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@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_ */