New failure detection algorithm for ng_one2many.

[rik at cronyx.ru (Roman Kurakin)]

Evgeny Dolgopiat:

>I wrote new failure detection algorithm based on heartbeat signal for
>ng_one2many node. Features:
>
>- automatic detection of failures;
>- automatic detection of recoveries;
>- detection of point of failure (see diagnostics in man page);
>- configurable timing parameters of failure and recovery detection;
>- you can create your own heartbeat packet or use default;
>- you can set your rules for detecting that incoming packet is hearbeat  
>packet;
>- heartbeat algorithm can be used for different network layers (not only 
>ethernet layer).
>
Is it possible to turn it off so that it wouldn't work at all?

rik

>
>Patches for src and man page at 
>http://www.watson.org/~ilmar/download/ng_one2many.tgz
>These patches for CURRENT, but you can compile patched files in 5.3.
>
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