batman-adv: Prefix bridge_loop_avoidance defines with BATADV_

Reported-by: Martin Hundebøll <martin@hundeboll.net>
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>

batman-adv: Reformat multiline comments to consistent style

batman-adv doesn't follow the style for multiline comments that David S. Miller
prefers. All comments should be reformatted to

batman-adv: Reformat multiline comments to consistent style

batman-adv doesn't follow the style for multiline comments that David S. Miller
prefers. All comments should be reformatted to follow this consistent style to
make the code slightly more readable.

Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>

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batman-adv: Prefix bridge_loop_avoidance non-static functions with batadv_

batman-adv can be compiled as part of the kernel instead of an module. In that
case the linker will see all non

batman-adv: Prefix bridge_loop_avoidance non-static functions with batadv_

batman-adv can be compiled as part of the kernel instead of an module. In that
case the linker will see all non-static symbols of batman-adv and all other
non-static symbols of the kernel. This could lead to symbol collisions. A
prefix for the batman-adv symbols that defines their private namespace avoids
such a problem.

Reported-by: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>

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batman-adv: update copyright years

update copyright years in order to include 2012

Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>

batman-adv: add bridge loop avoidance compile option

The define CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BLA switches the bridge loop avoidance
on - skip it, and the bridge loop avoidance is not compiled in.

batman-adv: add bridge loop avoidance compile option

The define CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BLA switches the bridge loop avoidance
on - skip it, and the bridge loop avoidance is not compiled in.

This is useful if binary size should be saved or the feature is
not needed.

Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <siwu@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>

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batman-adv: add broadcast duplicate check

When multiple backbone gateways relay the same broadcast from the
backbone into the mesh, other nodes in the mesh may receive this
broadcast

batman-adv: add broadcast duplicate check

When multiple backbone gateways relay the same broadcast from the
backbone into the mesh, other nodes in the mesh may receive this
broadcast multiple times. To avoid this, the crc checksums of
received broadcasts are recorded and new broadcast packets with
the same content may be dropped if received by another gateway.

Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <siwu@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>

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batman-adv: don't let backbone gateways exchange tt entries

As the backbone gateways are connected to the same backbone, they
should announce the same clients on the backbone non-exclusi

batman-adv: don't let backbone gateways exchange tt entries

As the backbone gateways are connected to the same backbone, they
should announce the same clients on the backbone non-exclusively.

Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <siwu@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>

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batman-adv: export claim tables through debugfs

Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <siwu@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>

batman-adv: add basic bridge loop avoidance code

This second version of the bridge loop avoidance for batman-adv
avoids loops between the mesh and a backbone (usually a LAN).

By

batman-adv: add basic bridge loop avoidance code

This second version of the bridge loop avoidance for batman-adv
avoids loops between the mesh and a backbone (usually a LAN).

By connecting multiple batman-adv mesh nodes to the same ethernet
segment a loop can be created when the soft-interface is bridged
into that ethernet segment. A simple visualization of the loop
involving the most common case - a LAN as ethernet segment:

node1 <-- LAN --> node2
| |
wifi <-- mesh --> wifi

Packets from the LAN (e.g. ARP broadcasts) will circle forever from
node1 or node2 over the mesh back into the LAN.

With this patch, batman recognizes backbone gateways, nodes which are
part of the mesh and backbone/LAN at the same time. Each backbone
gateway "claims" clients from within the mesh to handle them
exclusively. By restricting that only responsible backbone gateways
may handle their claimed clients traffic, loops are effectively
avoided.

Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <siwu@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>

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