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Diffstat (limited to 'net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c')
-rw-r--r-- | net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c | 34 |
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c index 08419a2e6b95..68715783a742 100644 --- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c +++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c @@ -1814,7 +1814,7 @@ batadv_bla_loopdetect_check(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information * @skb: the frame to be checked * @vid: the VLAN ID of the frame - * @is_bcast: the packet came in a broadcast packet type. + * @packet_type: the batman packet type this frame came in * * batadv_bla_rx avoidance checks if: * * we have to race for a claim @@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ batadv_bla_loopdetect_check(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, * further process the skb. */ bool batadv_bla_rx(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, - unsigned short vid, bool is_bcast) + unsigned short vid, int packet_type) { struct batadv_bla_backbone_gw *backbone_gw; struct ethhdr *ethhdr; @@ -1848,9 +1848,24 @@ bool batadv_bla_rx(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, goto handled; if (unlikely(atomic_read(&bat_priv->bla.num_requests))) - /* don't allow broadcasts while requests are in flight */ - if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest) && is_bcast) - goto handled; + /* don't allow multicast packets while requests are in flight */ + if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest)) + /* Both broadcast flooding or multicast-via-unicasts + * delivery might send to multiple backbone gateways + * sharing the same LAN and therefore need to coordinate + * which backbone gateway forwards into the LAN, + * by claiming the payload source address. + * + * Broadcast flooding and multicast-via-unicasts + * delivery use the following two batman packet types. + * Note: explicitly exclude BATADV_UNICAST_4ADDR, + * as the DHCP gateway feature will send explicitly + * to only one BLA gateway, so the claiming process + * should be avoided there. + */ + if (packet_type == BATADV_BCAST || + packet_type == BATADV_UNICAST) + goto handled; ether_addr_copy(search_claim.addr, ethhdr->h_source); search_claim.vid = vid; @@ -1885,13 +1900,14 @@ bool batadv_bla_rx(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, goto allow; } - /* if it is a broadcast ... */ - if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest) && is_bcast) { + /* if it is a multicast ... */ + if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest) && + (packet_type == BATADV_BCAST || packet_type == BATADV_UNICAST)) { /* ... drop it. the responsible gateway is in charge. * - * We need to check is_bcast because with the gateway + * We need to check packet type because with the gateway * feature, broadcasts (like DHCP requests) may be sent - * using a unicast packet type. + * using a unicast 4 address packet type. See comment above. */ goto handled; } else { |