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, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 5a42c36cb6aa..fbc8cb0d48c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
  * families, values above 128 may be used arbitrarily.
  */
 #define RTNL_FAMILY_IPMR		128
-#define RTNL_FAMILY_MAX			128
+#define RTNL_FAMILY_IP6MR		129
+#define RTNL_FAMILY_MAX			129
 
 /****
  *		Routing/neighbour discovery messages.