In the previous code we used a static fake_nsvc structure in
case we needed to send a message to an unknown NSVC for which
we don't have a real 'struct nsvc'. However, since we now have
a rate_ctr_group hanging off the nsvc, the fake structure didn't
have that.
So now we keep a nsi->unknown_nsvc around to be used whenever
we need a nsvc but don't have a real one. The gprs_ns_vty.c
code explicitly does not list that NSVC in 'show ns'
Every NS-VC now has a set of counters for incoming and outgoing
number of packets and bytes.
We also split the VTY part of the gprs_ns.c implementation into gprs_ns_vty.c
to make sure the protocol can actually be used without the VTY code being
present.
As only NS-UNITDATA messages are ever passed into the Gb Proxy,
we need to do the msgb_free() at a much higher point in the calling
stack, i.e. inside the NS protocol layer. This means it is now
the same logic as in OpenBSC itself.
With persistent NS-VC configuration (configured through VTY),
we can respond properly to BSS with a somewhat strange NS
implementation Such as the BSplus. It enables us to respond
with a proper NS-RESET (including NSVCI/NSEI) when receiving
a NS-ALIVE or other PDU for a BLOCKED/DEAD NS-VC after our
end of the connection is rebooted.
In order to reuse the existing bssgp_tx_* functions without pulling
in the dependencies of gprs_bssgp.c, we have to move those functions
to gprs_bssgp_util.c
Furthermore, we can remove gbprox_nsi and replace it with bssgp_nsi,
and we can do proper processing of BVC-RESET messages coming from
the SGSN on the signalling BVC. In that case we need to send RESET
messages to all the BSS.
BSSGP stores a pointer to the Cell Identifier IE in msgb->cb, which
is later used by the GMM layer to identify the cell that has sent a
given message.
This now also means that the gsm_04_08_gprs.c code is free of any
legacy references to msg->trx or struct gsm_bts.
We now expect the highest level (actual SGSN GMM code) to know
all identifiers for every element in the protocol stack, i.e.
TLLI, SAPI, BVCI and NSEI. The layer-inetrnal state is looked
up based on those identifiers.
The reason for this is to ensure only the highest level state
needs to be persistent, while everything else can be regenerated
dynamically (e.g. in a SGSN restart)
In the old code
l3h = BSSGP, l4h = LLC, cb[gmmh] = 04.08
Now, this has been changed to
cb[bssgph] = BSSGP, cb[llch] = LLC, l3h = 04.08
This way, GSM general 04.08 and GPRS 04.08 code can expect a
GSM 04.08 header at msgb->l3h