Deprecate/block packets with a missing/invalid hop_start value (pre-hop firmware) (related to issue #7369) (#9476)

* Deprecate forwarding for invalid hop_start

* Add pre-hop packet drop policy

* Log ignored rebroadcasts for pre-hop packets

* Respect pre-hop policy ALLOW in routing gates

* Exempt local packets from pre-hop drop policy

* Format pre-hop log line

* Add MODERN_ONLY rebroadcast mode for pre-hop packets

* Simplify implementation for drop packet only behaviour

* Revert formatting-only changes

* Match ReliableRouter EOF formatting

* Make pre-hop drop a build-time flag

* Rework to compile/build flag MESHTASTIC_PREHOP_DROP

* Set MESHTASTIC_PREHOP_DROP off by default

* Inline pre-hop hop_start validity check

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Co-authored-by: Ben Meadors <benmmeadors@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Jord <650645+DivineOmega@users.noreply.github.com>
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2026-03-16 06:35:33 -05:00
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co-authored by GitHub Ben Meadors Jord
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@@ -851,6 +851,12 @@ void Router::perhapsHandleReceived(meshtastic_MeshPacket *p)
return;
}
if (shouldDropPacketForPreHop(*p)) {
logHopStartDrop(*p, "pre-hop drop");
packetPool.release(p);
return;
}
if (shouldFilterReceived(p)) {
LOG_DEBUG("Incoming msg was filtered from 0x%x", p->from);
packetPool.release(p);