The pipe cleanup.

4 files changed, 40 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/nest/proto-hooks.c b/nest/proto-hooks.c
index 9af6ef5f..c30b1070 100644
--- a/nest/proto-hooks.c
+++ b/nest/proto-hooks.c
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ void ifa_notify(struct proto *p, unsigned flags, struct ifa *a)
  * rt_notify - notify instance about routing table change
  * @p: protocol instance
  * @net: a network entry
- * @new: new optimal route for the network
- * @old: old optimal route for the network
+ * @new: new route for the network
+ * @old: old route for the network
  * @attrs: extended attributes associated with the @new entry
  *
  * The rt_notify() hook is called to inform the protocol instance about
@@ -189,7 +189,16 @@ void ifa_notify(struct proto *p, unsigned flags, struct ifa *a)
  * extended attributes @attrs. Either @new or @old or both can be %NULL
  * if the corresponding route doesn't exist.
  *
- * FIXME documentation
+ * If the type of route announcement is RA_OPTIMAL, it is an
+ * announcement of optimal route change, @new stores the new optimal
+ * route and @old stores the old optimal route.
+ *
+ * If the type of route announcement is RA_ANY, it is an announcement
+ * of any route change, @new stores the new route and @old stores the
+ * old route from the same protocol.
+ *
+ * @p->accept_ra_types specifies which kind of route announcements
+ * protocol wants to receive.
  */
 void rt_notify(struct proto *p, net *net, rte *new, rte *old, ea_list *attrs)
 { DUMMY; }
diff --git a/nest/route.h b/nest/route.h
index e55ae1d1..1bd23a6b 100644
--- a/nest/route.h
+++ b/nest/route.h
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ static inline net *net_find(rtable *tab, ip_addr addr, unsigned len) { return (n
 static inline net *net_get(rtable *tab, ip_addr addr, unsigned len) { return (net *) fib_get(&tab->fib, &addr, len); }
 rte *rte_find(net *net, struct proto *p);
 rte *rte_get_temp(struct rta *);
-void rte_update(rtable *tab, net *net, struct proto *p, rte *new);
-void rte_update2(rtable *tab, net *net, struct proto *p, struct proto *src, rte *new);
+void rte_update(rtable *tab, net *net, struct proto *p, struct proto *src, rte *new);
 void rte_discard(rtable *tab, rte *old);
 void rte_dump(rte *);
 void rte_free(rte *);
diff --git a/nest/rt-dev.c b/nest/rt-dev.c
index 348bcc2e..b86015df 100644
--- a/nest/rt-dev.c
+++ b/nest/rt-dev.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dev_ifa_notify(struct proto *p, unsigned c, struct ifa *ad)
 	  DBG("dev_if_notify: device shutdown: prefix not found\n");
 	  return;
 	}
-      rte_update(p->table, n, p, NULL);
+      rte_update(p->table, n, p, p, NULL);
     }
   else if (c & IF_CHANGE_UP)
     {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dev_ifa_notify(struct proto *p, unsigned c, struct ifa *ad)
       e = rte_get_temp(a);
       e->net = n;
       e->pflags = 0;
-      rte_update(p->table, n, p, e);
+      rte_update(p->table, n, p, p, e);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/nest/rt-table.c b/nest/rt-table.c
index 176e2dee..235e534e 100644
--- a/nest/rt-table.c
+++ b/nest/rt-table.c
@@ -241,16 +241,24 @@ do_rte_announce(struct announce_hook *a, int type, net *net, rte *new, rte *old,
  * @tmpa: a list of temporary attributes belonging to the new route
  *
  * This function gets a routing table update and announces it
- * to all protocols connected to the same table by their announcement hooks.
+ * to all protocols that acccepts given type of route announcement
+ * and are connected to the same table by their announcement hooks.
  *
- * previous optimal route for the same network FIXME
+ * Route announcement of type RA_OPTIMAL si generated when optimal
+ * route (in routing table @tab) changes. In that case @old stores the
+ * old optimal route.
  *
- * For each such protocol, we first call its import_control() hook which
- * performs basic checks on the route (each protocol has a right to veto
- * or force accept of the route before any filter is asked) and adds default
- * values of attributes specific to the new protocol (metrics, tags etc.).
- * Then it consults the protocol's export filter and if it accepts the
- * route, the rt_notify() hook of the protocol gets called.
+ * Route announcement of type RA_ANY si generated when any route (in
+ * routing table @tab) changes In that case @old stores the old route
+ * from the same protocol.
+ *
+ * For each appropriate protocol, we first call its import_control()
+ * hook which performs basic checks on the route (each protocol has a
+ * right to veto or force accept of the route before any filter is
+ * asked) and adds default values of attributes specific to the new
+ * protocol (metrics, tags etc.).  Then it consults the protocol's
+ * export filter and if it accepts the route, the rt_notify() hook of
+ * the protocol gets called.
  */
 static void
 rte_announce(rtable *tab, int type, net *net, rte *new, rte *old, ea_list *tmpa)
@@ -455,6 +463,7 @@ rte_update_unlock(void)
  * @table: table to be updated
  * @net: network node
  * @p: protocol submitting the update
+ * @src: protocol originating the update
  * @new: a &rte representing the new route or %NULL for route removal.
  *
  * This function is called by the routing protocols whenever they discover
@@ -465,6 +474,12 @@ rte_update_unlock(void)
  * rta_clone()), call rte_get_temp() to obtain a temporary &rte, fill in all
  * the appropriate data and finally submit the new &rte by calling rte_update().
  *
+ * @src specifies the protocol that originally created the route and the meaning
+ * of protocol-dependent data of @new. If @new is not %NULL, @src have to be the
+ * same value as @new->attrs->proto. @p specifies the protocol that called
+ * rte_update(). In most cases it is the same protocol as @src. rte_update()
+ * stores @p in @new->sender;
+ *
  * When rte_update() gets any route, it automatically validates it (checks,
  * whether the network and next hop address are valid IP addresses and also
  * whether a normal routing protocol doesn't try to smuggle a host or link
@@ -474,7 +489,7 @@ rte_update_unlock(void)
  * stores the temporary attributes back to the &rte.
  *
  * Now, having a "public" version of the route, we
- * automatically find any old route defined by the protocol @p
+ * automatically find any old route defined by the protocol @src
  * for network @n, replace it by the new one (or removing it if @new is %NULL),
  * recalculate the optimal route for this destination and finally broadcast
  * the change (if any) to all routing protocols by calling rte_announce().
@@ -483,14 +498,9 @@ rte_update_unlock(void)
  * from a special linear pool @rte_update_pool and freed when rte_update()
  * finishes.
  */
-void
-rte_update(rtable *table, net *net, struct proto *p, rte *new)
-{
-  rte_update2(table, net, p, p, new);
-}
 
 void
-rte_update2(rtable *table, net *net, struct proto *p, struct proto *src, rte *new)
+rte_update(rtable *table, net *net, struct proto *p, struct proto *src, rte *new)
 {
   ea_list *tmpa = NULL;