ipv6: ip6mr: support multiple tables

This patch adds support for multiple independant multicast routing instances,
named "tables".

Userspace multicast routing daemons can bind to a specific table instance by
issuing a setsockopt call using a new option MRT6_TABLE. The table number is
stored in the raw socket data and affects all following ip6mr setsockopt(),
getsockopt() and ioctl() calls. By default, a single table (RT6_TABLE_DFLT)
is created with a default routing rule pointing to it. Newly created pim6reg
devices have the table number appended ("pim6regX"), with the exception of
devices created in the default table, which are named just "pim6reg" for
compatibility reasons.

Packets are directed to a specific table instance using routing rules,
similar to how regular routing rules work. Currently iif, oif and mark
are supported as keys, source and destination addresses could be supported
additionally.

Example usage:

- bind pimd/xorp/... to a specific table:

uint32_t table = 123;
setsockopt(fd, SOL_IPV6, MRT6_TABLE, &table, sizeof(table));

- create routing rules directing packets to the new table:

# ip -6 mrule add iif eth0 lookup 123
# ip -6 mrule add oif eth0 lookup 123

Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/Kconfig b/net/ipv6/Kconfig
index a578096152a..36d7437ac05 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv6/Kconfig
@@ -229,6 +229,20 @@ config IPV6_MROUTE
 	  Experimental support for IPv6 multicast forwarding.
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config IPV6_MROUTE_MULTIPLE_TABLES
+	bool "IPv6: multicast policy routing"
+	depends on IPV6_MROUTE
+	select FIB_RULES
+	help
+	  Normally, a multicast router runs a userspace daemon and decides
+	  what to do with a multicast packet based on the source and
+	  destination addresses. If you say Y here, the multicast router
+	  will also be able to take interfaces and packet marks into
+	  account and run multiple instances of userspace daemons
+	  simultaneously, each one handling a single table.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 config IPV6_PIMSM_V2
 	bool "IPv6: PIM-SM version 2 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on IPV6_MROUTE