pull in additional changes from 2.0 branch.

[monitor.git] / policy.py

diff --git a/policy.py b/policy.py
index 43b37ca..7ce85db 100755 (executable)
--- a/policy.py
+++ b/policy.py
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ def main(hostnames, sitenames):
                        changed_lessthan(nodehist.last_changed, 1.0) and \
                        found_within(recent_actions, 'down_notice', 7.0) and \
                        not found_within(recent_actions, 'online_notice', 0.5):
+                               # NOTE: chronicly flapping nodes will not get 'online' notices
+                               #               since, they are never up long enough to be 'good'.
                            # NOTE: searching for down_notice proves that the node has
                                #               gone through a 'down' state first, rather than just
                                #               flapping through: good, offline, online, ...