[v4,4/5] batman-adv: mcast: implement multicast packet generation

Message ID 20221227193409.13461-5-linus.luessing@c0d3.blue (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Headers
Series Implementation of a Stateless Multicast Packet Type |

Commit Message

Linus Lüssing Dec. 27, 2022, 7:34 p.m. UTC
  Implement the preparation of a batman-adv multicast packet and use this
under certain conditions.

For one thing this implements the capability to push a complete
batman-adv multicast packet header, including a tracker TVLV with all
originator destinations that have signaled interest in it, onto a given
ethernet frame with an IP multicast packet inside.

For another checks are implemented to determine if encapsulating a
multicast packet in this new batman-adv multicast packet type and using
it is feasible. Those checks are:

1) Have all nodes signaled that they are capable of handling the new
   batman-adv multicast packet type?
2) Do all active hard interfaces of all nodes, including us, have an MTU
   of at least 1280 bytes?
3) Does a complete multicast packet header with all its destination
   addresses fit onto the given multicast packet / ethernet frame and
   does not exceed 1280 bytes?

If all checks passed then the new batman-adv multicast packet type will
be used for transmission and distribution. Otherwise we fall back to one or
more batman-adv unicast packet transmissions, if possible. Or if not
possible we will fall back to classic flooding through a batman-adv
broadcast packet.

Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@c0d3.blue>
---
 net/batman-adv/multicast.c      |  79 ++++-
 net/batman-adv/multicast.h      |  25 +-
 net/batman-adv/multicast_forw.c | 513 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c |   6 +-
 net/batman-adv/types.h          |   6 +
 5 files changed, 621 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Sven Eckelmann Jan. 18, 2023, 9:15 p.m. UTC | #1
On Tuesday, 27 December 2022 20:34:08 CET Linus Lüssing wrote:
> Implement the preparation of a batman-adv multicast packet and use this
> under certain conditions.
> 
> For one thing this implements the capability to push a complete
> batman-adv multicast packet header, including a tracker TVLV with all
> originator destinations that have signaled interest in it, onto a given
> ethernet frame with an IP multicast packet inside.
> 
> For another checks are implemented to determine if encapsulating a
> multicast packet in this new batman-adv multicast packet type and using
> it is feasible. Those checks are:
> 
> 1) Have all nodes signaled that they are capable of handling the new
>    batman-adv multicast packet type?
> 2) Do all active hard interfaces of all nodes, including us, have an MTU
>    of at least 1280 bytes?
> 3) Does a complete multicast packet header with all its destination
>    addresses fit onto the given multicast packet / ethernet frame and
>    does not exceed 1280 bytes?
> 
> If all checks passed then the new batman-adv multicast packet type will
> be used for transmission and distribution. Otherwise we fall back to one or
> more batman-adv unicast packet transmissions, if possible. Or if not
> possible we will fall back to classic flooding through a batman-adv
> broadcast packet.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@c0d3.blue>
> ---
>  net/batman-adv/multicast.c      |  79 ++++-
>  net/batman-adv/multicast.h      |  25 +-
>  net/batman-adv/multicast_forw.c | 513 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c |   6 +-
>  net/batman-adv/types.h          |   6 +
>  5 files changed, 621 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>

Btw. it is spelled "outer" and not "outter"

[...]
> +/**
> + * batadv_mcast_forw_expand_head() - expand headroom for an mcast packet
> + * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
> + * @skb: the multicast packet to send
> + *
> + * Tries to expand an skb's headroom so that its head to tail is 1298
> + * bytes (minimum IPv6 MTU + vlan ethernet header size) large.
> + *
> + * Return: -EINVAL if the given skb's length is too large or -ENOMEM on memory
> + * allocation failure. Otherwise, on success, zero is returned.
> + */
> +static int batadv_mcast_forw_expand_head(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
> +					 struct sk_buff *skb)
> +{
> +	int hdr_size = VLAN_ETH_HLEN + IPV6_MIN_MTU - skb->len;
> +
> +	 /* TODO: Could be tightened to actual number of destination nodes?
> +	  * But it's tricky, number of destinations might have increased since
> +	  * we last checked.
> +	  */


But it might at least be a good start. So basically a "we can at least 
guarantee that there is enough room for what we've seen in our precheck"

And you could make sure that we still have enough headroom for our lower 
devices. Not that we steal from the headroom which they need - because your 
headroom is not part of the needed_headroom which we report. But of course, we 
don't know the outgoing device (yet) - so this makes it harder to figure out 
how large we need to allocate it.


Kind regards,
	Sven
  

Patch

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
index f2b1e523fd85..d74cb96896e9 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
@@ -1177,17 +1177,62 @@  static int batadv_mcast_forw_rtr_count(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_mode_by_count() - get forwarding mode by count
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the multicast packet to check
+ * @vid: the vlan identifier
+ * @is_routable: stores whether the destination is routable
+ * @count: the number of originators the multicast packet need to be sent to
+ *
+ * For a multicast packet with multiple destination originators, checks which
+ * mode to use. For BATADV_FORW_MCAST it also encapsulates the packet with a
+ * complete batman-adv multicast header.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ *	BATADV_FORW_MCAST: If all nodes have multicast packet routing
+ *	capabilities and an MTU >= 1280 on all hard interfaces (including us)
+ *	and the encapsulated multicast packet with all destination addresses
+ *	would still fit into an 1280 bytes batman-adv multicast packet
+ *	(excluding the outter ethernet frame) and we could successfully push
+ *	the full batman-adv multicast packet header.
+ *	BATADV_FORW_UCASTS: If the packet cannot be sent in a batman-adv
+ *	multicast packet and the amount of batman-adv unicast packets needed
+ *	is smaller or equal to the configured multicast fanout.
+ *	BATADV_FORW_BCAST: Otherwise.
+ */
+static enum batadv_forw_mode
+batadv_mcast_forw_mode_by_count(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+				struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned short vid,
+				int is_routable, int count)
+{
+	unsigned int mcast_hdrlen = batadv_mcast_forw_packet_hdrlen(count);
+	u8 own_tvlv_flags = bat_priv->mcast.mla_flags.tvlv_flags;
+
+	if (!atomic_read(&bat_priv->mcast.num_no_mc_ptype_capa) &&
+	    own_tvlv_flags & BATADV_MCAST_HAVE_MC_PTYPE_CAPA &&
+	    skb->len + mcast_hdrlen <= IPV6_MIN_MTU &&
+	    batadv_mcast_forw_push(bat_priv, skb, vid, is_routable))
+		return BATADV_FORW_MCAST;
+
+	if (count <= atomic_read(&bat_priv->multicast_fanout))
+		return BATADV_FORW_UCASTS;
+
+	return BATADV_FORW_BCAST;
+}
+
 /**
  * batadv_mcast_forw_mode() - check on how to forward a multicast packet
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @skb: the multicast packet to check
+ * @vid: the vlan identifier
  * @is_routable: stores whether the destination is routable
  *
  * Return: The forwarding mode as enum batadv_forw_mode.
  */
 enum batadv_forw_mode
 batadv_mcast_forw_mode(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		       int *is_routable)
+		       unsigned short vid, int *is_routable)
 {
 	int ret, tt_count, ip_count, unsnoop_count, total_count;
 	bool is_unsnoopable = false;
@@ -1217,10 +1262,8 @@  batadv_mcast_forw_mode(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	else if (unsnoop_count)
 		return BATADV_FORW_BCAST;
 
-	if (total_count <= atomic_read(&bat_priv->multicast_fanout))
-		return BATADV_FORW_UCASTS;
-
-	return BATADV_FORW_BCAST;
+	return batadv_mcast_forw_mode_by_count(bat_priv, skb, vid, *is_routable,
+					       total_count);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1780,6 +1823,31 @@  static void batadv_mcast_want_rtr6_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_have_mc_ptype_update() - update multicast packet type counter
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @orig: the orig_node which multicast state might have changed of
+ * @mcast_flags: flags indicating the new multicast state
+ *
+ * If the BATADV_MCAST_HAVE_MC_PTYPE_CAPA flag of this originator, orig, has
+ * toggled then this method updates the counter accordingly.
+ */
+static void batadv_mcast_have_mc_ptype_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+					      struct batadv_orig_node *orig,
+					      u8 mcast_flags)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&orig->mcast_handler_lock);
+
+	/* switched from flag set to unset */
+	if (!(mcast_flags & BATADV_MCAST_HAVE_MC_PTYPE_CAPA) &&
+	    orig->mcast_flags & BATADV_MCAST_HAVE_MC_PTYPE_CAPA)
+		atomic_inc(&bat_priv->mcast.num_no_mc_ptype_capa);
+	/* switched from flag unset to set */
+	else if (mcast_flags & BATADV_MCAST_HAVE_MC_PTYPE_CAPA &&
+		 !(orig->mcast_flags & BATADV_MCAST_HAVE_MC_PTYPE_CAPA))
+		atomic_dec(&bat_priv->mcast.num_no_mc_ptype_capa);
+}
+
 /**
  * batadv_mcast_tvlv_flags_get() - get multicast flags from an OGM TVLV
  * @enabled: whether the originator has multicast TVLV support enabled
@@ -1848,6 +1916,7 @@  static void batadv_mcast_tvlv_ogm_handler(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	batadv_mcast_want_ipv6_update(bat_priv, orig, mcast_flags);
 	batadv_mcast_want_rtr4_update(bat_priv, orig, mcast_flags);
 	batadv_mcast_want_rtr6_update(bat_priv, orig, mcast_flags);
+	batadv_mcast_have_mc_ptype_update(bat_priv, orig, mcast_flags);
 
 	orig->mcast_flags = mcast_flags;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&orig->mcast_handler_lock);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.h b/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
index a5c0f384bb9a..3bf5943cd20e 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ 
 
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 
 /**
  * enum batadv_forw_mode - the way a packet should be forwarded as
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@  enum batadv_forw_mode {
 	 */
 	BATADV_FORW_UCASTS,
 
+	/**
+	 * @BATADV_FORW_MCAST: forward the packet to some nodes via a
+	 *  batman-adv multicast packet
+	 */
+	BATADV_FORW_MCAST,
+
 	/** @BATADV_FORW_NONE: don't forward, drop it */
 	BATADV_FORW_NONE,
 };
@@ -36,7 +43,7 @@  enum batadv_forw_mode {
 
 enum batadv_forw_mode
 batadv_mcast_forw_mode(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		       int *is_routable);
+		       unsigned short vid, int *is_routable);
 
 int batadv_mcast_forw_send(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			   unsigned short vid, int is_routable);
@@ -57,11 +64,18 @@  void batadv_mcast_purge_orig(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node);
 int batadv_mcast_forw_tracker_tvlv_handler(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 					   struct sk_buff *skb);
 
+unsigned int batadv_mcast_forw_packet_hdrlen(unsigned int num_dests);
+
+bool batadv_mcast_forw_push(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			    unsigned short vid, int is_routable);
+
+int batadv_mcast_forw_mcsend(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb);
+
 #else
 
 static inline enum batadv_forw_mode
 batadv_mcast_forw_mode(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		       int *is_routable)
+		       unsigned short vid, int *is_routable)
 {
 	return BATADV_FORW_BCAST;
 }
@@ -99,6 +113,13 @@  static inline void batadv_mcast_purge_orig(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node)
 {
 }
 
+static inline int batadv_mcast_forw_mcsend(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+					   struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+	return NET_XMIT_DROP;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST */
 
 #endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_MULTICAST_H_ */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast_forw.c b/net/batman-adv/multicast_forw.c
index 4a6e0def0987..8414bd13f6e9 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast_forw.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast_forw.c
@@ -7,24 +7,308 @@ 
 #include "multicast.h"
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/bug.h>
+#include <linux/build_bug.h>
 #include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
+#include <linux/if_vlan.h>
+#include <linux/ipv6.h>
+#include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/rculist.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
+#include "bridge_loop_avoidance.h"
 #include "originator.h"
 #include "routing.h"
 #include "send.h"
+#include "translation-table.h"
 
 #define batadv_mcast_forw_tracker_for_each_dest(dest, num_dests) \
 	for (; num_dests; num_dests--, (dest) += ETH_ALEN)
 
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_orig_entry() - get orig_node from an hlist node
+ * @node: the hlist node to get the orig_node from
+ * @entry_offset: the offset of the hlist node within the orig_node struct
+ *
+ * Return: The orig_node containing the hlist node on success, NULL on error.
+ */
+static struct batadv_orig_node *
+batadv_mcast_forw_orig_entry(struct hlist_node *node,
+			     size_t entry_offset)
+{
+	/* sanity check */
+	switch (entry_offset) {
+	case offsetof(struct batadv_orig_node, mcast_want_all_ipv4_node):
+	case offsetof(struct batadv_orig_node, mcast_want_all_ipv6_node):
+	case offsetof(struct batadv_orig_node, mcast_want_all_rtr4_node):
+	case offsetof(struct batadv_orig_node, mcast_want_all_rtr6_node):
+		break;
+	default:
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return (struct batadv_orig_node *)((void *)node - entry_offset);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_push_dest() - push an originator MAC address onto an skb
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the skb to push the destination address onto
+ * @vid: the vlan identifier
+ * @orig_node: the originator node to get the MAC address from
+ * @num_dests: a pointer to store the number of pushed addresses in
+ *
+ * If the orig_node is a BLA backbone gateway, if there is not enough skb
+ * headroom available or if num_dests is already at its maximum (65535) then
+ * neither the skb nor num_dests is changed. Otherwise the originator's MAC
+ * address is pushed onto the given skb and num_dests incremented by one.
+ *
+ * Return: true if the orig_node is a backbone gateway or if an orig address
+ *  was pushed successfully.
+ */
+static bool batadv_mcast_forw_push_dest(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+					struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned short vid,
+					struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
+					unsigned short *num_dests)
+{
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof_field(struct batadv_tvlv_mcast_tracker, num_dests)
+		     != sizeof(__be16));
+
+	/* Avoid sending to other BLA gateways - they already got the frame from
+	 * the LAN side we share with them.
+	 * TODO: Refactor to take BLA into account earlier in mode check.
+	 */
+	if (batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw_orig(bat_priv, orig_node->orig, vid))
+		return true;
+
+	if (skb_headroom(skb) < ETH_ALEN || *num_dests == U16_MAX)
+		return false;
+
+	skb_push(skb, ETH_ALEN);
+	ether_addr_copy(skb->data, orig_node->orig);
+	(*num_dests)++;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_push_dests_list() - push originators from list onto an skb
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the skb to push the destination addresses onto
+ * @vid: the vlan identifier
+ * @head: the list to gather originators from
+ * @entry_offset: offset of an hlist node in an orig_node structure
+ * @num_dests: a pointer to store the number of pushed addresses in
+ *
+ * Push the MAC addresses of all originators in the given list onto the given
+ * skb.
+ *
+ * Return: true on success, false otherwise.
+ */
+static int batadv_mcast_forw_push_dests_list(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+					     struct sk_buff *skb,
+					     unsigned short vid,
+					     struct hlist_head *head,
+					     size_t entry_offset,
+					     unsigned short *num_dests)
+{
+	struct hlist_node *node;
+	struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	__hlist_for_each_rcu(node, head) {
+		orig_node = batadv_mcast_forw_orig_entry(node, entry_offset);
+		if (!orig_node ||
+		    !batadv_mcast_forw_push_dest(bat_priv, skb, vid, orig_node,
+						 num_dests)) {
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_push_tt() - push originators with interest through TT
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the skb to push the destination addresses onto
+ * @vid: the vlan identifier
+ * @num_dests: a pointer to store the number of pushed addresses in
+ *
+ * Push the MAC addresses of all originators which have indicated interest in
+ * this multicast packet through the translation table onto the given skb.
+ *
+ * Return: true on success, false otherwise.
+ */
+static bool
+batadv_mcast_forw_push_tt(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			  unsigned short vid, unsigned short *num_dests)
+{
+	struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry *orig_entry;
+
+	struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global;
+	const u8 *addr = eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest;
+
+	/* ok */
+	int ret = true;
+
+	tt_global = batadv_tt_global_hash_find(bat_priv, addr, vid);
+	if (!tt_global)
+		goto out;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(orig_entry, &tt_global->orig_list, list) {
+		if (!batadv_mcast_forw_push_dest(bat_priv, skb, vid,
+						 orig_entry->orig_node,
+						 num_dests)) {
+			ret = false;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	batadv_tt_global_entry_put(tt_global);
+
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_push_want_all() - push originators with want-all flag
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the skb to push the destination addresses onto
+ * @vid: the vlan identifier
+ * @num_dests: a pointer to store the number of pushed addresses in
+ *
+ * Push the MAC addresses of all originators which have indicated interest in
+ * this multicast packet through the want-all flag onto the given skb.
+ *
+ * Return: true on success, false otherwise.
+ */
+static bool batadv_mcast_forw_push_want_all(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+					    struct sk_buff *skb,
+					    unsigned short vid,
+					    unsigned short *num_dests)
+{
+	struct hlist_head *head = NULL;
+	size_t offset;
+	int ret;
+
+	switch (eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto) {
+	case htons(ETH_P_IP):
+		head = &bat_priv->mcast.want_all_ipv4_list;
+		offset = offsetof(struct batadv_orig_node,
+				  mcast_want_all_ipv4_node);
+		break;
+	case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
+		head = &bat_priv->mcast.want_all_ipv6_list;
+		offset = offsetof(struct batadv_orig_node,
+				  mcast_want_all_ipv6_node);
+		break;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	ret = batadv_mcast_forw_push_dests_list(bat_priv, skb, vid, head,
+						offset, num_dests);
+	if (!ret)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_push_want_rtr() - push originators with want-router flag
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the skb to push the destination addresses onto
+ * @vid: the vlan identifier
+ * @num_dests: a pointer to store the number of pushed addresses in
+ *
+ * Push the MAC addresses of all originators which have indicated interest in
+ * this multicast packet through the want-all-rtr flag onto the given skb.
+ *
+ * Return: true on success, false otherwise.
+ */
+static bool batadv_mcast_forw_push_want_rtr(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+					    struct sk_buff *skb,
+					    unsigned short vid,
+					    unsigned short *num_dests)
+{
+	struct hlist_head *head = NULL;
+	size_t offset;
+	int ret;
+
+	switch (eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto) {
+	case htons(ETH_P_IP):
+		head = &bat_priv->mcast.want_all_rtr4_list;
+		offset = offsetof(struct batadv_orig_node,
+				  mcast_want_all_rtr4_node);
+		break;
+	case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
+		head = &bat_priv->mcast.want_all_rtr6_list;
+		offset = offsetof(struct batadv_orig_node,
+				  mcast_want_all_rtr6_node);
+		break;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	ret = batadv_mcast_forw_push_dests_list(bat_priv, skb, vid, head,
+						offset, num_dests);
+	if (!ret)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_push_dests() - push originator addresses onto an skb
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the skb to push the destination addresses onto
+ * @vid: the vlan identifier
+ * @is_routable: indicates whether the destination is routable
+ *
+ * Push the MAC addresses of all originators which have indicated interest in
+ * this multicast packet onto the given skb.
+ *
+ * Return: The number of destination originator MAC addresses that were pushed
+ * onto the given skb.
+ */
+static int
+batadv_mcast_forw_push_dests(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			     unsigned short vid, int is_routable)
+{
+	unsigned short num_dests = 0;
+
+	if (!batadv_mcast_forw_push_tt(bat_priv, skb, vid, &num_dests))
+		goto err;
+
+	if (!batadv_mcast_forw_push_want_all(bat_priv, skb, vid, &num_dests))
+		goto err;
+
+	if (is_routable &&
+	    !batadv_mcast_forw_push_want_rtr(bat_priv, skb, vid, &num_dests))
+		goto err;
+
+	return num_dests;
+err:
+	skb_pull(skb, num_dests * ETH_ALEN);
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
 /**
  * batadv_mcast_forw_tracker_hdrlen() - calculate tracker TVLV header length
  * @num_dests: the number of destination addresses to taken into account
@@ -45,6 +329,121 @@  static int batadv_mcast_forw_tracker_hdrlen(unsigned int num_dests)
 		return len - sizeof(mcast_tracker->align);
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_push_tracker() - push a multicast tracker TVLV header
+ * @skb: the skb to push the tracker TVLV onto
+ * @num_dests: the number of destination addresses to set in the header
+ *
+ * Pushes a multicast tracker TVLV header onto the given skb, including the
+ * generic TVLV header but excluding the destination MAC addresses.
+ *
+ * The provided num_dests value is taken into consideration to set the
+ * num_dests field in the tracker header and to set the appropriate TVLV length
+ * value fields. But also to decide whether to add or omit the 2 alignment bytes
+ * in the multicast tracker TVLV header, to make the tracker TVLV 4 byte aligned
+ * to make the encapsulated IP packet 4 byte aligned.
+ *
+ * Return: -ENOMEM if there is not enough skb headroom available. Otherwise, on
+ * success the number of bytes that were pushed, the total TVLV length value.
+ */
+static int batadv_mcast_forw_push_tracker(struct sk_buff *skb, int num_dests)
+{
+	struct batadv_tvlv_mcast_tracker *mcast_tracker;
+	unsigned int tvlv_value_len, tracker_hdrlen;
+	struct batadv_tvlv_hdr *tvlv_hdr;
+
+	/* odd #dests: no 2 byte padding to TVLV */
+	tracker_hdrlen = batadv_mcast_forw_tracker_hdrlen(num_dests);
+
+	if (skb_headroom(skb) < tracker_hdrlen + sizeof(*tvlv_hdr))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	tvlv_value_len = tracker_hdrlen + ETH_ALEN * num_dests;
+	if (tvlv_value_len + sizeof(*tvlv_hdr) > U16_MAX)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	skb_push(skb, tracker_hdrlen);
+	mcast_tracker = (struct batadv_tvlv_mcast_tracker *)skb->data;
+	mcast_tracker->num_dests = htons(num_dests);
+
+	/* even #dests: with 2 byte padding to TVLV */
+	if (!(num_dests % 2))
+		memset(mcast_tracker->align, 0, sizeof(mcast_tracker->align));
+
+	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
+
+	skb_push(skb, sizeof(*tvlv_hdr));
+	tvlv_hdr = (struct batadv_tvlv_hdr *)skb->data;
+	tvlv_hdr->type = BATADV_TVLV_MCAST_TRACKER;
+	tvlv_hdr->version = 1;
+	tvlv_hdr->len = htons(tvlv_value_len);
+
+	return tvlv_value_len + sizeof(*tvlv_hdr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_push_tvlvs() - push a multicast tracker TVLV onto an skb
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the skb to push the tracker TVLV onto
+ * @vid: the vlan identifier
+ * @is_routable: indicates whether the destination is routable
+ *
+ * Pushes a multicast tracker TVLV onto the given skb, including the collected
+ * destination MAC addresses and the generic TVLV header.
+ *
+ * Return: -ENOMEM if there is not enough skb headroom available. Otherwise, on
+ * success the number of bytes that were pushed, the total TVLV length value.
+ */
+static int
+batadv_mcast_forw_push_tvlvs(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			     unsigned short vid, int is_routable)
+{
+	int num_dests, tvlv_len;
+
+	num_dests = batadv_mcast_forw_push_dests(bat_priv, skb, vid,
+						 is_routable);
+	if (num_dests <	0)
+		return num_dests;
+
+	tvlv_len = batadv_mcast_forw_push_tracker(skb, num_dests);
+	if (tvlv_len < 0)
+		skb_pull(skb, num_dests * ETH_ALEN);
+
+	return tvlv_len;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_push_hdr() - push a multicast packet header onto an skb
+ * @skb: the skb to push the header onto
+ * @tvlv_len: the total TVLV length value to set in the header
+ *
+ * Pushes a batman-adv multicast packet header onto the given skb and sets
+ * the provided total TVLV length value in it.
+ *
+ * Caller needs to ensure enough skb headroom is available.
+ *
+ * Return: -ENOMEM if there is not enough skb headroom available. Otherwise, on
+ * success 0.
+ */
+static int batadv_mcast_forw_push_hdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int tvlv_len)
+{
+	struct batadv_mcast_packet *mcast_packet;
+
+	if (skb_headroom(skb) < sizeof(*mcast_packet))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	skb_push(skb, sizeof(*mcast_packet));
+
+	mcast_packet = (struct batadv_mcast_packet *)skb->data;
+	mcast_packet->version = BATADV_COMPAT_VERSION;
+	mcast_packet->ttl = BATADV_TTL;
+	mcast_packet->packet_type = BATADV_MCAST;
+	mcast_packet->reserved = 0;
+	mcast_packet->tvlv_len = htons(tvlv_len);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * batadv_mcast_forw_orig_to_neigh() - get next hop neighbor to an orig address
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
@@ -272,3 +671,117 @@  int batadv_mcast_forw_tracker_tvlv_handler(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 {
 	return batadv_mcast_forw_packet(bat_priv, skb, false);
 }
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_packet_hdrlen() - multicast packet header length
+ * @num_dests: number of destination nodes
+ *
+ * Calculates the total batman-adv multicast packet header length for a given
+ * number of destination nodes (excluding the outter ethernet frame).
+ *
+ * Return: The calculated total batman-adv multicast packet header length.
+ */
+unsigned int batadv_mcast_forw_packet_hdrlen(unsigned int num_dests)
+{
+	return num_dests * ETH_ALEN +
+	       batadv_mcast_forw_tracker_hdrlen(num_dests) +
+	       sizeof(struct batadv_tvlv_hdr) +
+	       sizeof(struct batadv_mcast_packet);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_expand_head() - expand headroom for an mcast packet
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the multicast packet to send
+ *
+ * Tries to expand an skb's headroom so that its head to tail is 1298
+ * bytes (minimum IPv6 MTU + vlan ethernet header size) large.
+ *
+ * Return: -EINVAL if the given skb's length is too large or -ENOMEM on memory
+ * allocation failure. Otherwise, on success, zero is returned.
+ */
+static int batadv_mcast_forw_expand_head(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+					 struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	int hdr_size = VLAN_ETH_HLEN + IPV6_MIN_MTU - skb->len;
+
+	 /* TODO: Could be tightened to actual number of destination nodes?
+	  * But it's tricky, number of destinations might have increased since
+	  * we last checked.
+	  */
+	if (hdr_size < 0) {
+		/* batadv_mcast_forw_mode_check_count() should ensure we do not
+		 * end up here
+		 */
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (skb_headroom(skb) < hdr_size &&
+	    pskb_expand_head(skb, hdr_size, 0, GFP_ATOMIC) < 0)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_push() - encapsulate skb in a batman-adv multicast packet
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the multicast packet to encapsulate and send
+ * @vid: the vlan identifier
+ * @is_routable: indicates whether the destination is routable
+ *
+ * Encapsulates the given multicast packet in a batman-adv multicast packet.
+ * A multicast tracker TVLV with destination originator addresses for any node
+ * that signaled interest in it, that is either via the translation table or the
+ * according want-all flags, is attached accordingly.
+ *
+ * Return: true on success, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool batadv_mcast_forw_push(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			    unsigned short vid, int is_routable)
+{
+	int tvlv_len;
+
+	if (batadv_mcast_forw_expand_head(bat_priv, skb) < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	skb_reset_transport_header(skb);
+
+	tvlv_len = batadv_mcast_forw_push_tvlvs(bat_priv, skb, vid,
+						is_routable);
+	if (tvlv_len < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	if (batadv_mcast_forw_push_hdr(skb, tvlv_len) < 0) {
+		skb_pull(skb, tvlv_len);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_mcsend() - send a self prepared batman-adv multicast packet
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the multicast packet to encapsulate and send
+ *
+ * Transmits a batman-adv multicast packet that was locally prepared and
+ * consumes/frees it.
+ *
+ * Return: NET_XMIT_DROP on memory allocation failure. NET_XMIT_SUCCESS
+ * otherwise.
+ */
+int batadv_mcast_forw_mcsend(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+			     struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	int ret = batadv_mcast_forw_packet(bat_priv, skb, true);
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return NET_XMIT_DROP;
+	}
+
+	consume_skb(skb);
+	return NET_XMIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 97f4d7abe54e..d2b402e9c71f 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -298,12 +298,13 @@  static netdev_tx_t batadv_interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 send:
 		if (do_bcast && !is_broadcast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest)) {
-			forw_mode = batadv_mcast_forw_mode(bat_priv, skb,
+			forw_mode = batadv_mcast_forw_mode(bat_priv, skb, vid,
 							   &mcast_is_routable);
 			switch (forw_mode) {
 			case BATADV_FORW_BCAST:
 				break;
 			case BATADV_FORW_UCASTS:
+			case BATADV_FORW_MCAST:
 				do_bcast = false;
 				break;
 			case BATADV_FORW_NONE:
@@ -362,6 +363,8 @@  static netdev_tx_t batadv_interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		} else if (forw_mode == BATADV_FORW_UCASTS) {
 			ret = batadv_mcast_forw_send(bat_priv, skb, vid,
 						     mcast_is_routable);
+		} else if (forw_mode == BATADV_FORW_MCAST) {
+			ret = batadv_mcast_forw_mcsend(bat_priv, skb);
 		} else {
 			if (batadv_dat_snoop_outgoing_arp_request(bat_priv,
 								  skb))
@@ -759,6 +762,7 @@  static int batadv_softif_init_late(struct net_device *dev)
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->mcast.num_want_all_unsnoopables, 0);
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->mcast.num_want_all_ipv4, 0);
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->mcast.num_want_all_ipv6, 0);
+	atomic_set(&bat_priv->mcast.num_no_mc_ptype_capa, 0);
 #endif
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.mode, BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF);
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.bandwidth_down, 100);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index a2fee3325b29..4008ae1d6c15 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -1342,6 +1342,12 @@  struct batadv_priv_mcast {
 	/** @num_want_all_rtr6: counter for items in want_all_rtr6_list */
 	atomic_t num_want_all_rtr6;
 
+	/**
+	 * @num_no_mc_ptype_capa: counter for number of nodes without the
+	 *  BATADV_MCAST_HAVE_MC_PTYPE_CAPA flag
+	 */
+	atomic_t num_no_mc_ptype_capa;
+
 	/**
 	 * @want_lists_lock: lock for protecting modifications to mcasts
 	 *  want_all_{unsnoopables,ipv4,ipv6}_list (traversals are rcu-locked)