A mesh node that joins the mesh network is by default a forwarding entity. This patch allows
the mesh node to set as non-forwarding entity. Whenever dot11MeshForwarding is set to 0, the
mesh node can prevent itself from forwarding the traffic which is not destined to him.
Signed-off-by: Chun-Yeow Yeoh <yeohchunyeow@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
* TUs) during which a mesh STA can send only one Action frame containing a
* PERR element.
*
* TUs) during which a mesh STA can send only one Action frame containing a
* PERR element.
*
+ * @NL80211_MESHCONF_FORWARDING: set Mesh STA as forwarding or non-forwarding
+ * or forwarding entity (default is TRUE - forwarding entity)
+ *
* @NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_MAX: highest possible mesh configuration attribute
*
* @__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
* @NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_MAX: highest possible mesh configuration attribute
*
* @__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_RANN_INTERVAL,
NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS,
NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_PERR_MIN_INTERVAL,
NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_RANN_INTERVAL,
NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS,
NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_PERR_MIN_INTERVAL,
+ NL80211_MESHCONF_FORWARDING,
/* keep last */
__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
/* keep last */
__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
* mesh gate, but not necessarily using the gate announcement protocol.
* Still keeping the same nomenclature to be in sync with the spec. */
bool dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol;
* mesh gate, but not necessarily using the gate announcement protocol.
* Still keeping the same nomenclature to be in sync with the spec. */
bool dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol;
+ bool dot11MeshForwarding;
conf->dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval =
nconf->dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval;
}
conf->dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval =
nconf->dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval;
}
+ if (_chg_mesh_attr(NL80211_MESHCONF_FORWARDING, mask))
+ conf->dot11MeshForwarding = nconf->dot11MeshForwarding;
u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol, DEC);
IEEE80211_IF_FILE(dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval,
u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval, DEC);
u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol, DEC);
IEEE80211_IF_FILE(dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval,
u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval, DEC);
+IEEE80211_IF_FILE(dot11MeshForwarding, u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshForwarding, DEC);
ifmsh->mshstats.dropped_frames_ttl++;
}
ifmsh->mshstats.dropped_frames_ttl++;
}
+ if (forward && ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshForwarding) {
u32 preq_id;
u8 hopcount, flags;
u32 preq_id;
u8 hopcount, flags;
.min_discovery_timeout = MESH_MIN_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT,
.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval = MESH_RANN_INTERVAL,
.dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol = false,
.min_discovery_timeout = MESH_MIN_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT,
.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval = MESH_RANN_INTERVAL,
.dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol = false,
+ .dot11MeshForwarding = true,
};
const struct mesh_setup default_mesh_setup = {
};
const struct mesh_setup default_mesh_setup = {
cur_params.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval);
NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS,
cur_params.dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol);
cur_params.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval);
NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS,
cur_params.dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol);
+ NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_MESHCONF_FORWARDING,
+ cur_params.dot11MeshForwarding);
nla_nest_end(msg, pinfoattr);
genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
return genlmsg_reply(msg, info);
nla_nest_end(msg, pinfoattr);
genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
return genlmsg_reply(msg, info);
[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOTMODE] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_RANN_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
[NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOTMODE] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_RANN_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
[NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
+ [NL80211_MESHCONF_FORWARDING] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
};
static const struct nla_policy
};
static const struct nla_policy
dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol, mask,
NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS,
nla_get_u8);
dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol, mask,
NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS,
nla_get_u8);
+ FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg, dot11MeshForwarding,
+ mask, NL80211_MESHCONF_FORWARDING, nla_get_u8);
if (mask_out)
*mask_out = mask;
if (mask_out)
*mask_out = mask;