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    bridge: export knowledge about the presence of IGMP/MLD queriers · c34963e2
    Linus Lüssing authored
    
    
    With this patch other modules are able to ask the bridge whether an
    IGMP or MLD querier exists on the according, bridged link layer.
    
    Multicast snooping can only be performed if a valid, selected querier
    exists on a link.
    
    Just like the bridge only enables its multicast snooping if a querier
    exists, e.g. batman-adv too can only activate its multicast
    snooping in bridged scenarios if a querier is present.
    
    For instance this export avoids having to reimplement IGMP/MLD
    querier message snooping and parsing in e.g. batman-adv, when
    multicast optimizations for bridged scenarios are added in the
    future.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Lüssing <linus.luessing@web.de>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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