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    bridge: Add core IGMP snooping support · eb1d1641
    Herbert Xu authored
    
    
    This patch adds the core functionality of IGMP snooping support
    without actually hooking it up.  So this patch should be a no-op
    as far as the bridge's external behaviour is concerned.
    
    All the new code and data is controlled by the Kconfig option
    BRIDGE_IGMP_SNOOPING.  A run-time toggle is also available.
    
    The multicast switching is done using an hash table that is
    lockless on the read-side through RCU.  On the write-side the
    new multicast_lock is used for all operations.  The hash table
    supports dynamic growth/rehashing.
    
    The hash table will be rehashed if any chain length exceeds a
    preset limit.  If rehashing does not reduce the maximum chain
    length then snooping will be disabled.
    
    These features may be added in future (in no particular order):
    
    * IGMPv3 source support
    * Non-querier router detection
    * IPv6
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarHerbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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