1 files changed, 52 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index 7bf470204e10..403df596a73d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -789,6 +789,55 @@ err:
 	return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_forw_packet_bcasts_left - check if a retransmission is necessary
+ * @forw_packet: the forwarding packet to check
+ * @hard_iface: the interface to check on
+ *
+ * Checks whether a given packet has any (re)transmissions left on the provided
+ * interface.
+ *
+ * hard_iface may be NULL: In that case the number of transmissions this skb had
+ * so far is compared with the maximum amount of retransmissions independent of
+ * any interface instead.
+ *
+ * Return: True if (re)transmissions are left, false otherwise.
+ */
+static bool
+batadv_forw_packet_bcasts_left(struct batadv_forw_packet *forw_packet,
+			       struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
+{
+	unsigned int max;
+
+	if (hard_iface)
+		max = hard_iface->num_bcasts;
+	else
+		max = BATADV_NUM_BCASTS_MAX;
+
+	return BATADV_SKB_CB(forw_packet->skb)->num_bcasts < max;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_forw_packet_bcasts_inc - increment retransmission counter of a packet
+ * @forw_packet: the packet to increase the counter for
+ */
+static void
+batadv_forw_packet_bcasts_inc(struct batadv_forw_packet *forw_packet)
+{
+	BATADV_SKB_CB(forw_packet->skb)->num_bcasts++;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_forw_packet_is_rebroadcast - check packet for previous transmissions
+ * @forw_packet: the packet to check
+ *
+ * Return: True if this packet was transmitted before, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool batadv_forw_packet_is_rebroadcast(struct batadv_forw_packet *forw_packet)
+{
+	return BATADV_SKB_CB(forw_packet->skb)->num_bcasts > 0;
+}
+
 static void batadv_send_outstanding_bcast_packet(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface;
@@ -829,7 +878,7 @@ static void batadv_send_outstanding_bcast_packet(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (hard_iface->soft_iface != soft_iface)
 			continue;
 
-		if (forw_packet->num_packets >= hard_iface->num_bcasts)
+		if (!batadv_forw_packet_bcasts_left(forw_packet, hard_iface))
 			continue;
 
 		if (forw_packet->own) {
@@ -887,10 +936,10 @@ static void batadv_send_outstanding_bcast_packet(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	forw_packet->num_packets++;
+	batadv_forw_packet_bcasts_inc(forw_packet);
 
 	/* if we still have some more bcasts to send */
-	if (forw_packet->num_packets < BATADV_NUM_BCASTS_MAX) {
+	if (batadv_forw_packet_bcasts_left(forw_packet, NULL)) {
 		batadv_forw_packet_bcast_queue(bat_priv, forw_packet,
 					       send_time);
 		return;