@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ const (

 // NetworkDB instance drives the networkdb cluster and acts the broker

 // for cluster-scoped and network-scoped gossip and watches.

 type NetworkDB struct {

+	// The clocks MUST be the first things

+	// in this struct due to Golang issue #599.

+

+	// Global lamport clock for node network attach events.

+	networkClock serf.LamportClock

+

+	// Global lamport clock for table events.

+	tableClock serf.LamportClock

+

 	sync.RWMutex

 	// NetworkDB configuration.

@@ -59,12 +68,6 @@ type NetworkDB struct {

 	// waiting for an ack.

 	bulkSyncAckTbl map[string]chan struct{}

-	// Global lamport clock for node network attach events.

-	networkClock serf.LamportClock

-

-	// Global lamport clock for table events.

-	tableClock serf.LamportClock

-

 	// Broadcast queue for network event gossip.

 	networkBroadcasts *memberlist.TransmitLimitedQueue