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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 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, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301, USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NET_BATMAN_ADV_BAT_ALGO_H_
+#define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_BAT_ALGO_H_
+
+int bat_iv_init(void);
+
+#endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_BAT_ALGO_H_ */