batman-adv: Simple (re)broadcast avoidance

With this patch, (re)broadcasting on a specific interfaces is avoided:

* No neighbor: There is no need to broadcast on an interface if there
  is no node behind it.

* Single neighbor is source: If there is just one neighbor on an
  interface and if this neighbor is the one we actually got this
  broadcast packet from, then we do not need to echo it back.

* Single neighbor is originator: If there is just one neighbor on
  an interface and if this neighbor is the originator of this
  broadcast packet, then we do not need to echo it back.

Goodies for BATMAN V:

("Upgrade your BATMAN IV network to V now to get these for free!")

Thanks to the split of OGMv1 into two packet types, OGMv2 and ELP
that is, we can now apply the same optimizations stated above to OGMv2
packets, too.

Furthermore, with BATMAN V, rebroadcasts can be reduced in certain
multi interface cases, too, where BATMAN IV cannot. This is thanks to
the removal of the "secondary interface originator" concept in BATMAN V.

Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@c0d3.blue>
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de>

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
index a76724d369bf..a043182586e9 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
@@ -40,6 +40,20 @@ enum batadv_hard_if_state {
 };
 
 /**
+ * enum batadv_hard_if_bcast - broadcast avoidance options
+ * @BATADV_HARDIF_BCAST_OK: Do broadcast on according hard interface
+ * @BATADV_HARDIF_BCAST_NORECIPIENT: Broadcast not needed, there is no recipient
+ * @BATADV_HARDIF_BCAST_DUPFWD: There is just the neighbor we got it from
+ * @BATADV_HARDIF_BCAST_DUPORIG: There is just the originator
+ */
+enum batadv_hard_if_bcast {
+	BATADV_HARDIF_BCAST_OK = 0,
+	BATADV_HARDIF_BCAST_NORECIPIENT,
+	BATADV_HARDIF_BCAST_DUPFWD,
+	BATADV_HARDIF_BCAST_DUPORIG,
+};
+
+/**
  * enum batadv_hard_if_cleanup - Cleanup modi for soft_iface after slave removal
  * @BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_KEEP: Don't automatically delete soft-interface
  * @BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_AUTO: Delete soft-interface after last slave was removed
@@ -63,6 +77,8 @@ void batadv_hardif_remove_interfaces(void);
 int batadv_hardif_min_mtu(struct net_device *soft_iface);
 void batadv_update_min_mtu(struct net_device *soft_iface);
 void batadv_hardif_release(struct kref *ref);
+int batadv_hardif_no_broadcast(struct batadv_hard_iface *if_outgoing,
+			       u8 *orig_addr, u8 *orig_neigh);
 
 /**
  * batadv_hardif_put - decrement the hard interface refcounter and possibly