Add --ra-param and remove --force-fast-ra

CHANGELOG

@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ version 2.67
             smallest valid dhcp-range is sent. Thanks to Uwe Schindler 
 	    for suggesting this.
 
-	    Add --force-fast-ra option. Another thanks to Uwe Schindler.  
-
 	    Make --listen-address higher priority than --except-interface
 	    in all circumstances. Thanks to Thomas Hood for the bugreport.
 
@@ -132,6 +130,9 @@ version 2.67
 
  	    Update Spanish transalation. Thanks to Vicente Soriano.
 
+	    Add --ra-param option. Thanks to Vladislav Grishenko for
+	    inspiration on this.
+
  
 version 2.66
             Add the ability to act as an authoritative DNS

man/dnsmasq.8

@@ -1525,11 +1525,19 @@ the relevant link-local address of the machine running dnsmasq is sent
 as recursive DNS server. If provided, the DHCPv6 options dns-server and
 domain-search are used for RDNSS and DNSSL.
 .TP
-.B --force-fast-ra
+.B --ra-param=<interface>,[high|low],[[<ra-interval>],<router lifetime>]
-Normally, dnsmasq advertises a new IPv6 prefix frequently (every 10 seconds or so) for the first minute, and then
+Set non-default values for router advertisements sent via an
-drops back to sending "maintenance" advertisements every 10 minutes or so. This option forces dnsmasq to be always in 
+interface. The priority field for the router may be altered from the
-frequent RA mode. It's a bug workaround for mobile devices which go deaf to RAs during sleep and therefore 
+default of medium with eg
-lose conectivity; with frequent RAs they recover in a reasonable time after wakeup.
+.B --ra-param=eth0,high.
+The interval between router advertisements may be set (in seconds) with 
+.B --ra-param=eth0,60.
+The lifetime of the route may be changed or set to zero, which allows
+a router to advertise prefixes but not a route via itself. 
+.B --ra-parm=eth0,0,0
+(A value of zero for the interval means the default value.) All three parameters may be set at once.
+.B --ra-param=low,60,1200
+The interface field may include a wildcard.
 .TP
 .B --enable-tftp[=<interface>[,<interface>]]
 Enable the TFTP server function. This is deliberately limited to that

src/dnsmasq.h

@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ struct event_desc {
 #define OPT_TFTP_LC        38
 #define OPT_CLEVERBIND     39
 #define OPT_TFTP           40
-#define OPT_FAST_RA        41
+#define OPT_LAST           41
-#define OPT_LAST           42
 
 /* extra flags for my_syslog, we use a couple of facilities since they are known 
    not to occupy the same bits as priorities, no matter how syslog.h is set up. */
@@ -701,6 +700,12 @@ struct prefix_class {
 };
 #endif
 
+struct ra_interface {
+  char *name;
+  int interval, lifetime, prio;
+  struct ra_interface *next;
+};
+
 struct dhcp_context {
   unsigned int lease_time, addr_epoch;
   struct in_addr netmask, broadcast;
@@ -825,6 +830,7 @@ extern struct daemon {
   unsigned long local_ttl, neg_ttl, max_ttl, max_cache_ttl, auth_ttl;
   struct hostsfile *addn_hosts;
   struct dhcp_context *dhcp, *dhcp6;
+  struct ra_interface *ra_interfaces;
   struct dhcp_config *dhcp_conf;
   struct dhcp_opt *dhcp_opts, *dhcp_match, *dhcp_opts6, *dhcp_match6;
   struct dhcp_vendor *dhcp_vendors;

src/option.c

@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ struct myoption {
 #ifdef OPTION6_PREFIX_CLASS 
 #define LOPT_PREF_CLSS 321
 #endif
-#define LOPT_FAST_RA   322
 #define LOPT_RELAY     323
+#define LOPT_RA_PARAM  324
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
 static const struct option opts[] =  
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ static const struct myoption opts[] =
 #ifdef OPTION6_PREFIX_CLASS 
     { "dhcp-prefix-class", 1, 0, LOPT_PREF_CLSS },
 #endif
-    { "force-fast-ra", 0, 0, LOPT_FAST_RA },
     { "dhcp-relay", 1, 0, LOPT_RELAY },
+    { "ra-param", 1, 0, LOPT_RA_PARAM },
     { NULL, 0, 0, 0 }
   };
 
@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ static struct {
   { LOPT_CONNTRACK, OPT_CONNTRACK, NULL, gettext_noop("Copy connection-track mark from queries to upstream connections."), NULL },
   { LOPT_FQDN, OPT_FQDN_UPDATE, NULL, gettext_noop("Allow DHCP clients to do their own DDNS updates."), NULL },
   { LOPT_RA, OPT_RA, NULL, gettext_noop("Send router-advertisements for interfaces doing DHCPv6"), NULL },
-  { LOPT_FAST_RA, OPT_FAST_RA, NULL, gettext_noop("Always send frequent router-advertisements"), NULL },
   { LOPT_DUID, ARG_ONE, "<enterprise>,<duid>", gettext_noop("Specify DUID_EN-type DHCPv6 server DUID"), NULL },
   { LOPT_HOST_REC, ARG_DUP, "<name>,<address>", gettext_noop("Specify host (A/AAAA and PTR) records"), NULL },
   { LOPT_RR, ARG_DUP, "<name>,<RR-number>,[<data>]", gettext_noop("Specify arbitrary DNS resource record"), NULL },
@@ -418,6 +417,7 @@ static struct {
 #ifdef OPTION6_PREFIX_CLASS 
   { LOPT_PREF_CLSS, ARG_DUP, "set:tag,<class>", gettext_noop("Specify DHCPv6 prefix class"), NULL },
 #endif
+  { LOPT_RA_PARAM, ARG_DUP, "<interface>,[high,|low,]<interval>[,<lifetime>]", gettext_noop("Set priority, resend-interval and router-lifetime"), NULL },
   { 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL }
 }; 
 
@@ -3215,6 +3215,31 @@ static int one_opt(int option, char *arg, char *errstr, char *gen_err, int comma
 #endif
       
 #ifdef HAVE_DHCP6
+    case LOPT_RA_PARAM: /* --ra-param */
+      if ((comma = split(arg)))
+	{
+	  struct ra_interface *new = opt_malloc(sizeof(struct ra_interface));
+	  new->lifetime = -1;
+	  new->prio = 0;
+	  new->name = opt_string_alloc(arg);
+	  if (strcasestr(comma, "high") == comma || strcasestr(comma, "low") == comma)
+	    {
+	      if (*comma == 'l' || *comma == 'L')
+		new->prio = 0x18;
+	      else
+		new->prio = 0x08;
+	      comma = split(comma);
+	    }
+	   arg = split(comma);
+	   if (!atoi_check(comma, &new->interval) || 
+	      (arg && !atoi_check(arg, &new->lifetime)))
+	    ret_err(_("bad RA-params"));
+	  
+	  new->next = daemon->ra_interfaces;
+	  daemon->ra_interfaces = new;
+	}
+      break;
+      
     case LOPT_DUID: /* --dhcp-duid */
       if (!(comma = split(arg)) || !atoi_check(arg, (int *)&daemon->duid_enterprise))
 	ret_err(_("bad DUID"));

src/radv.c

@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ struct ra_param {
   char *if_name;
   struct dhcp_netid *tags;
   struct in6_addr link_local, link_global;
-  unsigned int pref_time;
+  unsigned int pref_time, adv_interval;
 };
 
 struct search_param {
   time_t now; int iface;
+  char name[IF_NAMESIZE+1];
 };
 
 static void send_ra(time_t now, int iface, char *iface_name, struct in6_addr *dest);
@@ -47,7 +48,11 @@ static int iface_search(struct in6_addr *local,  int prefix,
 			int scope, int if_index, int flags, 
 			int prefered, int valid, void *vparam);
 static int add_lla(int index, unsigned int type, char *mac, size_t maclen, void *parm);
-static void new_timeout(struct dhcp_context *context, time_t now);
+static void new_timeout(struct dhcp_context *context, char *iface_name, time_t now);
+static unsigned int calc_lifetime(struct ra_interface *ra);
+static unsigned int calc_interval(struct ra_interface *ra);
+static unsigned int calc_prio(struct ra_interface *ra);
+static struct ra_interface *find_iface_param(char *iface);
 
 static int hop_limit;
 
@@ -198,6 +203,7 @@ static void send_ra(time_t now, int iface, char *iface_name, struct in6_addr *de
   struct dhcp_context *context, *tmp,  **up;
   struct dhcp_netid iface_id;
   struct dhcp_opt *opt_cfg;
+  struct ra_interface *ra_param = find_iface_param(iface_name);
   int done_dns = 0;
 #ifdef HAVE_LINUX_NETWORK
   FILE *f;
@@ -209,8 +215,8 @@ static void send_ra(time_t now, int iface, char *iface_name, struct in6_addr *de
   ra->type = ND_ROUTER_ADVERT;
   ra->code = 0;
   ra->hop_limit = hop_limit;
-  ra->flags = 0x00;
+  ra->flags = calc_prio(ra_param);
-  ra->lifetime = htons(RA_INTERVAL * 3); /* AdvDefaultLifetime * 3 */
+  ra->lifetime = htons(calc_lifetime(ra_param));
   ra->reachable_time = 0;
   ra->retrans_time = 0;
 
@@ -222,6 +228,7 @@ static void send_ra(time_t now, int iface, char *iface_name, struct in6_addr *de
   parm.first = 1;
   parm.now = now;
   parm.pref_time = 0;
+  parm.adv_interval = calc_interval(ra_param);
   
   /* set tag with name == interface */
   iface_id.net = iface_name;
@@ -335,7 +342,7 @@ static void send_ra(time_t now, int iface, char *iface_name, struct in6_addr *de
 	  put_opt6_char(ICMP6_OPT_RDNSS);
 	  put_opt6_char((opt_cfg->len/8) + 1);
 	  put_opt6_short(0);
-	  put_opt6_long(RA_INTERVAL * 2); /* lifetime - twice RA retransmit */
+	  put_opt6_long(parm.adv_interval * 2); /* lifetime - twice RA retransmit */
 	  /* zero means "self" */
 	  for (i = 0; i < opt_cfg->len; i += IN6ADDRSZ, a++)
 	    if (IN6_IS_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED(a))
@@ -351,7 +358,7 @@ static void send_ra(time_t now, int iface, char *iface_name, struct in6_addr *de
 	  put_opt6_char(ICMP6_OPT_DNSSL);
 	  put_opt6_char(len + 1);
 	  put_opt6_short(0);
-	  put_opt6_long(RA_INTERVAL * 2); /* lifetime - twice RA retransmit */
+	  put_opt6_long(parm.adv_interval * 2); /* lifetime - twice RA retransmit */
 	  put_opt6(opt_cfg->val, opt_cfg->len);
 	  
 	  /* pad */
@@ -366,7 +373,7 @@ static void send_ra(time_t now, int iface, char *iface_name, struct in6_addr *de
       put_opt6_char(ICMP6_OPT_RDNSS);
       put_opt6_char(3);
       put_opt6_short(0);
-      put_opt6_long(RA_INTERVAL * 2); /* lifetime - twice RA retransmit */
+      put_opt6_long(parm.adv_interval * 2); /* lifetime - twice RA retransmit */
       put_opt6(&parm.link_global, IN6ADDRSZ);
     }
 
@@ -455,8 +462,8 @@ static int add_prefixes(struct in6_addr *local,  int prefix,
 		if (time > context->lease_time)
 		  {
 		    time = context->lease_time;
-		    if (time < ((unsigned int)(3 * RA_INTERVAL)))
+		    if (time < ((unsigned int)(3 * param->adv_interval)))
-		      time = 3 * RA_INTERVAL;
+		      time = 3 * param->adv_interval;
 		  }
 
 		if (context->flags & CONTEXT_DEPRECATE)
@@ -564,7 +571,6 @@ time_t periodic_ra(time_t now)
   struct search_param param;
   struct dhcp_context *context;
   time_t next_event;
-  char interface[IF_NAMESIZE+1];
     
   param.now = now;
   param.iface = 0;
@@ -586,13 +592,15 @@ time_t periodic_ra(time_t now)
       if (!context)
 	break;
       
-      if ((context->flags & CONTEXT_OLD) && context->if_index != 0)
+      if ((context->flags & CONTEXT_OLD) && 
+	  context->if_index != 0 && 
+	  indextoname(daemon->icmp6fd, param.iface, param.name))
 	{
 	  /* A context for an old address. We'll not find the interface by 
-	     looking for addresses, but we know it anyway, as long as we
+	     looking for addresses, but we know it anyway, since the context is
-	     sent at least one RA whilst the address was current. */
+	     constructed */
 	  param.iface = context->if_index;
-	  new_timeout(context, now);
+	  new_timeout(context, param.name, now);
 	}
       else if (iface_enumerate(AF_INET6, &param, iface_search))
 	/* There's a context overdue, but we can't find an interface
@@ -603,15 +611,14 @@ time_t periodic_ra(time_t now)
 	context->ra_time = 0;
       
       if (param.iface != 0 &&
-	  indextoname(daemon->icmp6fd, param.iface, interface) &&
+	  iface_check(AF_LOCAL, NULL, param.name, NULL))
-	  iface_check(AF_LOCAL, NULL, interface, NULL))
 	{
 	  struct iname *tmp;
 	  for (tmp = daemon->dhcp_except; tmp; tmp = tmp->next)
-	    if (tmp->name && wildcard_match(tmp->name, interface))
+	    if (tmp->name && wildcard_match(tmp->name, param.name))
 	      break;
 	  if (!tmp)
-	    send_ra(now, param.iface, interface, NULL); 
+	    send_ra(now, param.iface, param.name, NULL); 
 	}
     }      
   return next_event;
@@ -643,7 +650,14 @@ static int iface_search(struct in6_addr *local,  int prefix,
 	if (!(flags & IFACE_TENTATIVE))
 	  param->iface = if_index;
 	
-	new_timeout(context, param->now);
+	/* should never fail */
+	if (!indextoname(daemon->icmp6fd, if_index, param->name))
+	  {
+	    param->iface = 0;
+	    return 0;
+	  }
+	
+	new_timeout(context, param->name, param->now);
 	
 	/* zero timers for other contexts on the same subnet, so they don't timeout 
 	   independently */
@@ -659,14 +673,70 @@ static int iface_search(struct in6_addr *local,  int prefix,
   return 1; /* keep searching */
 }
  
-static void new_timeout(struct dhcp_context *context, time_t now)
+static void new_timeout(struct dhcp_context *context, char *iface_name, time_t now)
 {
-  if (difftime(now, context->ra_short_period_start) < 60.0 || option_bool(OPT_FAST_RA))
+  if (difftime(now, context->ra_short_period_start) < 60.0)
     /* range 5 - 20 */
     context->ra_time = now + 5 + (rand16()/4400);
   else
-    /* range 3/4 - 1 times RA_INTERVAL */
+    {
-    context->ra_time = now + (3 * RA_INTERVAL)/4 + ((RA_INTERVAL * (unsigned int)rand16()) >> 18);
+      /* range 3/4 - 1 times MaxRtrAdvInterval */
+      unsigned int adv_interval = calc_interval(find_iface_param(iface_name));
+      context->ra_time = now + (3 * adv_interval)/4 + ((adv_interval * (unsigned int)rand16()) >> 18);
+    }
+}
+
+static struct ra_interface *find_iface_param(char *iface)
+{
+  struct ra_interface *ra;
+  
+  for (ra = daemon->ra_interfaces; ra; ra = ra->next)
+    if (wildcard_match(ra->name, iface))
+      return ra;
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static unsigned int calc_interval(struct ra_interface *ra)
+{
+  int interval = 600;
+  
+  if (ra && ra->interval != 0)
+    {
+      interval = ra->interval;
+      if (interval > 1800)
+	interval = 1800;
+      else if (interval < 4)
+	interval = 4;
+    }
+  
+  return (unsigned int)interval;
+}
+
+static unsigned int calc_lifetime(struct ra_interface *ra)
+{
+  int lifetime, interval = (int)calc_interval(ra);
+  
+  if (!ra || ra->lifetime == -1) /* not specified */
+    lifetime = 3 * interval;
+  else
+    {
+      lifetime = ra->lifetime;
+      if (lifetime < interval && lifetime != 0)
+	lifetime = interval;
+      else if (lifetime > 9000)
+	lifetime = 9000;
+    }
+  
+  return (unsigned int)lifetime;
+}
+
+static unsigned int calc_prio(struct ra_interface *ra)
+{
+  if (ra)
+    return ra->prio;
+  
+  return 0;
 }
 
 #endif