The Linux Kernel 4.4 reached its end of life [1] after 6 years. Instead it
is recommended to use at least kernel 4.9. It is also over 5 years
old but still maintained by the stable kernel team. All older kernels
(4.4 - v4.8) will be dropped to reduce the support overhead.
[1] TODO
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven(a)narfation.org>
---
README.external.rst | 2 +-
compat-include/linux/cache.h | 22 ------
compat-include/linux/ethtool.h | 51 -------------
compat-include/linux/netdevice.h | 17 +----
compat-include/linux/netlink.h | 102 --------------------------
compat-include/linux/prandom.h | 1 -
compat-include/linux/skbuff.h | 15 ----
compat-include/net/cfg80211.h | 18 -----
compat-include/uapi/linux/genetlink.h | 22 ------
9 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 248 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 compat-include/linux/cache.h
delete mode 100644 compat-include/linux/ethtool.h
delete mode 100644 compat-include/linux/netlink.h
delete mode 100644 compat-include/uapi/linux/genetlink.h
diff --git a/README.external.rst b/README.external.rst
index 217abdd4..95991d0e 100644
--- a/README.external.rst
+++ b/README.external.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ and as an external module. The external module allows to get
new features without upgrading to a newer kernel version
and to get batman-adv specific bug fixes for kernels that are
not supported anymore. It compiles against and should work
-with Linux 4.4 - 5.16. Supporting older versions is not
+with Linux 4.9 - 5.16. Supporting older versions is not
planned, but it's probably easy to backport it. If you work on a
backport, feel free to contact us. :-)
diff --git a/compat-include/linux/cache.h b/compat-include/linux/cache.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d7efab5..00000000
--- a/compat-include/linux/cache.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
- *
- * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
- *
- * This file contains macros for maintaining compatibility with older versions
- * of the Linux kernel.
- */
-
-#ifndef _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_LINUX_CACHE_H
-#define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_LINUX_CACHE_H
-
-#include <linux/version.h>
-#include_next <linux/cache.h>
-
-#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 6, 0)
-
-#define __ro_after_init
-
-#endif /* LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 6, 0) */
-
-#endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_LINUX_CACHE_H */
diff --git a/compat-include/linux/ethtool.h b/compat-include/linux/ethtool.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a69fc16..00000000
--- a/compat-include/linux/ethtool.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
- *
- * Antonio Quartulli
- *
- * This file contains macros for maintaining compatibility with older versions
- * of the Linux kernel.
- */
-
-#ifndef _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_LINUX_ETHTOOL_H_
-#define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_LINUX_ETHTOOL_H_
-
-#include <linux/version.h>
-#include_next <linux/ethtool.h>
-
-#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 6, 0)
-
-#define ethtool_link_ksettings batadv_ethtool_link_ksettings
-
-struct batadv_ethtool_link_ksettings {
- struct {
- __u32 speed;
- __u8 duplex;
- } base;
-};
-
-#define __ethtool_get_link_ksettings(__dev, __link_settings) \
- batadv_ethtool_get_link_ksettings(__dev, __link_settings)
-
-static inline int
-batadv_ethtool_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
- struct ethtool_link_ksettings *link_ksettings)
-{
- struct ethtool_cmd cmd;
- int ret;
-
- memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
- ret = __ethtool_get_settings(dev, &cmd);
-
- if (ret != 0)
- return ret;
-
- link_ksettings->base.duplex = cmd.duplex;
- link_ksettings->base.speed = ethtool_cmd_speed(&cmd);
-
- return 0;
-}
-
-#endif /* LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 6, 0) */
-
-#endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_LINUX_ETHTOOL_H_ */
diff --git a/compat-include/linux/netdevice.h b/compat-include/linux/netdevice.h
index 9a62afcc..6ee0d21c 100644
--- a/compat-include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/compat-include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -13,28 +13,13 @@
#include <linux/version.h>
#include_next <linux/netdevice.h>
-#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 5, 0)
-
-#define netdev_master_upper_dev_link(dev, upper_dev, upper_priv, upper_info, extack) \
- netdev_master_upper_dev_link(dev, upper_dev)
-
-#elif LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 15, 0)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 15, 0)
#define netdev_master_upper_dev_link(dev, upper_dev, upper_priv, upper_info, extack) \
netdev_master_upper_dev_link(dev, upper_dev, upper_priv, upper_info)
#endif /* LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 15, 0) */
-#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 7, 0)
-
-#define netif_trans_update batadv_netif_trans_update
-static inline void batadv_netif_trans_update(struct net_device *dev)
-{
- dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-}
-
-#endif /* LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 7, 0) */
-
#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 11, 9)
/* work around missing attribute needs_free_netdev and priv_destructor in
diff --git a/compat-include/linux/netlink.h b/compat-include/linux/netlink.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ef6a0358..00000000
--- a/compat-include/linux/netlink.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
- *
- * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
- *
- * This file contains macros for maintaining compatibility with older versions
- * of the Linux kernel.
- */
-
-#ifndef _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_LINUX_NETLINK_H_
-#define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_LINUX_NETLINK_H_
-
-#include <linux/version.h>
-#include_next <linux/netlink.h>
-
-#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 7, 0)
-
-#include_next <net/netlink.h>
-
-static inline bool batadv_nla_need_padding_for_64bit(struct sk_buff *skb);
-
-static inline int batadv_nla_align_64bit(struct sk_buff *skb, int padattr)
-{
- if (batadv_nla_need_padding_for_64bit(skb) &&
- !nla_reserve(skb, padattr, 0))
- return -EMSGSIZE;
-
- return 0;
-}
-
-static inline struct nlattr *batadv__nla_reserve_64bit(struct sk_buff *skb,
- int attrtype,
- int attrlen, int padattr)
-{
- if (batadv_nla_need_padding_for_64bit(skb))
- batadv_nla_align_64bit(skb, padattr);
-
- return __nla_reserve(skb, attrtype, attrlen);
-}
-
-static inline void batadv__nla_put_64bit(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
- int attrlen, const void *data,
- int padattr)
-{
- struct nlattr *nla;
-
- nla = batadv__nla_reserve_64bit(skb, attrtype, attrlen, padattr);
- memcpy(nla_data(nla), data, attrlen);
-}
-
-static inline bool batadv_nla_need_padding_for_64bit(struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-#ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
- /* The nlattr header is 4 bytes in size, that's why we test
- * if the skb->data _is_ aligned. A NOP attribute, plus
- * nlattr header for next attribute, will make nla_data()
- * 8-byte aligned.
- */
- if (IS_ALIGNED((unsigned long)skb_tail_pointer(skb), 8))
- return true;
-#endif
- return false;
-}
-
-static inline int batadv_nla_total_size_64bit(int payload)
-{
- return NLA_ALIGN(nla_attr_size(payload))
-#ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
- + NLA_ALIGN(nla_attr_size(0))
-#endif
- ;
-}
-
-static inline int batadv_nla_put_64bit(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
- int attrlen, const void *data,
- int padattr)
-{
- size_t len;
-
- if (batadv_nla_need_padding_for_64bit(skb))
- len = batadv_nla_total_size_64bit(attrlen);
- else
- len = nla_total_size(attrlen);
- if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < len))
- return -EMSGSIZE;
-
- batadv__nla_put_64bit(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data, padattr);
- return 0;
-}
-
-#define nla_put_u64_64bit(_skb, _attrtype, _value, _padattr) \
- batadv_nla_put_u64_64bit(_skb, _attrtype, _value, _padattr)
-static inline int batadv_nla_put_u64_64bit(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
- u64 value, int padattr)
-{
- return batadv_nla_put_64bit(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &value,
- padattr);
-}
-
-#endif /* LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 7, 0) */
-
-#endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_LINUX_NETLINK_H_ */
diff --git a/compat-include/linux/prandom.h b/compat-include/linux/prandom.h
index 7dd51ac7..dc227e61 100644
--- a/compat-include/linux/prandom.h
+++ b/compat-include/linux/prandom.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
#include <linux/version.h>
#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_GEQ(5, 8, 1) || \
- (LINUX_VERSION_IS_GEQ(4, 4, 233) && LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 5, 0)) || \
(LINUX_VERSION_IS_GEQ(4, 9, 233) && LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 10, 0)) || \
(LINUX_VERSION_IS_GEQ(4, 14, 193) && LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 15, 0)) || \
(LINUX_VERSION_IS_GEQ(4, 19, 138) && LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 20, 0)) || \
diff --git a/compat-include/linux/skbuff.h b/compat-include/linux/skbuff.h
index 4c04f165..77c4e99f 100644
--- a/compat-include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/compat-include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -13,21 +13,6 @@
#include <linux/version.h>
#include_next <linux/skbuff.h>
-#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 5, 0)
-
-static inline void batadv_skb_postpush_rcsum(struct sk_buff *skb,
- const void *start,
- unsigned int len)
-{
- if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE)
- skb->csum = csum_block_add(skb->csum,
- csum_partial(start, len, 0), 0);
-}
-
-#define skb_postpush_rcsum batadv_skb_postpush_rcsum
-
-#endif /* LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 5, 0) */
-
#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 13, 0)
static inline void *batadv_skb_put(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
diff --git a/compat-include/net/cfg80211.h b/compat-include/net/cfg80211.h
index 6b756007..4bfcd5a3 100644
--- a/compat-include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/compat-include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -13,24 +13,6 @@
#include <linux/version.h>
#include_next <net/cfg80211.h>
-#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 8, 0)
-
-#if !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CFG80211) && \
- LINUX_VERSION_IS_GEQ(3, 16, 0)
-
-#define cfg80211_get_station(dev, mac_addr, sinfo) \
- batadv_cfg80211_get_station(dev, mac_addr, sinfo)
-
-static inline int batadv_cfg80211_get_station(struct net_device *dev,
- const u8 *mac_addr,
- struct station_info *sinfo)
-{
- return -ENOENT;
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /* LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 8, 0) */
-
#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 18, 0) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CFG80211)
diff --git a/compat-include/uapi/linux/genetlink.h b/compat-include/uapi/linux/genetlink.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fd58e22..00000000
--- a/compat-include/uapi/linux/genetlink.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
- *
- * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
- *
- * This file contains macros for maintaining compatibility with older versions
- * of the Linux kernel.
- */
-
-#ifndef _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_UAPI_LINUX_GENETLINK_H_
-#define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_UAPI_LINUX_GENETLINK_H_
-
-#include <linux/version.h>
-#include_next <uapi/linux/genetlink.h>
-
-#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 6, 0)
-
-#define GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM GENL_ADMIN_PERM
-
-#endif /* LINUX_VERSION_IS_LESS(4, 6, 0) */
-
-#endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_UAPI_LINUX_GENETLINK_H_ */
--
2.30.2