[v6,1/3] batman-adv: Multicast Listener Announcements via Translation Table

Message ID 1371232209-7808-2-git-send-email-linus.luessing@web.de (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
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Commit Message

Linus Lüssing June 14, 2013, 5:50 p.m. UTC
  With this patch a node which has no bridge interface on top of its soft
interface announces its local multicast listeners via the translation
table.

Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@web.de>
---
 Makefile               |    2 +
 Makefile.kbuild        |    1 +
 compat.h               |   20 ++++-
 gen-compat-autoconf.sh |    1 +
 main.c                 |    6 ++
 main.h                 |    1 +
 multicast.c            |  210 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 multicast.h            |   43 ++++++++++
 soft-interface.c       |    3 +
 sysfs.c                |    6 ++
 translation-table.c    |   22 ++++-
 types.h                |   12 +++
 12 files changed, 322 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 multicast.c
 create mode 100644 multicast.h
  

Comments

Marek Lindner June 24, 2013, 9:47 p.m. UTC | #1
On Saturday, June 15, 2013 01:50:07 Linus Lüssing wrote:
> With this patch a node which has no bridge interface on top of its soft
> interface announces its local multicast listeners via the translation
> table.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@web.de>
> ---
>  Makefile               |    2 +
>  Makefile.kbuild        |    1 +
>  compat.h               |   20 ++++-
>  gen-compat-autoconf.sh |    1 +
>  main.c                 |    6 ++
>  main.h                 |    1 +
>  multicast.c            |  210
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ multicast.h            | 
>  43 ++++++++++
>  soft-interface.c       |    3 +
>  sysfs.c                |    6 ++
>  translation-table.c    |   22 ++++-
>  types.h                |   12 +++
>  12 files changed, 322 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 multicast.c
>  create mode 100644 multicast.h
> 
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 407cdc4..d7c6fa6 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BLA=y
>  export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT=y
>  # B.A.T.M.A.N network coding (catwoman):
>  export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC=n
> +# B.A.T.M.A.N. multicast optimizations:
> +export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS=y

Can we please find a shorter define ? How about "CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST" ? 
That would be in line with the rest.


> +struct batadv_hw_addr {
> +	struct list_head	list;
> +	unsigned char addr[ETH_ALEN];
> +};

All struct defines should go into types.h or packet.h if they are sent over 
the wire.


> +/**
> + * batadv_mcast_mla_tt_update - update the own MLAs
> + * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
> + *
> + * Update the own multicast listener announcements in the translation
> + * table. Also take care of registering or unregistering the multicast
> + * tvlv depending on whether the user activated or deactivated
> + * multicast optimizations.
> + */
> +void batadv_mcast_mla_tt_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
> +{
> +	struct net_device *soft_iface = bat_priv->soft_iface;
> +	struct list_head mcast_list;
> +	int ret;
> +	static bool enabled;
> +
> +	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mcast_list);
> +
> +	/* Avoid attaching MLAs, if multicast optimization is disabled
> +	 * or there is a bridge on top of our soft interface (TODO)
> +	 */
> +	if (!atomic_read(&bat_priv->mcast_group_awareness) ||
> +	    bat_priv->soft_iface->priv_flags & IFF_BRIDGE_PORT) {
> +		if (enabled)
> +			enabled = false;
> +
> +		goto update;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (!enabled)
> +		enabled = true;
> +
> +	ret = batadv_mcast_mla_local_collect(soft_iface, &mcast_list);
> +	if (ret < 0)
> +		goto out;
> +
> +update:
> +	batadv_mcast_mla_tt_clean(bat_priv, &mcast_list);
> +	batadv_mcast_mla_tt_add(bat_priv, &mcast_list);
> +
> +out:
> +	batadv_mcast_mla_collect_free(&mcast_list);
> +}

You can use the LIST_HEAD static initializer.
The "enabled" variable does not make any sense.

How about we change some function names for the sake of clarity ? Here my 
suggestions:

 * batadv_mcast_mla_local_collect() => batadv_mcast_mla_softif_retrieve() or 
batadv_mcast_mla_softif_get()
 * batadv_mcast_mla_tt_clean() => batadv_mcast_mla_tt_retract()
 * batadv_mcast_mla_collect_free() => batadv_mcast_mla_list_free()


> +#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS
> +struct batadv_priv_mcast {
> +	struct list_head mla_list;
> +};
> +#endif

I don't see a good reason to use a double linked list or is there one ?

Cheers,
Marek
  
Linus Lüssing June 25, 2013, 12:55 p.m. UTC | #2
Hi Marec,

On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 05:47:20AM +0800, Marek Lindner wrote:
> On Saturday, June 15, 2013 01:50:07 Linus Lüssing wrote:
> > With this patch a node which has no bridge interface on top of its soft
> > interface announces its local multicast listeners via the translation
> > table.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@web.de>
> > ---
> >  Makefile               |    2 +
> >  Makefile.kbuild        |    1 +
> >  compat.h               |   20 ++++-
> >  gen-compat-autoconf.sh |    1 +
> >  main.c                 |    6 ++
> >  main.h                 |    1 +
> >  multicast.c            |  210
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ multicast.h            | 
> >  43 ++++++++++
> >  soft-interface.c       |    3 +
> >  sysfs.c                |    6 ++
> >  translation-table.c    |   22 ++++-
> >  types.h                |   12 +++
> >  12 files changed, 322 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 multicast.c
> >  create mode 100644 multicast.h
> > 
> > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> > index 407cdc4..d7c6fa6 100644
> > --- a/Makefile
> > +++ b/Makefile
> > @@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BLA=y
> >  export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT=y
> >  # B.A.T.M.A.N network coding (catwoman):
> >  export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC=n
> > +# B.A.T.M.A.N. multicast optimizations:
> > +export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS=y
> 
> Can we please find a shorter define ? How about "CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST" ? 
> That would be in line with the rest.

Hm, yes I also don't like the length of that so much. But I had
dismissed "CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST" so far because I thought it
might seem as if batman-adv were not able to handle multicast at
all without that option.

What about CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPT (hm, that could suggest
'optional', too...) or CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCO?

.oO(also don't sound as nice as the other CONFIG_ exports...)

Ok, maybe CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST is still the best option. I'll
change it to that.

> 
> 
> > +struct batadv_hw_addr {
> > +	struct list_head	list;
> > +	unsigned char addr[ETH_ALEN];
> > +};
> 
> All struct defines should go into types.h or packet.h if they are sent over 
> the wire.

This struct isn't sent over the wire, it's just for local book
keeping. I was thinking about naming it 'struct batadv_mcast_hw_addr'
but didn't do that because it is so generic and thought maybe
because of that it might be reusable in the future.

Hm, maybe it's better to rename it to 'struct
batadv_mcast_hw_addr' anyways and leave it in that place to avoid
bloating types.h/packet.h with "unimportant" structs and defines?

> 
> 
> > +/**
> > + * batadv_mcast_mla_tt_update - update the own MLAs
> > + * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
> > + *
> > + * Update the own multicast listener announcements in the translation
> > + * table. Also take care of registering or unregistering the multicast
> > + * tvlv depending on whether the user activated or deactivated
> > + * multicast optimizations.
> > + */
> > +void batadv_mcast_mla_tt_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
> > +{
> > +	struct net_device *soft_iface = bat_priv->soft_iface;
> > +	struct list_head mcast_list;
> > +	int ret;
> > +	static bool enabled;
> > +
> > +	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mcast_list);
> > +
> > +	/* Avoid attaching MLAs, if multicast optimization is disabled
> > +	 * or there is a bridge on top of our soft interface (TODO)
> > +	 */
> > +	if (!atomic_read(&bat_priv->mcast_group_awareness) ||
> > +	    bat_priv->soft_iface->priv_flags & IFF_BRIDGE_PORT) {
> > +		if (enabled)
> > +			enabled = false;
> > +
> > +		goto update;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (!enabled)
> > +		enabled = true;
> > +
> > +	ret = batadv_mcast_mla_local_collect(soft_iface, &mcast_list);
> > +	if (ret < 0)
> > +		goto out;
> > +
> > +update:
> > +	batadv_mcast_mla_tt_clean(bat_priv, &mcast_list);
a> > +	batadv_mcast_mla_tt_add(bat_priv, &mcast_list);
> > +
> > +out:
> > +	batadv_mcast_mla_collect_free(&mcast_list);
> > +}
> 
> You can use the LIST_HEAD static initializer.

Ah, indeed, will change that.

> The "enabled" variable does not make any sense.

Woops, indeed, makes more sense in [PATCH 2/3], I'll move it
there.

> 
> How about we change some function names for the sake of clarity ? Here my 
> suggestions:
> 
>  * batadv_mcast_mla_local_collect() => batadv_mcast_mla_softif_retrieve() or 
> batadv_mcast_mla_softif_get()

Sounds good, I like the latter very much (I was using the terms
local, bridge, global - but yes, our own bridge is also kind of
local, so softif is better :) ).

>  * batadv_mcast_mla_tt_clean() => batadv_mcast_mla_tt_retract()

Hm, I think I'd find that a little confusing when reading a
batadv_mcast_mla_tt_retract(bat_priv, mcast_list) in the code
somewhere because I'd think that the things provided by mcast_list
were going to get retracted. batadv_mcast_mla_tt_clean(bat_priv,
mcast_list) would feel more like dusting the table while the
given argument provides the list of valuable items on the table
which you are taking special care of, which you don't want to
accidentally knock over :) (in my opinion).

>  * batadv_mcast_mla_collect_free() => batadv_mcast_mla_list_free()

Sounds good!

> 
> 
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS
> > +struct batadv_priv_mcast {
> > +	struct list_head mla_list;
> > +};
> > +#endif
> 
> I don't see a good reason to use a double linked list or is there one ?

No, you're right, currently we don't need a double linked list head.
I'll change it to an HLIST.


Thanks for all the feedback so far!

> 
> Cheers,
> Marek

Cheers, Linus
  
Antonio Quartulli June 25, 2013, 1:03 p.m. UTC | #3
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 02:55:08PM +0200, Linus Lüssing wrote:
> > > --- a/Makefile
> > > +++ b/Makefile
> > > @@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BLA=y
> > >  export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT=y
> > >  # B.A.T.M.A.N network coding (catwoman):
> > >  export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC=n
> > > +# B.A.T.M.A.N. multicast optimizations:
> > > +export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS=y
> > 
> > Can we please find a shorter define ? How about "CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST" ? 
> > That would be in line with the rest.
> 
> Hm, yes I also don't like the length of that so much. But I had
> dismissed "CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST" so far because I thought it
> might seem as if batman-adv were not able to handle multicast at
> all without that option.
> 
> What about CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPT (hm, that could suggest
> 'optional', too...) or CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCO?
> 
> .oO(also don't sound as nice as the other CONFIG_ exports...)
> 
> Ok, maybe CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST is still the best option. I'll
> change it to that.

I agree with using the CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST too.


> 
> > 
> > 
> > > +struct batadv_hw_addr {
> > > +	struct list_head	list;
> > > +	unsigned char addr[ETH_ALEN];
> > > +};
> > 
> > All struct defines should go into types.h or packet.h if they are sent over 
> > the wire.
> 
> This struct isn't sent over the wire, it's just for local book
> keeping. I was thinking about naming it 'struct batadv_mcast_hw_addr'
> but didn't do that because it is so generic and thought maybe
> because of that it might be reusable in the future.
> 
> Hm, maybe it's better to rename it to 'struct
> batadv_mcast_hw_addr' anyways and leave it in that place to avoid
> bloating types.h/packet.h with "unimportant" structs and defines?

I think this struct should go into type.h too. Many structs in there are used by
a single component only, but it is better to keep them into the same file.
And yes, renaming to batadv_mcast_hw_addr is probably better (given that it is
used by the mcast component only).

Cheers,
  
Linus Lüssing June 26, 2013, 9:38 a.m. UTC | #4
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 03:03:16PM +0200, Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> > > All struct defines should go into types.h or packet.h if they are sent over 
> > > the wire.

I just noticed that I had misread this sentence as: "All struct
defines which are sent over the wire go into types.h or packet.h"

> > 
> > This struct isn't sent over the wire, it's just for local book
> > keeping. I was thinking about naming it 'struct batadv_mcast_hw_addr'
> > but didn't do that because it is so generic and thought maybe
> > because of that it might be reusable in the future.
> > 
> > Hm, maybe it's better to rename it to 'struct
> > batadv_mcast_hw_addr' anyways and leave it in that place to avoid
> > bloating types.h/packet.h with "unimportant" structs and defines?
> 
> I think this struct should go into type.h too. Many structs in there are used by
> a single component only, but it is better to keep them into the same file.
> And yes, renaming to batadv_mcast_hw_addr is probably better (given that it is
> used by the mcast component only).

And now this makes sense :). I'm going to move it into types.h (and
will keep the name as batadv_hw_addr).

> 
> Cheers,
> 
> -- 
> Antonio Quartulli
> 
> ..each of us alone is worth nothing..
> Ernesto "Che" Guevara
  

Patch

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 407cdc4..d7c6fa6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@  export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BLA=y
 export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT=y
 # B.A.T.M.A.N network coding (catwoman):
 export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC=n
+# B.A.T.M.A.N. multicast optimizations:
+export CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS=y
 
 PWD:=$(shell pwd)
 KERNELPATH ?= /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
diff --git a/Makefile.kbuild b/Makefile.kbuild
index 4f4aabb..f154c5b 100644
--- a/Makefile.kbuild
+++ b/Makefile.kbuild
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@  batman-adv-y += send.o
 batman-adv-y += soft-interface.o
 batman-adv-y += sysfs.o
 batman-adv-y += translation-table.o
+batman-adv-$(CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS) += multicast.o
diff --git a/compat.h b/compat.h
index dbf1926..ddc1b29 100644
--- a/compat.h
+++ b/compat.h
@@ -103,13 +103,31 @@  static inline struct sk_buff *netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(struct net_device *dev,
 
 #define pr_warn pr_warning
 
+#undef  netdev_for_each_mc_addr
+#define netdev_for_each_mc_addr(mclist, dev) \
+	for (mclist = (struct bat_dev_addr_list *)dev->mc_list; mclist; \
+	     mclist = (struct bat_dev_addr_list *)mclist->next)
+
+/* Note, that this breaks the usage of the normal 'struct netdev_hw_addr'
+ * for kernels < 2.6.35 in batman-adv!
+ */
+#define netdev_hw_addr batadv_dev_addr_list
+struct batadv_dev_addr_list {
+	struct dev_addr_list *next;
+	u8  addr[MAX_ADDR_LEN];
+	u8  da_addrlen;
+	u8  da_synced;
+	int da_users;
+	int da_gusers;
+};
+
 #endif /* < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 35) */
 
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 36)
 
 #define __rcu
-#define IFF_BRIDGE_PORT  0 || (hard_iface->net_dev->br_port ? 1 : 0)
+#define IFF_BRIDGE_PORT  0 || (soft_iface->br_port ? 1 : 0)
 
 struct kernel_param_ops {
 	/* Returns 0, or -errno.  arg is in kp->arg. */
diff --git a/gen-compat-autoconf.sh b/gen-compat-autoconf.sh
index 78573e4..b56ac29 100755
--- a/gen-compat-autoconf.sh
+++ b/gen-compat-autoconf.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@  gen_config() {
 gen_config 'CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG' ${CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG:="n"} >> "${TMP}"
 gen_config 'CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BLA' ${CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BLA:="y"} >> "${TMP}"
 gen_config 'CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT' ${CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT:="y"} >> "${TMP}"
+gen_config 'CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS' ${CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS:="y"} >> "${TMP}"
 gen_config 'CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC' ${CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC:="n"} >> "${TMP}"
 
 # only regenerate compat-autoconf.h when config was changed
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index f2f1137..f5aed17 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ 
 #include "gateway_client.h"
 #include "bridge_loop_avoidance.h"
 #include "distributed-arp-table.h"
+#include "multicast.h"
 #include "gateway_common.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "bat_algo.h"
@@ -116,6 +117,9 @@  int batadv_mesh_init(struct net_device *soft_iface)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bat_priv->tt.changes_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bat_priv->tt.req_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bat_priv->tt.roam_list);
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bat_priv->mcast.mla_list);
+#endif
 	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&bat_priv->tvlv.container_list);
 	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&bat_priv->tvlv.handler_list);
 
@@ -169,6 +173,8 @@  void batadv_mesh_free(struct net_device *soft_iface)
 	batadv_dat_free(bat_priv);
 	batadv_bla_free(bat_priv);
 
+	batadv_mcast_free(bat_priv);
+
 	/* Free the TT and the originator tables only after having terminated
 	 * all the other depending components which may use these structures for
 	 * their purposes.
diff --git a/main.h b/main.h
index cfed2a3..ede23d5 100644
--- a/main.h
+++ b/main.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@  enum batadv_uev_type {
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>		/* struct sock */
+#include <net/addrconf.h>	/* ipv6 address stuff */
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
diff --git a/multicast.c b/multicast.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..580e8f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multicast.c
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@ 
+/* Copyright (C) 2013 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+ *
+ * Linus Lüssing
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301, USA
+ */
+
+#include "main.h"
+#include "originator.h"
+#include "hard-interface.h"
+#include "translation-table.h"
+
+struct batadv_hw_addr {
+	struct list_head	list;
+	unsigned char addr[ETH_ALEN];
+};
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_mla_local_collect - collect local multicast listeners
+ * @dev: the device to collect multicast addresses from
+ * @mcast_list: a list to put found addresses into
+ *
+ * Collect multicast addresses of the local multicast listeners
+ * on the given interface, dev, in the given mcast_list.
+ *
+ * Return -ENOMEM on memory allocation error or the number of
+ * items added to the mcast_list otherwise.
+ */
+static int batadv_mcast_mla_local_collect(struct net_device *dev,
+					  struct list_head *mcast_list)
+{
+	struct netdev_hw_addr *mc_list_entry;
+	struct batadv_hw_addr *new;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
+	netdev_for_each_mc_addr(mc_list_entry, dev) {
+		new = kmalloc(sizeof(*new), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!new) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		memcpy(&new->addr, &mc_list_entry->addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		list_add(&new->list, mcast_list);
+		ret++;
+	}
+	netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_mla_is_duplicate - check whether an address is in a list
+ * @mcast_addr: the multicast address to check
+ * @mcast_list: the list with multicast addresses to search in
+ *
+ * Return true if the given address is already in the given list.
+ * Otherwise returns false.
+ */
+static bool batadv_mcast_mla_is_duplicate(uint8_t *mcast_addr,
+					  struct list_head *mcast_list)
+{
+	struct batadv_hw_addr *mcast_entry;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(mcast_entry, mcast_list, list)
+		if (batadv_compare_eth(mcast_entry->addr, mcast_addr))
+			return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_mla_collect_free - free a list of multicast addresses
+ * @mcast_list: the list to free
+ *
+ * Remove and free all items in the given mcast_list.
+ */
+void batadv_mcast_mla_collect_free(struct list_head *mcast_list)
+{
+	struct batadv_hw_addr *mcast_entry, *tmp;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(mcast_entry, tmp, mcast_list, list) {
+		list_del(&mcast_entry->list);
+		kfree(mcast_entry);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_mla_tt_clean - clean up multicast listener announcements
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @mcast_list: a list of addresses which should _not_ be removed
+ *
+ * Retract the announcement of any multicast listener from the
+ * translation table except the ones listed in the given mcast_list.
+ *
+ * If mcast_list is NULL then all are retracted.
+ */
+static void batadv_mcast_mla_tt_clean(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+				      struct list_head *mcast_list)
+{
+	struct batadv_hw_addr *mcast_entry, *tmp;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(mcast_entry, tmp, &bat_priv->mcast.mla_list,
+				 list) {
+		if (mcast_list &&
+		    batadv_mcast_mla_is_duplicate(mcast_entry->addr,
+						  mcast_list))
+			continue;
+
+		batadv_tt_local_remove(bat_priv, mcast_entry->addr,
+				       BATADV_NO_FLAGS,
+				       "mcast TT outdated", false);
+
+		list_del(&mcast_entry->list);
+		kfree(mcast_entry);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_mla_tt_add - add multicast listener announcements
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @mcast_list: a list of addresses which are going to get added
+ *
+ * Add multicast listener announcements from the given mcast_list to the
+ * translation table if they have not been added yet.
+ */
+static void batadv_mcast_mla_tt_add(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+				    struct list_head *mcast_list)
+{
+	struct batadv_hw_addr *mcast_entry, *tmp;
+
+	if (!mcast_list)
+		return;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(mcast_entry, tmp, mcast_list, list) {
+		if (batadv_mcast_mla_is_duplicate(mcast_entry->addr,
+						  &bat_priv->mcast.mla_list))
+			continue;
+
+		batadv_tt_local_add(bat_priv->soft_iface, mcast_entry->addr,
+				    BATADV_NO_FLAGS, BATADV_NULL_IFINDEX);
+		list_move_tail(&mcast_entry->list, &bat_priv->mcast.mla_list);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_mla_tt_update - update the own MLAs
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ *
+ * Update the own multicast listener announcements in the translation
+ * table. Also take care of registering or unregistering the multicast
+ * tvlv depending on whether the user activated or deactivated
+ * multicast optimizations.
+ */
+void batadv_mcast_mla_tt_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+{
+	struct net_device *soft_iface = bat_priv->soft_iface;
+	struct list_head mcast_list;
+	int ret;
+	static bool enabled;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mcast_list);
+
+	/* Avoid attaching MLAs, if multicast optimization is disabled
+	 * or there is a bridge on top of our soft interface (TODO)
+	 */
+	if (!atomic_read(&bat_priv->mcast_group_awareness) ||
+	    bat_priv->soft_iface->priv_flags & IFF_BRIDGE_PORT) {
+		if (enabled)
+			enabled = false;
+
+		goto update;
+	}
+
+	if (!enabled)
+		enabled = true;
+
+	ret = batadv_mcast_mla_local_collect(soft_iface, &mcast_list);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+update:
+	batadv_mcast_mla_tt_clean(bat_priv, &mcast_list);
+	batadv_mcast_mla_tt_add(bat_priv, &mcast_list);
+
+out:
+	batadv_mcast_mla_collect_free(&mcast_list);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_free - free the multicast optimizations structures
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ */
+void batadv_mcast_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+{
+	batadv_mcast_mla_tt_clean(bat_priv, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/multicast.h b/multicast.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b68e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multicast.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ 
+/* Copyright (C) 2013 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+ *
+ * Linus Lüssing
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301, USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NET_BATMAN_ADV_MULTICAST_H_
+#define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_MULTICAST_H_
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS
+
+void batadv_mcast_mla_tt_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
+
+void batadv_mcast_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
+
+#else
+
+static inline void batadv_mcast_mla_tt_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static inline void batadv_mcast_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS */
+
+#endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_MULTICAST_H_ */
diff --git a/soft-interface.c b/soft-interface.c
index d897194..cf759fc 100644
--- a/soft-interface.c
+++ b/soft-interface.c
@@ -471,6 +471,9 @@  static int batadv_softif_init_late(struct net_device *dev)
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->distributed_arp_table, 1);
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS
+	atomic_set(&bat_priv->mcast_group_awareness, 1);
+#endif
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->ap_isolation, 0);
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw_mode, BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF);
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw_sel_class, 20);
diff --git a/sysfs.c b/sysfs.c
index b70ae52..cc4e7e5 100644
--- a/sysfs.c
+++ b/sysfs.c
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@  BATADV_ATTR_SIF_UINT(gw_sel_class, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, 1, BATADV_TQ_MAX_VALUE,
 		     batadv_post_gw_deselect);
 static BATADV_ATTR(gw_bandwidth, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, batadv_show_gw_bwidth,
 		   batadv_store_gw_bwidth);
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS
+BATADV_ATTR_SIF_BOOL(mcast_group_awareness, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, NULL);
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG
 BATADV_ATTR_SIF_UINT(log_level, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, 0, BATADV_DBG_ALL, NULL);
 #endif
@@ -386,6 +389,9 @@  static struct batadv_attribute *batadv_mesh_attrs[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT
 	&batadv_attr_distributed_arp_table,
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS
+	&batadv_attr_mcast_group_awareness,
+#endif
 	&batadv_attr_fragmentation,
 	&batadv_attr_ap_isolation,
 	&batadv_attr_routing_algo,
diff --git a/translation-table.c b/translation-table.c
index 8404eef..18a2051 100644
--- a/translation-table.c
+++ b/translation-table.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ 
 #include "originator.h"
 #include "routing.h"
 #include "bridge_loop_avoidance.h"
+#include "multicast.h"
 
 #include <linux/crc32c.h>
 
@@ -351,14 +352,16 @@  void batadv_tt_local_add(struct net_device *soft_iface, const uint8_t *addr,
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(soft_iface);
 	struct batadv_tt_local_entry *tt_local;
-	struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global;
+	struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global = NULL;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry *orig_entry;
 	int hash_added;
 	bool roamed_back = false;
 
 	tt_local = batadv_tt_local_hash_find(bat_priv, addr, vid);
-	tt_global = batadv_tt_global_hash_find(bat_priv, addr, vid);
+
+	if (!is_multicast_ether_addr(addr))
+		tt_global = batadv_tt_global_hash_find(bat_priv, addr, vid);
 
 	if (tt_local) {
 		tt_local->last_seen = jiffies;
@@ -412,8 +415,11 @@  void batadv_tt_local_add(struct net_device *soft_iface, const uint8_t *addr,
 	tt_local->last_seen = jiffies;
 	tt_local->common.added_at = tt_local->last_seen;
 
-	/* the batman interface mac address should never be purged */
-	if (batadv_compare_eth(addr, soft_iface->dev_addr))
+	/* the batman interface mac and multicast addresses should never be
+	 * purged
+	 */
+	if (batadv_compare_eth(addr, soft_iface->dev_addr) ||
+	    is_multicast_ether_addr(addr))
 		tt_local->common.flags |= BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NOPURGE;
 
 	hash_added = batadv_hash_add(bat_priv->tt.local_hash, batadv_compare_tt,
@@ -1007,6 +1013,11 @@  add_orig_entry:
 	ret = true;
 
 out_remove:
+	/* Do not remove multicast addresses from the local hash on
+	 * global additions
+	 */
+	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(tt_addr))
+		goto out;
 
 	/* remove address from local hash if present */
 	local_flags = batadv_tt_local_remove(bat_priv, tt_addr, vid,
@@ -2521,6 +2532,9 @@  void batadv_tt_local_commit_changes(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
 	uint16_t changed_num = 0;
 
+	/* Update multicast addresses in local translation table */
+	batadv_mcast_mla_tt_update(bat_priv);
+
 	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->tt.local_changes) < 1) {
 		if (!batadv_atomic_dec_not_zero(&bat_priv->tt.ogm_append_cnt))
 			batadv_tt_tvlv_container_update(bat_priv);
diff --git a/types.h b/types.h
index 20a1bef..8d57426 100644
--- a/types.h
+++ b/types.h
@@ -501,6 +501,12 @@  struct batadv_priv_dat {
 };
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS
+struct batadv_priv_mcast {
+	struct list_head mla_list;
+};
+#endif
+
 /**
  * struct batadv_priv_nc - per mesh interface network coding private data
  * @work: work queue callback item for cleanup
@@ -591,6 +597,9 @@  struct batadv_priv {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT
 	atomic_t distributed_arp_table;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS
+	atomic_t mcast_group_awareness;
+#endif
 	atomic_t gw_mode;
 	atomic_t gw_sel_class;
 	atomic_t orig_interval;
@@ -625,6 +634,9 @@  struct batadv_priv {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT
 	struct batadv_priv_dat dat;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST_OPTIMIZATIONS
+	struct batadv_priv_mcast mcast;
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC
 	atomic_t network_coding;
 	struct batadv_priv_nc nc;