gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy: add package

Now that we have general support for routable IPv6 multicast address in
Gluon master thanks to the newer Linux (bridge) and batman-adv versions
it becomes more interesting to also support layer 3 IPv6 multicast
routers.

So far this was also not possible with the default settings in Gluon
due to filtering MLD into the mesh. This now adds support for
brmldproxy, a daemon which proxies MLD reports between bridge ports.

For the Gluon scenario this package adds brmldproxy proxying
configuration for the mesh side bat0 bridge port.

The configuration is tuned in a way to enable the usage of
layer 3 IPv6 multicast routers for routable IPv6 multicast
address ranges. But with a lot smaller MLD overhead
compared to the filter_membership_reports=false site.conf option.

If a node has no multicast listener for a routable IPv6
multicast address then this node will emit no MLD report
into the mesh. Furthermore, if a node has multiple multicast
listening hosts for routable IPv6 multicast addresses then the
node will act in deputy and respond with combined, aggregated
MLD reports on behalf.

This package is currently incompatible with a
filter_membership_reports=true site.conf option.

Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <[email protected]>

Author: T-X

docs/index.rst

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Several Freifunk communities in Germany use Gluon as the foundation of their Fre
   package/gluon-hoodselector
   package/gluon-logging
   package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv
+  package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy
   package/gluon-mesh-wireless-sae
   package/gluon-radv-filterd
   package/gluon-scheduled-domain-switch

docs/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy
+================================
+
+The *gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy* package adds configuration
+to enable `brmldproxy`_ in Gluon with batman-adv.
+
+The configuration is tuned in a way to enable the usage of
+layer 3 IPv6 multicast routers for routable IPv6 multicast
+address ranges. But with a lot smaller MLD overhead
+compared to the `filter_membership_reports=false`
+:ref:`site.conf <user-site-mesh>` option.
+
+If a node has no multicast listener for a routable IPv6
+multicast address then this node will emit no MLD report
+into the mesh. Furthermore, if a node has multiple multicast
+listening hosts for routable IPv6 multicast addresses then the
+node will act in deputy and respond with combined, aggregated
+MLD reports on behalf.
+
+This package is currently incompatible with a
+`filter_membership_reports=false`
+:ref:`site.conf <user-site-mesh>` option.
+
+----
+
+Notable layer 3 IPv6 multicast router implementations:
+
+* pim6sd: https://github.com/troglobit/pim6sd
+    * HowTo at DN42: https://dn42.dev/howto/IPv6-Multicast
+* lcroute: https://codeberg.org/librecast/lcroute
+
+.. _brmldproxy: https://github.com/T-X/brmldproxy

docs/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv.rst

@@ -137,14 +137,16 @@ batman-adv. Which even with IGMP/MLD filtered, will have full multicast
 membership knowledge through its own propagation through the batman-adv
 translation table.
 
-Advantages are:
+**Advantages:**
 
 * Reduced overhead through reactive batman-adv multicast TT vs.
   periodic IGMP/MLD messages in the mesh
 * Increased IGMP/MLD snooping robustness via local, per node
   IGMP/MLD queriers
 * DDoS vector mitigation
 
+**Limitations:**
+
 **Note:** For nodes running an operating system other than Gluon, but a bridge
 interface on top of the batman-adv interface, you will need to set the
 multicast router flag there manually:
@@ -159,12 +161,23 @@ assume that there is no multicast router behind this port, meaning
 to only forward multicast to this port if an according multicast
 listener on this link was detected.
 
-Further limitations: IGMP/MLD snooping switches (e.g. "enterprise switches")
+IGMP/MLD snooping switches (e.g. "enterprise switches")
 behind the client network of a node (LAN ports) are unsupported. It is
 advised to disable IGMP/MLD snooping on those enterprise switches for now
 or to at least manually mark the port to the Gluon router as a
 "multicast router port".
 
-Alternatively, the filtering of IGMP/MLD reports can be disabled via
+Also IPv4/IPv6 multicast routers are unsupported, unless the
+:doc:`gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy` package is installed.
+
+**Configuration options:**
+
+The filtering of IGMP/MLD reports can be disabled via
 the site.conf (which is not recommended in large meshes though).
 See :ref:`site.conf mesh section <user-site-mesh>` for details.
+
+Another alternative is to install the :doc:`gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy`
+package. Which allows proxied MLD reports for listeners of
+routable IPv6 multicast addresses, while keeping link-local
+IPv6 multicast addresses filtered. This allows using IPv6
+multicast routers.

package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy/Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy
+
+include ../gluon.mk
+
+define Package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy
+  TITLE:=Bridge MLD Proxy for Gluon
+  DEPENDS:=+brmldproxy gluon-mesh-batman-adv
+endef
+
+define Package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy/description
+	Gluon community wifi mesh firmware framework: Configuration to
+	enable brmldproxy in Gluon with batman-adv.
+
+	The configuration is tuned in a way to enable the usage of
+	layer 3 IPv6 multicast routers for routable IPv6 multicast
+	address ranges. But with a lot smaller MLD overhead
+	compared to the filter_membership_reports=false site.conf option.
+
+	If a node has no multicast listener for a routable IPv6
+	multicast address then this node will emit no MLD report
+	into the mesh. Furthermore, if a node has multiple multicast
+	listening hosts for routable IPv6 multicast addresses then the
+	node will act in deputy and respond with combined, aggregated
+	MLD reports on behalf.
+
+	This package is currently incompatible with a
+	filter_membership_reports=true site.conf option.
+endef
+
+define Package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy/conffiles
+/etc/config/brmldproxy
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackageGluon,gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy))

package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy/check_site.lua

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+need_value(in_site({'mesh', 'filter_membership_reports'}), true, false)

package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-brmldproxy/files/etc/config/brmldproxy

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+config brmldproxy 'client'
+	option disabled '0'
+	option bridge 'client'
+	option family 'ipv6'
+	list proxiedport 'bat0'
+	list excludedport 'local-port'
+	list excludefilter 'ff05::2:1001'
+	list excludefilter 'ff02::/ff0f::'
+	list excludefilter 'ff00::/ff0e::'