From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: From: Sven Eckelmann Date: Sat, 28 May 2016 14:38:28 +0200 Message-Id: <1464439110-3113-3-git-send-email-sven@narfation.org> In-Reply-To: <1464439110-3113-1-git-send-email-sven@narfation.org> References: <1464439110-3113-1-git-send-email-sven@narfation.org> Subject: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 3/5] batman-adv: Use rtnl link in device creation example List-Id: The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: b.a.t.m.a.n@lists.open-mesh.org The standard kernel API to add new virtual interfaces and attach other interfaces to it is rtnl-link. batman-adv supports it since v3.10. This functionality should be used instead of the legacy batman-adv-only sysfs interface. Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann --- Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt | 17 +++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt b/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt index 1b5e7a7..8a8d3d9 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt @@ -43,10 +43,15 @@ new interfaces to verify the compatibility. There is no need to reload the module if you plug your USB wifi adapter into your ma- chine after batman advanced was initially loaded. -To activate a given interface simply write "bat0" into its -"mesh_iface" file inside the batman_adv subfolder: +The batman-adv soft-interface can be created using the iproute2 +tool "ip" -# echo bat0 > /sys/class/net/eth0/batman_adv/mesh_iface +# ip link add name bat0 type batadv + +To activate a given interface simply attach it to the "bat0" +interface + +# ip link set dev eth0 master bat0 Repeat this step for all interfaces you wish to add. Now batman starts using/broadcasting on this/these interface(s). @@ -56,10 +61,10 @@ By reading the "iface_status" file you can check its status: # cat /sys/class/net/eth0/batman_adv/iface_status # active -To deactivate an interface you have to write "none" into its -"mesh_iface" file: +To deactivate an interface you have to detach it from the +"bat0" interface: -# echo none > /sys/class/net/eth0/batman_adv/mesh_iface +# ip link set dev eth0 nomaster All mesh wide settings can be found in batman's own interface -- 2.8.1