[NET]: dev_mcast: add multicast list synchronization helpers
The method drivers currently use to synchronize multicast lists is not
very pretty:
- walk the multicast list
- search each entry on a copy of the previous list
- if new add to lower device
- walk the copy of the previous list
- search each entry on the current list
- if removed delete from lower device
- copy entire list
This patch adds a new field to struct dev_addr_list to store the
synchronization state and adds two helper functions for synchronization
and cleanup.
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index f193aba..e5af458 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@
struct dev_addr_list *next;
u8 da_addr[MAX_ADDR_LEN];
u8 da_addrlen;
+ u8 da_synced;
int da_users;
int da_gusers;
};
@@ -1103,6 +1104,8 @@
extern int dev_unicast_add(struct net_device *dev, void *addr, int alen);
extern int dev_mc_delete(struct net_device *dev, void *addr, int alen, int all);
extern int dev_mc_add(struct net_device *dev, void *addr, int alen, int newonly);
+extern int dev_mc_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from);
+extern void dev_mc_unsync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from);
extern void dev_mc_discard(struct net_device *dev);
extern int __dev_addr_delete(struct dev_addr_list **list, int *count, void *addr, int alen, int all);
extern int __dev_addr_add(struct dev_addr_list **list, int *count, void *addr, int alen, int newonly);