int lowpan_recon_start(struct ieee154_frame_addr *frame_addr,
                       struct lowpan_reconstruct *recon,
                       uint8_t *pkt, size_t len) {
  uint8_t *unpack_point, *unpack_end;
  struct packed_lowmsg msg;

  msg.data = pkt;
  msg.len  = len;
  msg.headers = getHeaderBitmap(&msg);
  if (msg.headers == LOWMSG_NALP) return -1;

  /* remove the 6lowpan headers from the payload */
  unpack_point = getLowpanPayload(&msg);
  len -= (unpack_point - pkt);

  /* set up the reconstruction, or just fill in the packet length */
  if (hasFrag1Header(&msg)) {
    getFragDgramTag(&msg, &recon->r_tag);
    getFragDgramSize(&msg, &recon->r_size);
  } else {
    recon->r_size = LIB6LOWPAN_MAX_LEN + LOWPAN_LINK_MTU;
  }
  recon->r_buf = malloc(recon->r_size);
  if (!recon->r_buf) return -2;
  memset(recon->r_buf, 0, recon->r_size);
  recon->r_app_len = NULL;

  if (*unpack_point == LOWPAN_IPV6_PATTERN) {
    /* uncompressed header... no need to un-hc */
    unpack_point++; len --;
    memcpy(recon->r_buf, unpack_point, len);
    unpack_end = recon->r_buf + len;
  } else {
    /* unpack the first fragment */
    unpack_end = lowpan_unpack_headers(recon, 
                                       frame_addr,
                                       unpack_point, len);
  }

  if (!unpack_end) {
    free(recon->r_buf);
    return -3;
  }

  if (!hasFrag1Header(&msg)) {
    recon->r_size = (unpack_end - recon->r_buf);
  }
  recon->r_bytes_rcvd = unpack_end - recon->r_buf;
  ((struct ip6_hdr *)(recon->r_buf))->ip6_plen = 
    htons(recon->r_size - sizeof(struct ip6_hdr));
  /* fill in any elided app data length fields */
  if (recon->r_app_len) {
    *recon->r_app_len = 
      htons(recon->r_size - (recon->r_transport_header - recon->r_buf));
  }
  
  /* done, updated all the fields */
  /* reconstruction is complete if r_bytes_rcvd == r_size */
  return 0;
}
void *pan_read(void * arg) {
  while (run_state == S_RUNNING) {
    struct packed_lowmsg lowmsg;
    struct ieee154_frame_addr frame_address;
    int length;
    uint8_t *frame = read_pan_packet(&length);
    uint8_t *buf = frame + 1;   /* skip the dispatch byte */

    if (!frame) 
      continue;

    if (frame[0] != TOS_SERIAL_802_15_4_ID) {
      warn("invalid frame received!\n");
      goto done;
    }

    info("serial packet arrived! (len: %i)\n", length);
    print_buffer(buf, length);

    buf     = unpack_ieee154_hdr(buf, &frame_address);
    length -= buf - frame;

    if (!buf) {
      warn("unpacking IEEE154 header failed!\n");
      goto done;
    }

    lowmsg.data = buf;
    lowmsg.len  = length;
    lowmsg.headers = getHeaderBitmap(&lowmsg);
    if (lowmsg.headers == LOWMSG_NALP) {
      warn("lowmsg NALP!\n");
      goto done;
    }

    if (hasFrag1Header(&lowmsg) || hasFragNHeader(&lowmsg)) {
      struct lowpan_reconstruct *recon;
      uint16_t tag, source_key;
      int rv;
      pthread_mutex_lock(&reconstruct_lock);

      source_key = ieee154_hashaddr(&frame_address.ieee_src);
      getFragDgramTag(&lowmsg, &tag);
      recon = get_reconstruct(source_key, tag);
      if (!recon) {
        pthread_mutex_unlock(&reconstruct_lock);
        goto done;
      }

      if (hasFrag1Header(&lowmsg))
        rv = lowpan_recon_start(&frame_address, recon, buf, length);
      else rv = lowpan_recon_add(recon, buf, length);

      if (rv < 0) {
        recon->r_timeout = T_FAILED1;
        pthread_mutex_unlock(&reconstruct_lock);
        goto done;
      } else {
        recon->r_timeout = T_ACTIVE;
        recon->r_source_key = source_key;
        recon->r_tag = tag;
      }

      if (recon->r_size == recon->r_bytes_rcvd) {
        deliver_to_kernel(recon);
      }
      pthread_mutex_unlock(&reconstruct_lock);

    } else {
      int rv;
      struct lowpan_reconstruct recon;

      buf = getLowpanPayload(&lowmsg);

      if ((rv = lowpan_recon_start(&frame_address, &recon, buf, length)) < 0) {
        warn("reconstruction failed!\n");
        goto done;
      }

      if (recon.r_size == recon.r_bytes_rcvd) {
        deliver_to_kernel(&recon);
      } else {
        free(recon.r_buf);
      }
    }

  done:
    free(frame);
  }
}