askrene: detect and cancel flow cycles #14
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Flow cycles can occur if we have zero arc costs.
The previous path construction from the flow in the network assumed the absence of
such cycles and would enter an infinite loop if it hit one.
With his patch we add cycle detection and removal during the path construction phase.
Reported-by: Rusty Russell rusty@rustcorp.com.au