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authorDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2012-07-10 23:31:37 -0700
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2012-07-10 23:31:37 -0700
commit941a46a29c9388f9cef518fa3498329fb55badca (patch)
tree548156dac0a7f8246310d5beb4cda3ecff14e67e /net
parent313b037cf054ec908de92fb4c085403ffd7420d4 (diff)
parent2d3f6ccc4ea5c74d4b4af1b47c56b4cff4bbfcb7 (diff)
downloadlinux-941a46a29c9388f9cef518fa3498329fb55badca.tar.bz2
Merge tag 'batman-adv-fix-for-davem' of git://git.open-mesh.org/linux-merge
Included changes: - fix a bug generated by the wrong interaction between the GW feature and the Bridge Loop Avoidance
Diffstat (limited to 'net')
-rw-r--r--net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c15
-rw-r--r--net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h5
-rw-r--r--net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c6
3 files changed, 19 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
index 8bf97515a77d..c5863f499133 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
@@ -1351,6 +1351,7 @@ void bla_free(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
* @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.
*
* bla_rx avoidance checks if:
* * we have to race for a claim
@@ -1361,7 +1362,8 @@ void bla_free(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
* process the skb.
*
*/
-int bla_rx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, short vid)
+int bla_rx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, short vid,
+ bool is_bcast)
{
struct ethhdr *ethhdr;
struct claim search_claim, *claim = NULL;
@@ -1380,7 +1382,7 @@ int bla_rx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, short vid)
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))
+ if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest) && is_bcast)
goto handled;
memcpy(search_claim.addr, ethhdr->h_source, ETH_ALEN);
@@ -1406,8 +1408,13 @@ int bla_rx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, short vid)
}
/* if it is a broadcast ... */
- if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest)) {
- /* ... drop it. the responsible gateway is in charge. */
+ if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest) && is_bcast) {
+ /* ... drop it. the responsible gateway is in charge.
+ *
+ * We need to check is_bcast because with the gateway
+ * feature, broadcasts (like DHCP requests) may be sent
+ * using a unicast packet type.
+ */
goto handled;
} else {
/* seems the client considers us as its best gateway.
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h
index e39f93acc28f..dc5227b398d4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
#define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_BLA_H_
#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BLA
-int bla_rx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, short vid);
+int bla_rx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, short vid,
+ bool is_bcast);
int bla_tx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, short vid);
int bla_is_backbone_gw(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct orig_node *orig_node, int hdr_size);
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ void bla_free(struct bat_priv *bat_priv);
#else /* ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BLA */
static inline int bla_rx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
- short vid)
+ short vid, bool is_bcast)
{
return 0;
}
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 6e2530b02043..a0ec0e4ada4c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -256,7 +256,11 @@ void interface_rx(struct net_device *soft_iface,
struct bat_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(soft_iface);
struct ethhdr *ethhdr;
struct vlan_ethhdr *vhdr;
+ struct batman_header *batadv_header = (struct batman_header *)skb->data;
short vid __maybe_unused = -1;
+ bool is_bcast;
+
+ is_bcast = (batadv_header->packet_type == BAT_BCAST);
/* check if enough space is available for pulling, and pull */
if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdr_size))
@@ -302,7 +306,7 @@ void interface_rx(struct net_device *soft_iface,
/* Let the bridge loop avoidance check the packet. If will
* not handle it, we can safely push it up.
*/
- if (bla_rx(bat_priv, skb, vid))
+ if (bla_rx(bat_priv, skb, vid, is_bcast))
goto out;
netif_rx(skb);