovsky <andrey@...ybit.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 net/mac80211/mesh.h      |    5 +++--
 net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
@@ -186,8 +186,9 @@ struct mesh_rmc {
  */
 #define MESH_PREQ_MIN_INT	10
 #define MESH_DIAM_TRAVERSAL_TIME 50
-/* Paths will be refreshed if they are closer than PATH_REFRESH_TIME to their
- * expiration
+/* A path will be refreshed if it is used PATH_REFRESH_TIME milliseconds before
+ * timing out.  This way it will remain ACTIVE and no data frames will be
+ * unnecesarily held in the pending queue.
  */
 #define MESH_PATH_REFRESH_TIME			1000
 #define MESH_MIN_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT (2 * MESH_DIAM_TRAVERSAL_TIME)
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ int mesh_nexthop_lookup(struct sk_buff *
 	}
 
 	if (mpath->flags & MESH_PATH_ACTIVE) {
-		if (time_after(jiffies, mpath->exp_time +
+		if (time_after(jiffies, mpath->exp_time -
 			msecs_to_jiffies(sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.path_refresh_time))
 				&& !memcmp(sdata->dev->dev_addr, hdr->addr4,
 					   ETH_ALEN)


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