$ insmod batman-adv.ko
The module is now waiting for activation. You must add some interfaces on which
-batman can operate. After loading the module batman advanced will scan your
-systems interfaces to search for compatible interfaces. Once found, it will
-create subfolders in the ``/sys`` directories of each supported interface,
-e.g.::
-
- $ ls /sys/class/net/eth0/batman_adv/
- elp_interval iface_status mesh_iface throughput_override
-
-If an interface does not have the ``batman_adv`` subfolder, it probably is not
-supported. Not supported interfaces are: loopback, non-ethernet and batman's
-own interfaces.
-
-Note: After the module was loaded it will continuously watch for new
-interfaces to verify the compatibility. There is no need to reload the module
-if you plug your USB wifi adapter into your machine after batman advanced was
-initially loaded.
-
-The batman-adv soft-interface can be created using the iproute2 tool ``ip``::
+batman-adv can operate. The batman-adv soft-interface can be created using the
+iproute2 tool ``ip``::
$ ip link add name bat0 type batadv
$ ip link set dev eth0 master bat0
-Repeat this step for all interfaces you wish to add. Now batman starts
+Repeat this step for all interfaces you wish to add. Now batman-adv starts
using/broadcasting on this/these interface(s).
-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 detach it from the "bat0" interface::
$ ip link set dev eth0 nomaster
+The same can also be done using the batctl interface subcommand::
-All mesh wide settings can be found in batman's own interface folder::
+ batctl -m bat0 interface create
+ batctl -m bat0 interface add -M eth0
- $ ls /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/
- aggregated_ogms fragmentation isolation_mark routing_algo
- ap_isolation gw_bandwidth log_level vlan0
- bonding gw_mode multicast_mode
- bridge_loop_avoidance gw_sel_class network_coding
- distributed_arp_table hop_penalty orig_interval
+To detach eth0 and destroy bat0::
-There is a special folder for debugging information::
+ batctl -m bat0 interface del -M eth0
+ batctl -m bat0 interface destroy
- $ ls /sys/kernel/debug/batman_adv/bat0/
- bla_backbone_table log neighbors transtable_local
- bla_claim_table mcast_flags originators
- dat_cache nc socket
- gateways nc_nodes transtable_global
+There are additional settings for each batadv mesh interface, vlan and hardif
+which can be modified using batctl. Detailed information about this can be found
+in its manual.
-Some of the files contain all sort of status information regarding the mesh
-network. For example, you can view the table of originators (mesh
-participants) with::
+For instance, you can check the current originator interval (value
+in milliseconds which determines how often batman-adv sends its broadcast
+packets)::
- $ cat /sys/kernel/debug/batman_adv/bat0/originators
-
-Other files allow to change batman's behaviour to better fit your requirements.
-For instance, you can check the current originator interval (value in
-milliseconds which determines how often batman sends its broadcast packets)::
-
- $ cat /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/orig_interval
+ $ batctl -M bat0 orig_interval
1000
and also change its value::
- $ echo 3000 > /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/orig_interval
+ $ batctl -M bat0 orig_interval 3000
In very mobile scenarios, you might want to adjust the originator interval to a
lower value. This will make the mesh more responsive to topology changes, but
will also increase the overhead.
+Information about the current state can be accessed via the batadv generic
+netlink family. batctl provides human readable version via its debug tables
+subcommands.
+
Usage
=====
menuconfig" and enable the option ``B.A.T.M.A.N. debugging``
(``CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG=y``).
-Those additional debug messages can be accessed using a special file in
-debugfs::
+Those additional debug messages can be accessed using the perf infrastructure::
- $ cat /sys/kernel/debug/batman_adv/bat0/log
+ $ trace-cmd stream -e batadv:batadv_dbg
The additional debug output is by default disabled. It can be enabled during
-run time. Following log_levels are defined:
-
-.. flat-table::
-
- * - 0
- - All debug output disabled
- * - 1
- - Enable messages related to routing / flooding / broadcasting
- * - 2
- - Enable messages related to route added / changed / deleted
- * - 4
- - Enable messages related to translation table operations
- * - 8
- - Enable messages related to bridge loop avoidance
- * - 16
- - Enable messages related to DAT, ARP snooping and parsing
- * - 32
- - Enable messages related to network coding
- * - 64
- - Enable messages related to multicast
- * - 128
- - Enable messages related to throughput meter
- * - 255
- - Enable all messages
-
-The debug output can be changed at runtime using the file
-``/sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/log_level``. e.g.::
-
- $ echo 6 > /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/log_level
-
-will enable debug messages for when routes change.
+run time::
+
+ $ batctl -m bat0 loglevel routes tt
+
+will enable debug messages for when routes and translation table entries change.
Counters for different types of packets entering and leaving the batman-adv
module are available through ethtool::
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