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diff --git a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c
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+/* Copyright (C) 2010-2014 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+ *
+ * Marek Lindner
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "main.h"
+#include "sysfs.h"
+#include "translation-table.h"
+#include "distributed-arp-table.h"
+#include "network-coding.h"
+#include "originator.h"
+#include "hard-interface.h"
+#include "soft-interface.h"
+#include "gateway_common.h"
+#include "gateway_client.h"
+
+static struct net_device *batadv_kobj_to_netdev(struct kobject *obj)
+{
+	struct device *dev = container_of(obj->parent, struct device, kobj);
+
+	return to_net_dev(dev);
+}
+
+static struct batadv_priv *batadv_kobj_to_batpriv(struct kobject *obj)
+{
+	struct net_device *net_dev = batadv_kobj_to_netdev(obj);
+
+	return netdev_priv(net_dev);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_vlan_kobj_to_batpriv - convert a vlan kobj in the associated batpriv
+ * @obj: kobject to covert
+ *
+ * Returns the associated batadv_priv struct.
+ */
+static struct batadv_priv *batadv_vlan_kobj_to_batpriv(struct kobject *obj)
+{
+	/* VLAN specific attributes are located in the root sysfs folder if they
+	 * refer to the untagged VLAN..
+	 */
+	if (!strcmp(BATADV_SYSFS_IF_MESH_SUBDIR, obj->name))
+		return batadv_kobj_to_batpriv(obj);
+
+	/* ..while the attributes for the tagged vlans are located in
+	 * the in the corresponding "vlan%VID" subfolder
+	 */
+	return batadv_kobj_to_batpriv(obj->parent);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_kobj_to_vlan - convert a kobj in the associated softif_vlan struct
+ * @obj: kobject to covert
+ *
+ * Returns the associated softif_vlan struct if found, NULL otherwise.
+ */
+static struct batadv_softif_vlan *
+batadv_kobj_to_vlan(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct kobject *obj)
+{
+	struct batadv_softif_vlan *vlan_tmp, *vlan = NULL;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(vlan_tmp, &bat_priv->softif_vlan_list, list) {
+		if (vlan_tmp->kobj != obj)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&vlan_tmp->refcount))
+			continue;
+
+		vlan = vlan_tmp;
+		break;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return vlan;
+}
+
+#define BATADV_UEV_TYPE_VAR	"BATTYPE="
+#define BATADV_UEV_ACTION_VAR	"BATACTION="
+#define BATADV_UEV_DATA_VAR	"BATDATA="
+
+static char *batadv_uev_action_str[] = {
+	"add",
+	"del",
+	"change"
+};
+
+static char *batadv_uev_type_str[] = {
+	"gw"
+};
+
+/* Use this, if you have customized show and store functions for vlan attrs */
+#define BATADV_ATTR_VLAN(_name, _mode, _show, _store)	\
+struct batadv_attribute batadv_attr_vlan_##_name = {	\
+	.attr = {.name = __stringify(_name),		\
+		 .mode = _mode },			\
+	.show   = _show,				\
+	.store  = _store,				\
+}
+
+/* Use this, if you have customized show and store functions */
+#define BATADV_ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store)	\
+struct batadv_attribute batadv_attr_##_name = {		\
+	.attr = {.name = __stringify(_name),		\
+		 .mode = _mode },			\
+	.show   = _show,				\
+	.store  = _store,				\
+}
+
+#define BATADV_ATTR_SIF_STORE_BOOL(_name, _post_func)			\
+ssize_t batadv_store_##_name(struct kobject *kobj,			\
+			     struct attribute *attr, char *buff,	\
+			     size_t count)				\
+{									\
+	struct net_device *net_dev = batadv_kobj_to_netdev(kobj);	\
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(net_dev);		\
+									\
+	return __batadv_store_bool_attr(buff, count, _post_func, attr,	\
+					&bat_priv->_name, net_dev);	\
+}
+
+#define BATADV_ATTR_SIF_SHOW_BOOL(_name)				\
+ssize_t batadv_show_##_name(struct kobject *kobj,			\
+			    struct attribute *attr, char *buff)		\
+{									\
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = batadv_kobj_to_batpriv(kobj);	\
+									\
+	return sprintf(buff, "%s\n",					\
+		       atomic_read(&bat_priv->_name) == 0 ?		\
+		       "disabled" : "enabled");				\
+}									\
+
+/* Use this, if you are going to turn a [name] in the soft-interface
+ * (bat_priv) on or off
+ */
+#define BATADV_ATTR_SIF_BOOL(_name, _mode, _post_func)			\
+	static BATADV_ATTR_SIF_STORE_BOOL(_name, _post_func)		\
+	static BATADV_ATTR_SIF_SHOW_BOOL(_name)				\
+	static BATADV_ATTR(_name, _mode, batadv_show_##_name,		\
+			   batadv_store_##_name)
+
+#define BATADV_ATTR_SIF_STORE_UINT(_name, _min, _max, _post_func)	\
+ssize_t batadv_store_##_name(struct kobject *kobj,			\
+			     struct attribute *attr, char *buff,	\
+			     size_t count)				\
+{									\
+	struct net_device *net_dev = batadv_kobj_to_netdev(kobj);	\
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(net_dev);		\
+									\
+	return __batadv_store_uint_attr(buff, count, _min, _max,	\
+					_post_func, attr,		\
+					&bat_priv->_name, net_dev);	\
+}
+
+#define BATADV_ATTR_SIF_SHOW_UINT(_name)				\
+ssize_t batadv_show_##_name(struct kobject *kobj,			\
+			    struct attribute *attr, char *buff)		\
+{									\
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = batadv_kobj_to_batpriv(kobj);	\
+									\
+	return sprintf(buff, "%i\n", atomic_read(&bat_priv->_name));	\
+}									\
+
+/* Use this, if you are going to set [name] in the soft-interface
+ * (bat_priv) to an unsigned integer value
+ */
+#define BATADV_ATTR_SIF_UINT(_name, _mode, _min, _max, _post_func)	\
+	static BATADV_ATTR_SIF_STORE_UINT(_name, _min, _max, _post_func)\
+	static BATADV_ATTR_SIF_SHOW_UINT(_name)				\
+	static BATADV_ATTR(_name, _mode, batadv_show_##_name,		\
+			   batadv_store_##_name)
+
+#define BATADV_ATTR_VLAN_STORE_BOOL(_name, _post_func)			\
+ssize_t batadv_store_vlan_##_name(struct kobject *kobj,			\
+				  struct attribute *attr, char *buff,	\
+				  size_t count)				\
+{									\
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = batadv_vlan_kobj_to_batpriv(kobj);\
+	struct batadv_softif_vlan *vlan = batadv_kobj_to_vlan(bat_priv,	\
+							      kobj);	\
+	size_t res = __batadv_store_bool_attr(buff, count, _post_func,	\
+					      attr, &vlan->_name,	\
+					      bat_priv->soft_iface);	\
+									\
+	batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);				\
+	return res;							\
+}
+
+#define BATADV_ATTR_VLAN_SHOW_BOOL(_name)				\
+ssize_t batadv_show_vlan_##_name(struct kobject *kobj,			\
+				 struct attribute *attr, char *buff)	\
+{									\
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = batadv_vlan_kobj_to_batpriv(kobj);\
+	struct batadv_softif_vlan *vlan = batadv_kobj_to_vlan(bat_priv,	\
+							      kobj);	\
+	size_t res = sprintf(buff, "%s\n",				\
+			     atomic_read(&vlan->_name) == 0 ?		\
+			     "disabled" : "enabled");			\
+									\
+	batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);				\
+	return res;							\
+}
+
+/* Use this, if you are going to turn a [name] in the vlan struct on or off */
+#define BATADV_ATTR_VLAN_BOOL(_name, _mode, _post_func)			\
+	static BATADV_ATTR_VLAN_STORE_BOOL(_name, _post_func)		\
+	static BATADV_ATTR_VLAN_SHOW_BOOL(_name)			\
+	static BATADV_ATTR_VLAN(_name, _mode, batadv_show_vlan_##_name,	\
+				batadv_store_vlan_##_name)
+
+static int batadv_store_bool_attr(char *buff, size_t count,
+				  struct net_device *net_dev,
+				  const char *attr_name, atomic_t *attr)
+{
+	int enabled = -1;
+
+	if (buff[count - 1] == '\n')
+		buff[count - 1] = '\0';
+
+	if ((strncmp(buff, "1", 2) == 0) ||
+	    (strncmp(buff, "enable", 7) == 0) ||
+	    (strncmp(buff, "enabled", 8) == 0))
+		enabled = 1;
+
+	if ((strncmp(buff, "0", 2) == 0) ||
+	    (strncmp(buff, "disable", 8) == 0) ||
+	    (strncmp(buff, "disabled", 9) == 0))
+		enabled = 0;
+
+	if (enabled < 0) {
+		batadv_info(net_dev, "%s: Invalid parameter received: %s\n",
+			    attr_name, buff);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (atomic_read(attr) == enabled)
+		return count;
+
+	batadv_info(net_dev, "%s: Changing from: %s to: %s\n", attr_name,
+		    atomic_read(attr) == 1 ? "enabled" : "disabled",
+		    enabled == 1 ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+
+	atomic_set(attr, (unsigned int)enabled);
+	return count;
+}
+
+static inline ssize_t
+__batadv_store_bool_attr(char *buff, size_t count,
+			 void (*post_func)(struct net_device *),
+			 struct attribute *attr,
+			 atomic_t *attr_store, struct net_device *net_dev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = batadv_store_bool_attr(buff, count, net_dev, attr->name,
+				     attr_store);
+	if (post_func && ret)
+		post_func(net_dev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int batadv_store_uint_attr(const char *buff, size_t count,
+				  struct net_device *net_dev,
+				  const char *attr_name,
+				  unsigned int min, unsigned int max,
+				  atomic_t *attr)
+{
+	unsigned long uint_val;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = kstrtoul(buff, 10, &uint_val);
+	if (ret) {
+		batadv_info(net_dev, "%s: Invalid parameter received: %s\n",
+			    attr_name, buff);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (uint_val < min) {
+		batadv_info(net_dev, "%s: Value is too small: %lu min: %u\n",
+			    attr_name, uint_val, min);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (uint_val > max) {
+		batadv_info(net_dev, "%s: Value is too big: %lu max: %u\n",
+			    attr_name, uint_val, max);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (atomic_read(attr) == uint_val)
+		return count;
+
+	batadv_info(net_dev, "%s: Changing from: %i to: %lu\n",
+		    attr_name, atomic_read(attr), uint_val);
+
+	atomic_set(attr, uint_val);
+	return count;
+}
+
+static inline ssize_t
+__batadv_store_uint_attr(const char *buff, size_t count,
+			 int min, int max,
+			 void (*post_func)(struct net_device *),
+			 const struct attribute *attr,
+			 atomic_t *attr_store, struct net_device *net_dev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = batadv_store_uint_attr(buff, count, net_dev, attr->name, min, max,
+				     attr_store);
+	if (post_func && ret)
+		post_func(net_dev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t batadv_show_bat_algo(struct kobject *kobj,
+				    struct attribute *attr, char *buff)
+{
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = batadv_kobj_to_batpriv(kobj);
+
+	return sprintf(buff, "%s\n", bat_priv->bat_algo_ops->name);
+}
+
+static void batadv_post_gw_reselect(struct net_device *net_dev)
+{
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(net_dev);
+
+	batadv_gw_reselect(bat_priv);
+}
+
+static ssize_t batadv_show_gw_mode(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
+				   char *buff)
+{
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = batadv_kobj_to_batpriv(kobj);
+	int bytes_written;
+
+	switch (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_mode)) {
+	case BATADV_GW_MODE_CLIENT:
+		bytes_written = sprintf(buff, "%s\n",
+					BATADV_GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME);
+		break;
+	case BATADV_GW_MODE_SERVER:
+		bytes_written = sprintf(buff, "%s\n",
+					BATADV_GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME);
+		break;
+	default:
+		bytes_written = sprintf(buff, "%s\n",
+					BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF_NAME);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return bytes_written;
+}
+
+static ssize_t batadv_store_gw_mode(struct kobject *kobj,
+				    struct attribute *attr, char *buff,
+				    size_t count)
+{
+	struct net_device *net_dev = batadv_kobj_to_netdev(kobj);
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(net_dev);
+	char *curr_gw_mode_str;
+	int gw_mode_tmp = -1;
+
+	if (buff[count - 1] == '\n')
+		buff[count - 1] = '\0';
+
+	if (strncmp(buff, BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF_NAME,
+		    strlen(BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF_NAME)) == 0)
+		gw_mode_tmp = BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF;
+
+	if (strncmp(buff, BATADV_GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME,
+		    strlen(BATADV_GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME)) == 0)
+		gw_mode_tmp = BATADV_GW_MODE_CLIENT;
+
+	if (strncmp(buff, BATADV_GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME,
+		    strlen(BATADV_GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME)) == 0)
+		gw_mode_tmp = BATADV_GW_MODE_SERVER;
+
+	if (gw_mode_tmp < 0) {
+		batadv_info(net_dev,
+			    "Invalid parameter for 'gw mode' setting received: %s\n",
+			    buff);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_mode) == gw_mode_tmp)
+		return count;
+
+	switch (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_mode)) {
+	case BATADV_GW_MODE_CLIENT:
+		curr_gw_mode_str = BATADV_GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME;
+		break;
+	case BATADV_GW_MODE_SERVER:
+		curr_gw_mode_str = BATADV_GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME;
+		break;
+	default:
+		curr_gw_mode_str = BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF_NAME;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	batadv_info(net_dev, "Changing gw mode from: %s to: %s\n",
+		    curr_gw_mode_str, buff);
+
+	/* Invoking batadv_gw_reselect() is not enough to really de-select the
+	 * current GW. It will only instruct the gateway client code to perform
+	 * a re-election the next time that this is needed.
+	 *
+	 * When gw client mode is being switched off the current GW must be
+	 * de-selected explicitly otherwise no GW_ADD uevent is thrown on
+	 * client mode re-activation. This is operation is performed in
+	 * batadv_gw_check_client_stop().
+	 */
+	batadv_gw_reselect(bat_priv);
+	/* always call batadv_gw_check_client_stop() before changing the gateway
+	 * state
+	 */
+	batadv_gw_check_client_stop(bat_priv);
+	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw_mode, (unsigned int)gw_mode_tmp);
+	batadv_gw_tvlv_container_update(bat_priv);
+	return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t batadv_show_gw_bwidth(struct kobject *kobj,
+				     struct attribute *attr, char *buff)
+{
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = batadv_kobj_to_batpriv(kobj);
+	uint32_t down, up;
+
+	down = atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw.bandwidth_down);
+	up = atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw.bandwidth_up);
+
+	return sprintf(buff, "%u.%u/%u.%u MBit\n", down / 10,
+		       down % 10, up / 10, up % 10);
+}
+
+static ssize_t batadv_store_gw_bwidth(struct kobject *kobj,
+				      struct attribute *attr, char *buff,
+				      size_t count)
+{
+	struct net_device *net_dev = batadv_kobj_to_netdev(kobj);
+
+	if (buff[count - 1] == '\n')
+		buff[count - 1] = '\0';
+
+	return batadv_gw_bandwidth_set(net_dev, buff, count);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_show_isolation_mark - print the current isolation mark/mask
+ * @kobj: kobject representing the private mesh sysfs directory
+ * @attr: the batman-adv attribute the user is interacting with
+ * @buff: the buffer that will contain the data to send back to the user
+ *
+ * Returns the number of bytes written into 'buff' on success or a negative
+ * error code in case of failure
+ */
+static ssize_t batadv_show_isolation_mark(struct kobject *kobj,
+					  struct attribute *attr, char *buff)
+{
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = batadv_kobj_to_batpriv(kobj);
+
+	return sprintf(buff, "%#.8x/%#.8x\n", bat_priv->isolation_mark,
+		       bat_priv->isolation_mark_mask);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_store_isolation_mark - parse and store the isolation mark/mask entered
+ *  by the user
+ * @kobj: kobject representing the private mesh sysfs directory
+ * @attr: the batman-adv attribute the user is interacting with
+ * @buff: the buffer containing the user data
+ * @count: number of bytes in the buffer
+ *
+ * Returns 'count' on success or a negative error code in case of failure
+ */
+static ssize_t batadv_store_isolation_mark(struct kobject *kobj,
+					   struct attribute *attr, char *buff,
+					   size_t count)
+{
+	struct net_device *net_dev = batadv_kobj_to_netdev(kobj);
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(net_dev);
+	uint32_t mark, mask;
+	char *mask_ptr;
+
+	/* parse the mask if it has been specified, otherwise assume the mask is
+	 * the biggest possible
+	 */
+	mask = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+	mask_ptr = strchr(buff, '/');
+	if (mask_ptr) {
+		*mask_ptr = '\0';
+		mask_ptr++;
+
+		/* the mask must be entered in hex base as it is going to be a
+		 * bitmask and not a prefix length
+		 */
+		if (kstrtou32(mask_ptr, 16, &mask) < 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* the mark can be entered in any base */
+	if (kstrtou32(buff, 0, &mark) < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	bat_priv->isolation_mark_mask = mask;
+	/* erase bits not covered by the mask */
+	bat_priv->isolation_mark = mark & bat_priv->isolation_mark_mask;
+
+	batadv_info(net_dev,
+		    "New skb mark for extended isolation: %#.8x/%#.8x\n",
+		    bat_priv->isolation_mark, bat_priv->isolation_mark_mask);
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+BATADV_ATTR_SIF_BOOL(aggregated_ogms, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, NULL);
+BATADV_ATTR_SIF_BOOL(bonding, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, NULL);
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BLA
+BATADV_ATTR_SIF_BOOL(bridge_loop_avoidance, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, NULL);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT
+BATADV_ATTR_SIF_BOOL(distributed_arp_table, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+		     batadv_dat_status_update);
+#endif
+BATADV_ATTR_SIF_BOOL(fragmentation, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, batadv_update_min_mtu);
+static BATADV_ATTR(routing_algo, S_IRUGO, batadv_show_bat_algo, NULL);
+static BATADV_ATTR(gw_mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, batadv_show_gw_mode,
+		   batadv_store_gw_mode);
+BATADV_ATTR_SIF_UINT(orig_interval, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, 2 * BATADV_JITTER,
+		     INT_MAX, NULL);
+BATADV_ATTR_SIF_UINT(hop_penalty, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, 0, BATADV_TQ_MAX_VALUE,
+		     NULL);
+BATADV_ATTR_SIF_UINT(gw_sel_class, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, 1, BATADV_TQ_MAX_VALUE,
+		     batadv_post_gw_reselect);
+static BATADV_ATTR(gw_bandwidth, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, batadv_show_gw_bwidth,
+		   batadv_store_gw_bwidth);
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST
+BATADV_ATTR_SIF_BOOL(multicast_mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, NULL);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG
+BATADV_ATTR_SIF_UINT(log_level, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, 0, BATADV_DBG_ALL, NULL);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC
+BATADV_ATTR_SIF_BOOL(network_coding, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+		     batadv_nc_status_update);
+#endif
+static BATADV_ATTR(isolation_mark, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+		   batadv_show_isolation_mark, batadv_store_isolation_mark);
+
+static struct batadv_attribute *batadv_mesh_attrs[] = {
+	&batadv_attr_aggregated_ogms,
+	&batadv_attr_bonding,
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BLA
+	&batadv_attr_bridge_loop_avoidance,
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT
+	&batadv_attr_distributed_arp_table,
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST
+	&batadv_attr_multicast_mode,
+#endif
+	&batadv_attr_fragmentation,
+	&batadv_attr_routing_algo,
+	&batadv_attr_gw_mode,
+	&batadv_attr_orig_interval,
+	&batadv_attr_hop_penalty,
+	&batadv_attr_gw_sel_class,
+	&batadv_attr_gw_bandwidth,
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG
+	&batadv_attr_log_level,
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC
+	&batadv_attr_network_coding,
+#endif
+	&batadv_attr_isolation_mark,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+BATADV_ATTR_VLAN_BOOL(ap_isolation, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, NULL);
+
+/**
+ * batadv_vlan_attrs - array of vlan specific sysfs attributes
+ */
+static struct batadv_attribute *batadv_vlan_attrs[] = {
+	&batadv_attr_vlan_ap_isolation,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+int batadv_sysfs_add_meshif(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct kobject *batif_kobject = &dev->dev.kobj;
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct batadv_attribute **bat_attr;
+	int err;
+
+	bat_priv->mesh_obj = kobject_create_and_add(BATADV_SYSFS_IF_MESH_SUBDIR,
+						    batif_kobject);
+	if (!bat_priv->mesh_obj) {
+		batadv_err(dev, "Can't add sysfs directory: %s/%s\n", dev->name,
+			   BATADV_SYSFS_IF_MESH_SUBDIR);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	for (bat_attr = batadv_mesh_attrs; *bat_attr; ++bat_attr) {
+		err = sysfs_create_file(bat_priv->mesh_obj,
+					&((*bat_attr)->attr));
+		if (err) {
+			batadv_err(dev, "Can't add sysfs file: %s/%s/%s\n",
+				   dev->name, BATADV_SYSFS_IF_MESH_SUBDIR,
+				   ((*bat_attr)->attr).name);
+			goto rem_attr;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+rem_attr:
+	for (bat_attr = batadv_mesh_attrs; *bat_attr; ++bat_attr)
+		sysfs_remove_file(bat_priv->mesh_obj, &((*bat_attr)->attr));
+
+	kobject_put(bat_priv->mesh_obj);
+	bat_priv->mesh_obj = NULL;
+out:
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+void batadv_sysfs_del_meshif(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct batadv_attribute **bat_attr;
+
+	for (bat_attr = batadv_mesh_attrs; *bat_attr; ++bat_attr)
+		sysfs_remove_file(bat_priv->mesh_obj, &((*bat_attr)->attr));
+
+	kobject_put(bat_priv->mesh_obj);
+	bat_priv->mesh_obj = NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_sysfs_add_vlan - add all the needed sysfs objects for the new vlan
+ * @dev: netdev of the mesh interface
+ * @vlan: private data of the newly added VLAN interface
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success and -ENOMEM if any of the structure allocations fails.
+ */
+int batadv_sysfs_add_vlan(struct net_device *dev,
+			  struct batadv_softif_vlan *vlan)
+{
+	char vlan_subdir[sizeof(BATADV_SYSFS_VLAN_SUBDIR_PREFIX) + 5];
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct batadv_attribute **bat_attr;
+	int err;
+
+	if (vlan->vid & BATADV_VLAN_HAS_TAG) {
+		sprintf(vlan_subdir, BATADV_SYSFS_VLAN_SUBDIR_PREFIX "%hu",
+			vlan->vid & VLAN_VID_MASK);
+
+		vlan->kobj = kobject_create_and_add(vlan_subdir,
+						    bat_priv->mesh_obj);
+		if (!vlan->kobj) {
+			batadv_err(dev, "Can't add sysfs directory: %s/%s\n",
+				   dev->name, vlan_subdir);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* the untagged LAN uses the root folder to store its "VLAN
+		 * specific attributes"
+		 */
+		vlan->kobj = bat_priv->mesh_obj;
+		kobject_get(bat_priv->mesh_obj);
+	}
+
+	for (bat_attr = batadv_vlan_attrs; *bat_attr; ++bat_attr) {
+		err = sysfs_create_file(vlan->kobj,
+					&((*bat_attr)->attr));
+		if (err) {
+			batadv_err(dev, "Can't add sysfs file: %s/%s/%s\n",
+				   dev->name, vlan_subdir,
+				   ((*bat_attr)->attr).name);
+			goto rem_attr;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+rem_attr:
+	for (bat_attr = batadv_vlan_attrs; *bat_attr; ++bat_attr)
+		sysfs_remove_file(vlan->kobj, &((*bat_attr)->attr));
+
+	kobject_put(vlan->kobj);
+	vlan->kobj = NULL;
+out:
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_sysfs_del_vlan - remove all the sysfs objects for a given VLAN
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @vlan: the private data of the VLAN to destroy
+ */
+void batadv_sysfs_del_vlan(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+			   struct batadv_softif_vlan *vlan)
+{
+	struct batadv_attribute **bat_attr;
+
+	for (bat_attr = batadv_vlan_attrs; *bat_attr; ++bat_attr)
+		sysfs_remove_file(vlan->kobj, &((*bat_attr)->attr));
+
+	kobject_put(vlan->kobj);
+	vlan->kobj = NULL;
+}
+
+static ssize_t batadv_show_mesh_iface(struct kobject *kobj,
+				      struct attribute *attr, char *buff)
+{
+	struct net_device *net_dev = batadv_kobj_to_netdev(kobj);
+	struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface;
+	ssize_t length;
+	const char *ifname;
+
+	hard_iface = batadv_hardif_get_by_netdev(net_dev);
+	if (!hard_iface)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (hard_iface->if_status == BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE)
+		ifname =  "none";
+	else
+		ifname = hard_iface->soft_iface->name;
+
+	length = sprintf(buff, "%s\n", ifname);
+
+	batadv_hardif_free_ref(hard_iface);
+
+	return length;
+}
+
+static ssize_t batadv_store_mesh_iface(struct kobject *kobj,
+				       struct attribute *attr, char *buff,
+				       size_t count)
+{
+	struct net_device *net_dev = batadv_kobj_to_netdev(kobj);
+	struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface;
+	int status_tmp = -1;
+	int ret = count;
+
+	hard_iface = batadv_hardif_get_by_netdev(net_dev);
+	if (!hard_iface)
+		return count;
+
+	if (buff[count - 1] == '\n')
+		buff[count - 1] = '\0';
+
+	if (strlen(buff) >= IFNAMSIZ) {
+		pr_err("Invalid parameter for 'mesh_iface' setting received: interface name too long '%s'\n",
+		       buff);
+		batadv_hardif_free_ref(hard_iface);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (strncmp(buff, "none", 4) == 0)
+		status_tmp = BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE;
+	else
+		status_tmp = BATADV_IF_I_WANT_YOU;
+
+	if (hard_iface->if_status == status_tmp)
+		goto out;
+
+	if ((hard_iface->soft_iface) &&
+	    (strncmp(hard_iface->soft_iface->name, buff, IFNAMSIZ) == 0))
+		goto out;
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+
+	if (status_tmp == BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE) {
+		batadv_hardif_disable_interface(hard_iface,
+						BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_AUTO);
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	/* if the interface already is in use */
+	if (hard_iface->if_status != BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE)
+		batadv_hardif_disable_interface(hard_iface,
+						BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_AUTO);
+
+	ret = batadv_hardif_enable_interface(hard_iface, buff);
+
+unlock:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+out:
+	batadv_hardif_free_ref(hard_iface);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t batadv_show_iface_status(struct kobject *kobj,
+					struct attribute *attr, char *buff)
+{
+	struct net_device *net_dev = batadv_kobj_to_netdev(kobj);
+	struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface;
+	ssize_t length;
+
+	hard_iface = batadv_hardif_get_by_netdev(net_dev);
+	if (!hard_iface)
+		return 0;
+
+	switch (hard_iface->if_status) {
+	case BATADV_IF_TO_BE_REMOVED:
+		length = sprintf(buff, "disabling\n");
+		break;
+	case BATADV_IF_INACTIVE:
+		length = sprintf(buff, "inactive\n");
+		break;
+	case BATADV_IF_ACTIVE:
+		length = sprintf(buff, "active\n");
+		break;
+	case BATADV_IF_TO_BE_ACTIVATED:
+		length = sprintf(buff, "enabling\n");
+		break;
+	case BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE:
+	default:
+		length = sprintf(buff, "not in use\n");
+		break;
+	}
+
+	batadv_hardif_free_ref(hard_iface);
+
+	return length;
+}
+
+static BATADV_ATTR(mesh_iface, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, batadv_show_mesh_iface,
+		   batadv_store_mesh_iface);
+static BATADV_ATTR(iface_status, S_IRUGO, batadv_show_iface_status, NULL);
+
+static struct batadv_attribute *batadv_batman_attrs[] = {
+	&batadv_attr_mesh_iface,
+	&batadv_attr_iface_status,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+int batadv_sysfs_add_hardif(struct kobject **hardif_obj, struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct kobject *hardif_kobject = &dev->dev.kobj;
+	struct batadv_attribute **bat_attr;
+	int err;
+
+	*hardif_obj = kobject_create_and_add(BATADV_SYSFS_IF_BAT_SUBDIR,
+					     hardif_kobject);
+
+	if (!*hardif_obj) {
+		batadv_err(dev, "Can't add sysfs directory: %s/%s\n", dev->name,
+			   BATADV_SYSFS_IF_BAT_SUBDIR);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	for (bat_attr = batadv_batman_attrs; *bat_attr; ++bat_attr) {
+		err = sysfs_create_file(*hardif_obj, &((*bat_attr)->attr));
+		if (err) {
+			batadv_err(dev, "Can't add sysfs file: %s/%s/%s\n",
+				   dev->name, BATADV_SYSFS_IF_BAT_SUBDIR,
+				   ((*bat_attr)->attr).name);
+			goto rem_attr;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+rem_attr:
+	for (bat_attr = batadv_batman_attrs; *bat_attr; ++bat_attr)
+		sysfs_remove_file(*hardif_obj, &((*bat_attr)->attr));
+out:
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+void batadv_sysfs_del_hardif(struct kobject **hardif_obj)
+{
+	kobject_put(*hardif_obj);
+	*hardif_obj = NULL;
+}
+
+int batadv_throw_uevent(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, enum batadv_uev_type type,
+			enum batadv_uev_action action, const char *data)
+{
+	int ret = -ENOMEM;
+	struct kobject *bat_kobj;
+	char *uevent_env[4] = { NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL };
+
+	bat_kobj = &bat_priv->soft_iface->dev.kobj;
+
+	uevent_env[0] = kasprintf(GFP_ATOMIC,
+				  "%s%s", BATADV_UEV_TYPE_VAR,
+				  batadv_uev_type_str[type]);
+	if (!uevent_env[0])
+		goto out;
+
+	uevent_env[1] = kasprintf(GFP_ATOMIC,
+				  "%s%s", BATADV_UEV_ACTION_VAR,
+				  batadv_uev_action_str[action]);
+	if (!uevent_env[1])
+		goto out;
+
+	/* If the event is DEL, ignore the data field */
+	if (action != BATADV_UEV_DEL) {
+		uevent_env[2] = kasprintf(GFP_ATOMIC,
+					  "%s%s", BATADV_UEV_DATA_VAR, data);
+		if (!uevent_env[2])
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = kobject_uevent_env(bat_kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, uevent_env);
+out:
+	kfree(uevent_env[0]);
+	kfree(uevent_env[1]);
+	kfree(uevent_env[2]);
+
+	if (ret)
+		batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
+			   "Impossible to send uevent for (%s,%s,%s) event (err: %d)\n",
+			   batadv_uev_type_str[type],
+			   batadv_uev_action_str[action],
+			   (action == BATADV_UEV_DEL ? "NULL" : data), ret);
+	return ret;
+}