Testing Batman-adv on ethernet

packages/lime-proto-batadv/Makefile

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ define Package/$(PKG_NAME)
   CATEGORY:=LiMe
   MAINTAINER:=Gioacchino Mazzurco <[email protected]>
   URL:=http://libremesh.org
-  DEPENDS:=+lime-system +lua +libuci-lua +kmod-batman-adv +kmod-dummy
+  DEPENDS:=+lime-system +lua +libuci-lua +kmod-batman-adv
   PKGARCH:=all
 endef
 

packages/lime-proto-batadv/files/usr/lib/lua/lime/proto/batadv.lua

@@ -54,20 +54,6 @@ function batadv.configure(args)
 	uci:save(cfg_file)
 	lan.setup_interface("bat0", nil)
 
-	--! Avoid dmesg flooding caused by BLA. Create a dummy0 interface with
-	--! custom MAC, as dummy0 is created very soon on boot it is added as
-	--! first and then main interface to batman so BLA messages are sent
-	--! from that MAC avoiding generating warning like:
-	--! br-lan: received packet on bat0 with own address as source address
-	local owrtInterfaceName = network.limeIfNamePrefix.."batadv_dummy_if"
-	local dummyMac = network.primary_mac(); dummyMac[1] = "aa"
-	uci:set("network", owrtInterfaceName, "interface")
-	uci:set("network", owrtInterfaceName, "ifname", "dummy0")
-	uci:set("network", owrtInterfaceName, "macaddr", table.concat(dummyMac, ":"))
-	uci:set("network", owrtInterfaceName, "proto", batadv.ifc_proto)
-	uci:set("network", owrtInterfaceName, batadv.type_option, "bat0")
-	uci:save("network")
-
 	-- enable alfred on bat0 if installed
 	if utils.is_installed("alfred") then
 		uci:set("alfred", "alfred", "batmanif", "bat0")
@@ -78,13 +64,13 @@ end
 function batadv.setup_interface(ifname, args)
 	if not args["specific"] then
 		if ifname:match("^wlan%d+.ap") then return end
-		if ifname:match("^eth") then return end
 	end
 
 	local vlanId = args[2] or "%N1"
 	local vlanProto = args[3] or "8021ad"
 	local nameSuffix = args[4] or "_batadv"
 	local mtu = 1532
+	if ifname:match("^eth") then mtu = 1496 end
 
 	--! Unless a specific integer is passed, parse network_id (%N1) template
 	--! and use that number to get a vlanId between 29 and 284 for batadv
@@ -94,10 +80,38 @@ function batadv.setup_interface(ifname, args)
 
 	local owrtInterfaceName, _, owrtDeviceName = network.createVlanIface(ifname, vlanId, nameSuffix, vlanProto)
 
+	--! Avoid dmesg flooding caused by BLA with messages like "br-lan:
+	--! received packet on bat0 with own address as source address".
+	--! Randomize MAC address for each of the interfaces included in Batman-adv.
+	local id = utils.get_id(ifname)
+	local randomMac = network.primary_mac();
+	randomMac[1] = id[1]
+	randomMac[2] = id[2]
+	randomMac[3] = id[3]
+
 	local uci = config.get_uci_cursor()
-	uci:set("network", owrtDeviceName, "mtu", mtu)
 	uci:set("network", owrtInterfaceName, "proto", batadv.ifc_proto)
 	uci:set("network", owrtInterfaceName, batadv.type_option, "bat0")
+
+	if ifname:match("^eth") then
+		--! TODO: Use DSA to check if ethernet device is capable of bigger MTU
+		--! reducing it
+		mtu = 1496
+
+		--! Avoid dmesg flooding caused by BLA with messages like "br-lan:
+		--! received packet on bat0 with own address as source address".
+		--! Tweak MAC address for each of the interfaces used by Batman-adv
+		--! 00 + Locally administered unicast .. 2 bytes from interface name
+		--! .. 3 bytes from main interface
+		local id = utils.get_id(ifname)
+		local vMacaddr = network.primary_mac();
+		vMacaddr[1] = "02"
+		vMacaddr[2] = id[2]
+		vMacaddr[3] = id[3]
+		uci:set("network", owrtDeviceName, "macaddr", table.concat(vMacaddr, ":"))
+	end
+
+	uci:set("network", owrtDeviceName, "mtu", mtu)
 	uci:save("network")
 end
 

packages/shared-state/files/usr/bin/shared-state-get_candidates_neigh

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ currUptime="$(get_uptime)"
 
 candidateAddresses="$(
 for iface in $(ls /sys/class/net/) ; do
-	echo ${iface} | grep -q '^dummy' && continue
 	ls /sys/class/net/${iface}/upper_bat? &> /dev/null || continue
 
 	ping6 -c 2 ff02::1%${iface} 2> /dev/null | \