On Wednesday, August 03, 2011 18:50:18 Andrew Lunn wrote:
we discussed various options but at the end decided to move forward with the compile time option. Personally, I doubt many people will want the new routing algorithm until it has been stabilized (we will provide a 'default' option that enables B.A.T.M.A.N. IV).
So it is maybe not needed now, but once the code does start reaching stability, run time selection becomes more interesting.
Agreed.
Interoperability has many meanings. I've seen it mean the protocol does not actively destroy the operation of another protocol. I've seen this in powerline networks. Company X proprietary powerline protocol is interoperable with HomePlug in that it will not destroy the HomePlug network if run in parallel with it. It won't talk to it either...
There is no difference between compile time and run time option - both won't destroy the other.
By making it a runtime option, i don't need to recompile my kernel to swap from one to the other. I just need "batctl algo V" or "batctl algo IV". My kernel is interoperable, i just need to configure the mesh correctly for it to work.
What might also be interesting is batctl algo IV bat0 batctl algo V bat1 brctl addif br0 bat0 brctl addif br0 bat1
It won't give optimal routes, but it at least gets the two meshs talking to each other.
True. That is an interesting point you are making here.
However, we are planing on integrating an extensible header format which allows to add features that will be backward compatible.
Ah, good. Is there any documentation about this?
I'll post a follow-up once it is available.
Regards, Marek