Currently a mesh node will not forward a multicast frame if it is not subscribed to the specific multicast address. This patch addresses the issue and fixes mesh multicast forwarding. Signed-off-by: Luis Carlos Cobo <luisca@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/mac80211/main.c | 8 +++++++- 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c index 0c02c47..aa5a191 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/main.c +++ b/net/mac80211/main.c @@ -245,10 +245,13 @@ static int ieee80211_open(struct net_device *dev) case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP: sdata->bss = &sdata->u.ap; break; + case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MESH_POINT: + /* mesh ifaces must set allmulti to forward mcast traffic */ + atomic_inc(&local->iff_allmultis); + break; case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA: case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MNTR: case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_IBSS: - case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MESH_POINT: /* no special treatment */ break; case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_INVALID: @@ -495,6 +498,9 @@ static int ieee80211_stop(struct net_device *dev) netif_addr_unlock_bh(local->mdev); break; case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MESH_POINT: + /* allmulti is always set on mesh ifaces */ + atomic_dec(&local->iff_allmultis); + /* fall through */ case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA: case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_IBSS: sdata->u.sta.state = IEEE80211_DISABLED; -- 1.5.4.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
