linux/net/bridge
Felix Fietkau 6db6f0eae6 bridge: multicast to unicast
Implements an optional, per bridge port flag and feature to deliver
multicast packets to any host on the according port via unicast
individually. This is done by copying the packet per host and
changing the multicast destination MAC to a unicast one accordingly.

multicast-to-unicast works on top of the multicast snooping feature of
the bridge. Which means unicast copies are only delivered to hosts which
are interested in it and signalized this via IGMP/MLD reports
previously.

This feature is intended for interface types which have a more reliable
and/or efficient way to deliver unicast packets than broadcast ones
(e.g. wifi).

However, it should only be enabled on interfaces where no IGMPv2/MLDv1
report suppression takes place. This feature is disabled by default.

The initial patch and idea is from Felix Fietkau.

Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
[linus.luessing@c0d3.blue: various bug + style fixes, commit message]
Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@c0d3.blue>
Reviewed-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@cumulusnetworks.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2017-01-24 12:39:52 -05:00
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netfilter Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
br_device.c net: make ndo_get_stats64 a void function 2017-01-08 17:51:44 -05:00
br_fdb.c bridge: add address and vlan to fdb warning messages 2016-10-13 10:49:54 -04:00
br_forward.c bridge: multicast to unicast 2017-01-24 12:39:52 -05:00
br_if.c net: bridge: add per-port multicast flood flag 2016-09-01 22:48:33 -07:00
br_input.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2016-09-12 15:52:44 -07:00
br_ioctl.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
br_mdb.c bridge: multicast to unicast 2017-01-24 12:39:52 -05:00
br_multicast.c bridge: multicast to unicast 2017-01-24 12:39:52 -05:00
br_netfilter_hooks.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/pablo/nf 2017-01-05 11:49:57 -05:00
br_netfilter_ipv6.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
br_netlink.c bridge: multicast to unicast 2017-01-24 12:39:52 -05:00
br_nf_core.c
br_private_stp.h net: bridge: add helper to set topology change 2016-12-10 21:27:23 -05:00
br_private.h bridge: multicast to unicast 2017-01-24 12:39:52 -05:00
br_stp_bpdu.c netfilter: Pass net into okfn 2015-09-17 17:18:37 -07:00
br_stp_if.c net: bridge: add helper to set topology change 2016-12-10 21:27:23 -05:00
br_stp_timer.c net: bridge: add helper to set topology change 2016-12-10 21:27:23 -05:00
br_stp.c net: bridge: shorten ageing time on topology change 2016-12-10 21:28:28 -05:00
br_switchdev.c bridge: switchdev: Add forward mark support for stacked devices 2016-08-26 13:13:36 -07:00
br_sysfs_br.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2016-12-06 21:33:19 -05:00
br_sysfs_if.c bridge: multicast to unicast 2017-01-24 12:39:52 -05:00
br_vlan.c bridge: netlink: export per-vlan stats 2016-05-02 22:27:06 -04:00
br.c netfilter: bridge: clarify bridge/netfilter message 2016-10-02 22:44:03 -04:00
Kconfig
Makefile bridge: switchdev: Add forward mark support for stacked devices 2016-08-26 13:13:36 -07:00