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tipc: add 128-bit node identifier

We add a 128-bit node identity, as an alternative to the currently used 32-bit node address. For the sake of compatibility and to minimize message header changes we retain the existing 32-bit address field. When not set explicitly by the user, this field will be filled with a hash value generated from the much longer node identity, and be used as a shorthand value for the latter. We permit either the address or the identity to be set by configuration, but not both, so when the address value is set by a legacy user the corresponding 128-bit node identity is generated based on the that value.

Jon Maloy committed 8 years ago

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include/uapi/linux/tipc_netlink.h+2−0
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ enum { · 168 unmodified lines
169169 TIPC_NLA_NET_UNSPEC,
170170 TIPC_NLA_NET_ID, /* u32 */
171171 TIPC_NLA_NET_ADDR, /* u32 */
172+ TIPC_NLA_NET_NODEID, /* u64 */
173+ TIPC_NLA_NET_NODEID_W1, /* u64 */
172174
173175 __TIPC_NLA_NET_MAX,
174176 TIPC_NLA_NET_MAX = __TIPC_NLA_NET_MAX - 1