batman-adv: network coding - code and transmit packets if possible

Before adding forward-skbs to the coding buffer, the buffer is searched
for a potential coding opportunity. If one is found, the two packets are
network coded and transmitted right away. If not, the forward-skb is
added to the buffer.

Network coded packets are transmitted with information about the two
receivers and the two coded packets. The first receiver is given by the
MAC header, while the second is given in the payload/bat-header. The
second receiver uses promiscuous mode to receive the packet and check
the second destination.

Signed-off-by: Martin Hundebøll <martin@hundeboll.net>
Signed-off-by: Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@yahoo.de>
Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 8a10619ae916..0afd4ee7708b 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -302,4 +302,10 @@ static inline uint64_t batadv_sum_counter(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	return sum;
 }
 
+/* Define a macro to reach the control buffer of the skb. The members of the
+ * control buffer are defined in struct batadv_skb_cb in types.h.
+ * The macro is inspired by the similar macro TCP_SKB_CB() in tcp.h.
+ */
+#define BATADV_SKB_CB(__skb)       ((struct batadv_skb_cb *)&((__skb)->cb[0]))
+
 #endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_MAIN_H_ */