From patchwork Thu May 6 20:18:35 2010 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Andrew Lunn X-Patchwork-Id: 141 Return-Path: Received: from londo.lunn.ch (londo.lunn.ch [80.238.139.98]) by open-mesh.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8A92154547 for ; Thu, 6 May 2010 22:20:25 +0200 (CEST) Received: from lunn by londo.lunn.ch with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1OA7X7-0002JV-00; Thu, 06 May 2010 22:18:57 +0200 From: Andrew Lunn To: gregkh@suse.de Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 22:18:35 +0200 Message-Id: <1273177132-8792-10-git-send-email-andrew@lunn.ch> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.1 In-Reply-To: <1273177132-8792-1-git-send-email-andrew@lunn.ch> References: <1273177132-8792-1-git-send-email-andrew@lunn.ch> MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: Andrew Lunn Cc: b.a.t.m.a.n@lists.open-mesh.net, Simon Wunderlich Subject: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 09/26] staging:batman-adv: Update README about vis raw output 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: Thu, 06 May 2010 20:20:25 -0000 From: Simon Wunderlich We are now having a newer, more neutral vis output so that we won't have to change the kernelmodule for adding support of new vis output formats. This patch adds an explanation about this in the README file of batman-adv and removes the description about the dot/json format (they will be added to the README of batctl). Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn --- drivers/staging/batman-adv/README | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/README b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/README index 7d666ad..e2a7271 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/README +++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/README @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -[state: 06-01-2010] +[state: 22-03-2010] BATMAN-ADV ---------- @@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ regular interface: # ping 192.168.0.2 ... +--- If you want topology visualization, your meshnode must be configured as VIS-server: -# echo "server" > /proc/net/batman-adv/vis +# echo "server" > /proc/net/batman-adv/vis_server Each node is either configured as "server" or as "client" (default: "client"). Clients send their topology data to the server next to them, @@ -58,12 +59,31 @@ more vis servers sharing the same (or at least very similar) data. When configured as server, you can get a topology snapshot of your mesh: -# cat /proc/net/batman-adv/vis - -The output is in a generic raw format. Use the batctl tool (See below) -to convert this to other formats more suitable for graphing, eg -graphviz dot, or JSON data-interchange format. - +# cat /proc/net/batman-adv/vis_data + +This raw output is intended to be easily parsable and convertable with +other tools. Have a look at the batctl README if you want a vis output +in dot or json format for instance and how those outputs could then be +visualised in an image. + +The raw format consists of comma seperated values per entry where each +entry is giving information about a certain source interface. Each entry +can/has to have the following values: +-> "mac" -> mac address of an originator's source interface + (each line begins with it) +-> "TQ mac value" -> src mac's link quality towards mac address of a neighbor + originator's interface which is being used for routing +-> "HNA mac" -> HNA announced by source mac +-> "PRIMARY" -> this is a primary interface +-> "SEC mac" -> secondary mac address of source (requires preceeding +-> PRIMARY) + +The TQ value has a range from 4 to 255 with 255 being the best. +The HNA entries are showing which hosts are connected to the mesh via bat0 +or being bridged into the mesh network. +The PRIMARY/SEC values are only applied on primary interfaces + +--- In very mobile scenarios, you might want to adjust the originator interval to a lower value. This will make the mesh more responsive to topology changes, but will also increase the overhead. Please make sure