Implement a configurable MLD Querier wake-up calls "feature" which
works around a widely spread Android bug in connection with IGMP/MLD
snooping.
Currently there are mobile devices (e.g. Android) which are not able
to receive and respond to MLD Queries reliably because the Wifi driver
filters a lo
On Sun, 16 Aug 2020 22:24:24 +0200
Linus Lüssing wrote:
> Implement a configurable MLD Querier wake-up calls "feature" which
> works around a widely spread Android bug in connection with IGMP/MLD
> snooping.
>
> Currently there are mobile devices (e.g. Android) which are not able
> to receive an
From: Stephen Hemminger
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:08:13 -0700
> Rather than adding yet another feature to the bridge, could this hack be done
> by
> having a BPF hook? or netfilter module?
Stephen please do not quote an entire huge patch just to add a small
amount of commentary at the end.
Tha
From: Linus Lüssing
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 22:24:24 +0200
> I'm aware that this is quite a hack, so I'm unsure if this is suitable
> for upstream. On the other hand, the Android ticket isn't moving
> anywhere and even if it were fixed in Android, I'd expect it to take
> years until that fix would
Linus Lüssing writes:
> Currently there are mobile devices (e.g. Android) which are not able
> to receive and respond to MLD Queries reliably because the Wifi driver
> filters a lot of ICMPv6 when the device is asleep - including
> MLD. This in turn breaks IPv6 communication when MLD Snooping is
On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 03:08:13PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Rather than adding yet another feature to the bridge, could this hack be done
> by
> having a BPF hook? or netfilter module?
Hi Stephen,
Thanks for the constructive feedback and suggestions!
The netfilter approach sounds tempt
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 17:42:39 +0200
Linus Lüssing wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 03:08:13PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > Rather than adding yet another feature to the bridge, could this hack be
> > done by
> > having a BPF hook? or netfilter module?
>
> Hi Stephen,
>
> Thanks for the
On 2020-08-23 17:42, Linus Lüssing wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 03:08:13PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>> Rather than adding yet another feature to the bridge, could this hack be
>> done by
>> having a BPF hook? or netfilter module?
>
> Hi Stephen,
>
> Thanks for the constructive feedbac