From patchwork Sat May 1 13:10:07 2010 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Andrew Lunn X-Patchwork-Id: 47 Return-Path: Received: from londo.lunn.ch (londo.lunn.ch [80.238.139.98]) by open-mesh.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E108D154320 for ; Sat, 1 May 2010 15:10:15 +0200 (CEST) Received: from lunn by londo.lunn.ch with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1O8CSQ-000077-00; Sat, 01 May 2010 15:10:10 +0200 From: Andrew Lunn To: lindner_marek@yahoo.de Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 15:10:07 +0200 Message-Id: <1272719410-406-2-git-send-email-andrew@lunn.ch> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.1 In-Reply-To: <1272719410-406-1-git-send-email-andrew@lunn.ch> References: <1272719410-406-1-git-send-email-andrew@lunn.ch> Sender: Andrew Lunn Cc: b.a.t.m.a.n@lists.open-mesh.net Subject: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 1/4] batman-adv: Update README to match mainline README. X-BeenThere: b.a.t.m.a.n@lists.open-mesh.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking List-Id: The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 01 May 2010 13:10:16 -0000 Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn --- README | 35 +++++++++-------------------------- 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 4c2a6c6..e2a7271 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -15,19 +15,6 @@ above B.A.T.M.A.N. Advanced, prominent examples are: IPv4, IPv6, DHCP, IPX. This is batman-advanced implemented as Linux kernel driver. It does not depend on any network (other) driver, and can be used on wifi as well as ethernet, vpn, etc ... (anything with ethernet-style layer 2). -It compiles against and should work with Linux 2.6.20 - 2.6.33. Supporting older -versions is not planned, but it's probably easy to backport it. If you work on a -backport, feel free to contact us. :-) - -COMPILE -------- -To compile against your currently installed kernel, just type: - -# make - -if you want to compile against some other kernel, use: - -# make KERNELPATH=/path/to/kernel USAGE ----- @@ -123,15 +110,11 @@ dmesg | grep batman-adv When investigating problems with your mesh network it is sometimes necessary to see more detail debug messages. This must be enabled when -compiling the batman-adv module. When building batman-adv as part of -kernel, use "make menuconfig" and enable the option -"B.A.T.M.A.N. debugging". When compiling outside of the kernel tree it -is necessary to edit the file Makefile.kbuild and uncomment the line - -#EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG +compiling the batman-adv module. Use "make menuconfig" and enable the +option "B.A.T.M.A.N. debugging". The additional debug output is by default disabled. It can be enabled -either at kernel modules load time or during run time. To enable debug +either at kernel module load time or during run time. To enable debug output at module load time, add the module parameter debug=. can take one of four values. @@ -160,12 +143,12 @@ to see the debug messages. BATCTL ------ -B.A.T.M.A.N. advanced operates on layer 2 and thus all hosts partici- -pating in the virtual switch are completely transparent for all proto- -cols above layer 2. Therefore the common diagnosis tools do not work as -expected. To overcome these problems batctl was created. At the moment -the batctl contains ping, traceroute, tcpdump and interfaces to the -kernel module settings. +B.A.T.M.A.N. advanced operates on layer 2 and thus all hosts +participating in the virtual switch are completely transparent for all +protocols above layer 2. Therefore the common diagnosis tools do not +work as expected. To overcome these problems batctl was created. At +the moment the batctl contains ping, traceroute, tcpdump and +interfaces to the kernel module settings. For more information, please see the manpage (man batctl).