Re: [manet] AODVv2 implementation

[Henning Rogge <[e-mail]>]

Most AODV implementations I got a hint on had a custom kernel
module... for something like Kernel 2.4.x.

Henning Rogge

On Sat, Feb 3, 2024 at 10:29 PM Juliusz Chroboczek <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
> >>> For detecting a route request for a non-existing route my idea always
> >>> was to use a TUN device and point a route to the whole MANET (or even
> >>> the default route) into it.
>
> > > That's going to work, but it pushes every packet through two kernel-user
> > > transitions, which makes it unsuitable for production use.
>
> > As soon as you set a more specific route, the traffic will not go into
> > the TUN anymore.
>
> Ah, so instead of pushing all traffic through userspace, as I envisioned,
> you use the TUN hack for unknown destinations, but establish normal kernel
> routes or known destinations.  I see, that's why you need a way to monitor
> which routes are being actively used.
>
> Charlie, could you please tell us which of these two techniques is the one
> that you envision, and tell us what's the bit that we're still missing?
>
> -- Juliusz