diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.h b/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.h
index a14336a..a0ba3bf 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2011-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2011-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_debugfs.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_debugfs.c
index 3900624..4001c57 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_debugfs.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_debugfs.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2010-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2010-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_debugfs.h b/net/batman-adv/bat_debugfs.h
index 3b206c8..eb0d576 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_debugfs.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_debugfs.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2010-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2010-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,10 +15,8 @@
  * 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_DEBUGFS_H_
 #define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUGFS_H_
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 0430063..94859d4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -170,7 +168,8 @@
 				      batman_ogm_packet->tt_num_changes)) {
 
 		/* we might have aggregated direct link packets with an
-		 * ordinary base packet */
+		 * ordinary base packet
+		 */
 		if ((forw_packet->direct_link_flags & (1 << packet_num)) &&
 		    (forw_packet->if_incoming == hard_iface))
 			batman_ogm_packet->flags |= DIRECTLINK;
@@ -237,8 +236,9 @@
 	if (!primary_if)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* multihomed peer assumed */
-	/* non-primary OGMs are only broadcasted on their interface */
+	/* multihomed peer assumed
+	 * non-primary OGMs are only broadcasted on their interface
+	 */
 	if ((directlink && (batman_ogm_packet->header.ttl == 1)) ||
 	    (forw_packet->own && (forw_packet->if_incoming != primary_if))) {
 
@@ -292,41 +292,39 @@
 
 	batman_ogm_packet = (struct batman_ogm_packet *)forw_packet->skb->data;
 
-	/**
-	 * we can aggregate the current packet to this aggregated packet
+	/* we can aggregate the current packet to this aggregated packet
 	 * if:
 	 *
 	 * - the send time is within our MAX_AGGREGATION_MS time
 	 * - the resulting packet wont be bigger than
 	 *   MAX_AGGREGATION_BYTES
 	 */
-
 	if (time_before(send_time, forw_packet->send_time) &&
 	    time_after_eq(send_time + msecs_to_jiffies(MAX_AGGREGATION_MS),
 					forw_packet->send_time) &&
 	    (aggregated_bytes <= MAX_AGGREGATION_BYTES)) {
 
-		/**
-		 * check aggregation compatibility
+		/* check aggregation compatibility
 		 * -> direct link packets are broadcasted on
 		 *    their interface only
 		 * -> aggregate packet if the current packet is
 		 *    a "global" packet as well as the base
 		 *    packet
 		 */
-
 		primary_if = primary_if_get_selected(bat_priv);
 		if (!primary_if)
 			goto out;
 
 		/* packets without direct link flag and high TTL
-		 * are flooded through the net  */
+		 * are flooded through the net
+		 */
 		if ((!directlink) &&
 		    (!(batman_ogm_packet->flags & DIRECTLINK)) &&
 		    (batman_ogm_packet->header.ttl != 1) &&
 
 		    /* own packets originating non-primary
-		     * interfaces leave only that interface */
+		     * interfaces leave only that interface
+		     */
 		    ((!forw_packet->own) ||
 		     (forw_packet->if_incoming == primary_if))) {
 			res = true;
@@ -334,14 +332,16 @@
 		}
 
 		/* if the incoming packet is sent via this one
-		 * interface only - we still can aggregate */
+		 * interface only - we still can aggregate
+		 */
 		if ((directlink) &&
 		    (new_batman_ogm_packet->header.ttl == 1) &&
 		    (forw_packet->if_incoming == if_incoming) &&
 
 		    /* packets from direct neighbors or
 		     * own secondary interface packets
-		     * (= secondary interface packets in general) */
+		     * (= secondary interface packets in general)
+		     */
 		    (batman_ogm_packet->flags & DIRECTLINK ||
 		     (forw_packet->own &&
 		      forw_packet->if_incoming != primary_if))) {
@@ -457,8 +457,7 @@
 				 int packet_len, struct hard_iface *if_incoming,
 				 int own_packet, unsigned long send_time)
 {
-	/**
-	 * _aggr -> pointer to the packet we want to aggregate with
+	/* _aggr -> pointer to the packet we want to aggregate with
 	 * _pos -> pointer to the position in the queue
 	 */
 	struct forw_packet *forw_packet_aggr = NULL, *forw_packet_pos = NULL;
@@ -487,13 +486,13 @@
 	}
 
 	/* nothing to aggregate with - either aggregation disabled or no
-	 * suitable aggregation packet found */
+	 * suitable aggregation packet found
+	 */
 	if (!forw_packet_aggr) {
 		/* the following section can run without the lock */
 		spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->forw_bat_list_lock);
 
-		/**
-		 * if we could not aggregate this packet with one of the others
+		/* if we could not aggregate this packet with one of the others
 		 * we hold it back for a while, so that it might be aggregated
 		 * later on
 		 */
@@ -691,7 +690,8 @@
 	batadv_bonding_candidate_add(orig_node, neigh_node);
 
 	/* if this neighbor already is our next hop there is nothing
-	 * to change */
+	 * to change
+	 */
 	router = batadv_orig_node_get_router(orig_node);
 	if (router == neigh_node)
 		goto update_tt;
@@ -701,7 +701,8 @@
 		goto update_tt;
 
 	/* if the TQ is the same and the link not more symmetric we
-	 * won't consider it either */
+	 * won't consider it either
+	 */
 	if (router && (neigh_node->tq_avg == router->tq_avg)) {
 		orig_node_tmp = router->orig_node;
 		spin_lock_bh(&orig_node_tmp->ogm_cnt_lock);
@@ -723,7 +724,8 @@
 
 update_tt:
 	/* I have to check for transtable changes only if the OGM has been
-	 * sent through a primary interface */
+	 * sent through a primary interface
+	 */
 	if (((batman_ogm_packet->orig != ethhdr->h_source) &&
 	     (batman_ogm_packet->header.ttl > 2)) ||
 	    (batman_ogm_packet->flags & PRIMARIES_FIRST_HOP))
@@ -812,15 +814,17 @@
 	total_count = (orig_eq_count > neigh_rq_count ?
 		       neigh_rq_count : orig_eq_count);
 
-	/* if we have too few packets (too less data) we set tq_own to zero */
-	/* if we receive too few packets it is not considered bidirectional */
+	/* if we have too few packets (too less data) we set tq_own to zero
+	 * if we receive too few packets it is not considered bidirectional
+	 */
 	if ((total_count < TQ_LOCAL_BIDRECT_SEND_MINIMUM) ||
 	    (neigh_rq_count < TQ_LOCAL_BIDRECT_RECV_MINIMUM))
 		tq_own = 0;
 	else
 		/* neigh_node->real_packet_count is never zero as we
 		 * only purge old information when getting new
-		 * information */
+		 * information
+		 */
 		tq_own = (TQ_MAX_VALUE * total_count) /	neigh_rq_count;
 
 	/* 1 - ((1-x) ** 3), normalized to TQ_MAX_VALUE this does
@@ -846,7 +850,8 @@
 		neigh_rq_count, tq_own,	tq_asym_penalty, batman_ogm_packet->tq);
 
 	/* if link has the minimum required transmission quality
-	 * consider it bidirectional */
+	 * consider it bidirectional
+	 */
 	if (batman_ogm_packet->tq >= TQ_TOTAL_BIDRECT_LIMIT)
 		ret = 1;
 
@@ -1039,8 +1044,9 @@
 			return;
 
 		/* neighbor has to indicate direct link and it has to
-		 * come via the corresponding interface */
-		/* save packet seqno for bidirectional check */
+		 * come via the corresponding interface
+		 * save packet seqno for bidirectional check
+		 */
 		if (has_directlink_flag &&
 		    compare_eth(if_incoming->net_dev->dev_addr,
 				batman_ogm_packet->orig)) {
@@ -1117,7 +1123,8 @@
 	}
 
 	/* if sender is a direct neighbor the sender mac equals
-	 * originator mac */
+	 * originator mac
+	 */
 	orig_neigh_node = (is_single_hop_neigh ?
 			   orig_node :
 			   batadv_get_orig_node(bat_priv, ethhdr->h_source));
@@ -1127,7 +1134,8 @@
 	orig_neigh_router = batadv_orig_node_get_router(orig_neigh_node);
 
 	/* drop packet if sender is not a direct neighbor and if we
-	 * don't route towards it */
+	 * don't route towards it
+	 */
 	if (!is_single_hop_neigh && (!orig_neigh_router)) {
 		bat_dbg(DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
 			"Drop packet: OGM via unknown neighbor!\n");
@@ -1141,7 +1149,8 @@
 				    batman_ogm_packet);
 
 	/* update ranking if it is not a duplicate or has the same
-	 * seqno and similar ttl as the non-duplicate */
+	 * seqno and similar ttl as the non-duplicate
+	 */
 	if (is_bidirectional &&
 	    (!is_duplicate ||
 	     ((orig_node->last_real_seqno == ntohl(batman_ogm_packet->seqno)) &&
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.c
index 5a7b042..8196fa6 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2010-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2010-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -84,7 +82,8 @@
 }									\
 
 /* Use this, if you are going to turn a [name] in the soft-interface
- * (bat_priv) on or off */
+ * (bat_priv) on or off
+ */
 #define BAT_ATTR_SIF_BOOL(_name, _mode, _post_func)			\
 	static BAT_ATTR_SIF_STORE_BOOL(_name, _post_func)		\
 	static BAT_ATTR_SIF_SHOW_BOOL(_name)				\
@@ -110,7 +109,8 @@
 }									\
 
 /* Use this, if you are going to set [name] in the soft-interface
- * (bat_priv) to an unsigned integer value */
+ * (bat_priv) to an unsigned integer value
+ */
 #define BAT_ATTR_SIF_UINT(_name, _mode, _min, _max, _post_func)		\
 	static BAT_ATTR_SIF_STORE_UINT(_name, _min, _max, _post_func)	\
 	static BAT_ATTR_SIF_SHOW_UINT(_name)				\
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@
 }
 
 /* Use this, if you are going to set [name] in hard_iface to an
- * unsigned integer value*/
+ * unsigned integer value
+ */
 #define BAT_ATTR_HIF_UINT(_name, _mode, _min, _max, _post_func)		\
 	static BAT_ATTR_HIF_STORE_UINT(_name, _min, _max, _post_func)	\
 	static BAT_ATTR_HIF_SHOW_UINT(_name)				\
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.h b/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.h
index f01aea8..3672277 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2010-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2010-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,10 +15,8 @@
  * 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_SYSFS_H_
 #define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_SYSFS_H_
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c b/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c
index 99ed991..838abbc 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2006-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2006-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich, Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -46,8 +44,8 @@
 	struct bat_priv *bat_priv = priv;
 
 	/* sequence number is slightly older. We already got a sequence number
-	 * higher than this one, so we just mark it. */
-
+	 * higher than this one, so we just mark it.
+	 */
 	if ((seq_num_diff <= 0) && (seq_num_diff > -TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE)) {
 		if (set_mark)
 			bat_set_bit(seq_bits, -seq_num_diff);
@@ -55,8 +53,8 @@
 	}
 
 	/* sequence number is slightly newer, so we shift the window and
-	 * set the mark if required */
-
+	 * set the mark if required
+	 */
 	if ((seq_num_diff > 0) && (seq_num_diff < TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE)) {
 		batadv_bitmap_shift_left(seq_bits, seq_num_diff);
 
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@
 	}
 
 	/* sequence number is much newer, probably missed a lot of packets */
-
 	if ((seq_num_diff >= TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE) &&
 	    (seq_num_diff < EXPECTED_SEQNO_RANGE)) {
 		bat_dbg(DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
@@ -81,8 +78,8 @@
 	/* received a much older packet. The other host either restarted
 	 * or the old packet got delayed somewhere in the network. The
 	 * packet should be dropped without calling this function if the
-	 * seqno window is protected. */
-
+	 * seqno window is protected.
+	 */
 	if ((seq_num_diff <= -TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE) ||
 	    (seq_num_diff >= EXPECTED_SEQNO_RANGE)) {
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bitarray.h b/net/batman-adv/bitarray.h
index e855ddd3..8ab5426 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bitarray.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bitarray.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2006-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2006-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich, Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,14 +15,14 @@
  * 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_BITARRAY_H_
 #define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_BITARRAY_H_
 
 /* returns true if the corresponding bit in the given seq_bits indicates true
- * and curr_seqno is within range of last_seqno */
+ * and curr_seqno is within range of last_seqno
+ */
 static inline int bat_test_bit(const unsigned long *seq_bits,
 			       uint32_t last_seqno, uint32_t curr_seqno)
 {
@@ -47,7 +46,8 @@
 }
 
 /* receive and process one packet, returns 1 if received seq_num is considered
- * new, 0 if old  */
+ * new, 0 if old
+ */
 int batadv_bit_get_packet(void *priv, unsigned long *seq_bits,
 			  int32_t seq_num_diff, int set_mark);
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
index 27f451a..52c0d63 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2011-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2011-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -123,8 +121,7 @@
 		call_rcu(&claim->rcu, claim_free_rcu);
 }
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @data: search data (may be local/static data)
  *
  * looks for a claim in the hash, and returns it if found
@@ -162,8 +159,7 @@
 	return claim_tmp;
 }
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @addr: the address of the originator
  * @vid: the VLAN ID
  *
@@ -241,8 +237,7 @@
 	backbone_gw->crc = BLA_CRC_INIT;
 }
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @orig: the mac address to be announced within the claim
  * @vid: the VLAN ID
  * @claimtype: the type of the claim (CLAIM, UNCLAIM, ANNOUNCE, ...)
@@ -347,8 +342,7 @@
 		hardif_free_ref(primary_if);
 }
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @orig: the mac address of the originator
  * @vid: the VLAN ID
  *
@@ -422,8 +416,7 @@
 	backbone_gw_free_ref(backbone_gw);
 }
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @vid: the vid where the request came on
  *
  * Repeat all of our own claims, and finally send an ANNOUNCE frame
@@ -468,8 +461,7 @@
 	backbone_gw_free_ref(backbone_gw);
 }
 
-/**
- * @backbone_gw: the backbone gateway from whom we are out of sync
+/* @backbone_gw: the backbone gateway from whom we are out of sync
  *
  * When the crc is wrong, ask the backbone gateway for a full table update.
  * After the request, it will repeat all of his own claims and finally
@@ -495,8 +487,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @backbone_gw: our backbone gateway which should be announced
  *
  * This function sends an announcement. It is called from multiple
@@ -516,8 +507,7 @@
 
 }
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @mac: the mac address of the claim
  * @vid: the VLAN ID of the frame
  * @backbone_gw: the backbone gateway which claims it
@@ -731,8 +721,7 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @hw_src: the Hardware source in the ARP Header
  * @hw_dst: the Hardware destination in the ARP Header
  * @ethhdr: pointer to the Ethernet header of the claim frame
@@ -810,8 +799,7 @@
 }
 
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @skb: the frame to be checked
  *
  * Check if this is a claim frame, and process it accordingly.
@@ -860,7 +848,6 @@
 	/* Check whether the ARP frame carries a valid
 	 * IP information
 	 */
-
 	if (arphdr->ar_hrd != htons(ARPHRD_ETHER))
 		return 0;
 	if (arphdr->ar_pro != htons(ETH_P_IP))
@@ -963,8 +950,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @primary_if: the selected primary interface, may be NULL if now is set
  * @now: whether the whole hash shall be wiped now
  *
@@ -1011,13 +997,11 @@
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @primary_if: the new selected primary_if
  * @oldif: the old primary interface, may be NULL
  *
  * Update the backbone gateways when the own orig address changes.
- *
  */
 void batadv_bla_update_orig_address(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 				    struct hard_iface *primary_if,
@@ -1183,8 +1167,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @bcast_packet: originator mac address
  * @hdr_size: maximum length of the frame
  *
@@ -1196,9 +1179,7 @@
  * with a good chance that it is the same packet. If it is furthermore
  * sent by another host, drop it. We allow equal packets from
  * the same host however as this might be intended.
- *
- **/
-
+ */
 int batadv_bla_check_bcast_duplist(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 				   struct bcast_packet *bcast_packet,
 				   int hdr_size)
@@ -1250,16 +1231,13 @@
 
 
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @orig: originator mac address
  *
  * check if the originator is a gateway for any VLAN ID.
  *
  * returns 1 if it is found, 0 otherwise
- *
  */
-
 int batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw_orig(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, uint8_t *orig)
 {
 	struct hashtable_t *hash = bat_priv->backbone_hash;
@@ -1291,15 +1269,13 @@
 }
 
 
-/**
- * @skb: the frame to be checked
+/* @skb: the frame to be checked
  * @orig_node: the orig_node of the frame
  * @hdr_size: maximum length of the frame
  *
  * bla_is_backbone_gw inspects the skb for the VLAN ID and returns 1
  * if the orig_node is also a gateway on the soft interface, otherwise it
  * returns 0.
- *
  */
 int batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			      struct orig_node *orig_node, int hdr_size)
@@ -1328,7 +1304,6 @@
 	}
 
 	/* see if this originator is a backbone gw for this VLAN */
-
 	backbone_gw = backbone_hash_find(orig_node->bat_priv,
 					 orig_node->orig, vid);
 	if (!backbone_gw)
@@ -1360,8 +1335,7 @@
 		hardif_free_ref(primary_if);
 }
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @skb: the frame to be checked
  * @vid: the VLAN ID of the frame
  *
@@ -1372,7 +1346,6 @@
  * in these cases, the skb is further handled by this function and
  * returns 1, otherwise it returns 0 and the caller shall further
  * process the skb.
- *
  */
 int batadv_bla_rx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, short vid)
 {
@@ -1449,8 +1422,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+/* @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @skb: the frame to be checked
  * @vid: the VLAN ID of the frame
  *
@@ -1461,7 +1433,6 @@
  * in these cases, the skb is further handled by this function and
  * returns 1, otherwise it returns 0 and the caller shall further
  * process the skb.
- *
  */
 int batadv_bla_tx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, short vid)
 {
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h
index 546cd64..9818b1e 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2011-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2011-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_BLA_H_
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index e396029..0d90fff 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2009-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2009-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -33,7 +31,8 @@
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 
 /* This is the offset of the options field in a dhcp packet starting at
- * the beginning of the dhcp header */
+ * the beginning of the dhcp header
+ */
 #define DHCP_OPTIONS_OFFSET 240
 #define DHCP_REQUEST 3
 
@@ -151,14 +150,13 @@
 			}
 			break;
 
-		default: /**
-			  * 2:  stable connection (use best statistic)
+		default: /* 2:  stable connection (use best statistic)
 			  * 3:  fast-switch (use best statistic but change as
 			  *     soon as a better gateway appears)
 			  * XX: late-switch (use best statistic but change as
 			  *     soon as a better gateway appears which has
 			  *     $routing_class more tq points)
-			  **/
+			  */
 			if (router->tq_avg > max_tq) {
 				if (curr_gw)
 					gw_node_free_ref(curr_gw);
@@ -190,12 +188,11 @@
 	struct neigh_node *router = NULL;
 	char gw_addr[18] = { '\0' };
 
-	/**
-	 * The batman daemon checks here if we already passed a full originator
+	/* The batman daemon checks here if we already passed a full originator
 	 * cycle in order to make sure we don't choose the first gateway we
 	 * hear about. This check is based on the daemon's uptime which we
 	 * don't have.
-	 **/
+	 */
 	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_mode) != GW_MODE_CLIENT)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -278,10 +275,9 @@
 	if (orig_tq_avg < gw_tq_avg)
 		goto out;
 
-	/**
-	 * if the routing class is greater than 3 the value tells us how much
+	/* if the routing class is greater than 3 the value tells us how much
 	 * greater the TQ value of the new gateway must be
-	 **/
+	 */
 	if ((atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_sel_class) > 3) &&
 	    (orig_tq_avg - gw_tq_avg < atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_sel_class)))
 		goto out;
@@ -337,8 +333,7 @@
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct gw_node *gw_node, *curr_gw;
 
-	/**
-	 * Note: We don't need a NULL check here, since curr_gw never gets
+	/* Note: We don't need a NULL check here, since curr_gw never gets
 	 * dereferenced. If curr_gw is NULL we also should not exit as we may
 	 * have this gateway in our list (duplication check!) even though we
 	 * have no currently selected gateway.
@@ -426,9 +421,7 @@
 		gw_node_free_ref(curr_gw);
 }
 
-/**
- * fails if orig_node has no router
- */
+/* fails if orig_node has no router */
 static int _write_buffer_text(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct seq_file *seq,
 			      const struct gw_node *gw_node)
 {
@@ -534,12 +527,14 @@
 	/* Access the dhcp option lists. Each entry is made up by:
 	 * - octet 1: option type
 	 * - octet 2: option data len (only if type != 255 and 0)
-	 * - octet 3: option data */
+	 * - octet 3: option data
+	 */
 	while (*p != 255 && !ret) {
 		/* p now points to the first octet: option type */
 		if (*p == 53) {
 			/* type 53 is the message type option.
-			 * Jump the len octet and go to the data octet */
+			 * Jump the len octet and go to the data octet
+			 */
 			if (pkt_len < 2)
 				goto out;
 			p += 2;
@@ -667,7 +662,8 @@
 	switch (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_mode)) {
 	case GW_MODE_SERVER:
 		/* If we are a GW then we are our best GW. We can artificially
-		 * set the tq towards ourself as the maximum value */
+		 * set the tq towards ourself as the maximum value
+		 */
 		curr_tq_avg = TQ_MAX_VALUE;
 		break;
 	case GW_MODE_CLIENT:
@@ -681,7 +677,8 @@
 
 		/* If the dhcp packet has been sent to a different gw,
 		 * we have to evaluate whether the old gw is still
-		 * reliable enough */
+		 * reliable enough
+		 */
 		neigh_curr = batadv_find_router(bat_priv, curr_gw->orig_node,
 						NULL);
 		if (!neigh_curr)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
index 2c2446f..4529d42 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2009-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2009-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_GATEWAY_CLIENT_H_
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
index 722c932..3700562c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2009-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2009-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -156,11 +154,10 @@
 
 	kbit_to_gw_bandwidth(down, up, &gw_bandwidth_tmp);
 
-	/**
-	 * the gw bandwidth we guessed above might not match the given
+	/* the gw bandwidth we guessed above might not match the given
 	 * speeds, hence we need to calculate it back to show the number
 	 * that is going to be propagated
-	 **/
+	 */
 	batadv_gw_bandwidth_to_kbit((uint8_t)gw_bandwidth_tmp, &down, &up);
 
 	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_bandwidth) == gw_bandwidth_tmp)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h
index e256040..6f8a4d0 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2009-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2009-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_GATEWAY_COMMON_H_
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index ab2fcfa..2a4d394 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -74,10 +72,6 @@
 	if (batadv_softif_is_valid(net_dev))
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Device is being bridged */
-	/* if (net_dev->priv_flags & IFF_BRIDGE_PORT)
-		return 0; */
-
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -185,7 +179,8 @@
 	const struct bat_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(soft_iface);
 	const struct hard_iface *hard_iface;
 	/* allow big frames if all devices are capable to do so
-	 * (have MTU > 1500 + BAT_HEADER_LEN) */
+	 * (have MTU > 1500 + BAT_HEADER_LEN)
+	 */
 	int min_mtu = ETH_DATA_LEN;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->fragmentation))
@@ -231,8 +226,7 @@
 	bat_priv->bat_algo_ops->bat_iface_update_mac(hard_iface);
 	hard_iface->if_status = IF_TO_BE_ACTIVATED;
 
-	/**
-	 * the first active interface becomes our primary interface or
+	/* the first active interface becomes our primary interface or
 	 * the next active interface after the old primary interface was removed
 	 */
 	primary_if = primary_if_get_selected(bat_priv);
@@ -438,8 +432,7 @@
 	check_known_mac_addr(hard_iface->net_dev);
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&hard_iface->list, &batadv_hardif_list);
 
-	/**
-	 * This can't be called via a bat_priv callback because
+	/* This can't be called via a bat_priv callback because
 	 * we have no bat_priv yet.
 	 */
 	atomic_set(&hard_iface->seqno, 1);
@@ -544,7 +537,8 @@
 }
 
 /* This function returns true if the interface represented by ifindex is a
- * 802.11 wireless device */
+ * 802.11 wireless device
+ */
 bool batadv_is_wifi_iface(int ifindex)
 {
 	struct net_device *net_device = NULL;
@@ -559,7 +553,8 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
 	/* pre-cfg80211 drivers have to implement WEXT, so it is possible to
-	 * check for wireless_handlers != NULL */
+	 * check for wireless_handlers != NULL
+	 */
 	if (net_device->wireless_handlers)
 		ret = true;
 	else
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
index 20e09db..6bc12c0 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_HARD_INTERFACE_H_
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hash.c b/net/batman-adv/hash.c
index 65bbd15..e39f8f4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hash.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hash.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2006-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2006-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich, Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hash.h b/net/batman-adv/hash.h
index e75df6b..eba8f2a5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hash.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hash.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2006-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2006-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich, Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_HASH_H_
@@ -24,15 +22,15 @@
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
 
-/* callback to a compare function.  should
- * compare 2 element datas for their keys,
- * return 0 if same and not 0 if not
- * same */
+/* callback to a compare function.  should compare 2 element datas for their
+ * keys, return 0 if same and not 0 if not same
+ */
 typedef int (*hashdata_compare_cb)(const struct hlist_node *, const void *);
 
 /* the hashfunction, should return an index
  * based on the key in the data of the first
- * argument and the size the second */
+ * argument and the size the second
+ */
 typedef uint32_t (*hashdata_choose_cb)(const void *, uint32_t);
 typedef void (*hashdata_free_cb)(struct hlist_node *, void *);
 
@@ -54,7 +52,8 @@
 
 /* remove the hash structure. if hashdata_free_cb != NULL, this function will be
  * called to remove the elements inside of the hash.  if you don't remove the
- * elements, memory might be leaked. */
+ * elements, memory might be leaked.
+ */
 static inline void hash_delete(struct hashtable_t *hash,
 			       hashdata_free_cb free_cb, void *arg)
 {
@@ -80,8 +79,7 @@
 	batadv_hash_destroy(hash);
 }
 
-/**
- *	hash_add - adds data to the hashtable
+/*	hash_add - adds data to the hashtable
  *	@hash: storage hash table
  *	@compare: callback to determine if 2 hash elements are identical
  *	@choose: callback calculating the hash index
@@ -91,7 +89,6 @@
  *	Returns 0 on success, 1 if the element already is in the hash
  *	and -1 on error.
  */
-
 static inline int hash_add(struct hashtable_t *hash,
 			   hashdata_compare_cb compare,
 			   hashdata_choose_cb choose,
@@ -134,7 +131,8 @@
 /* removes data from hash, if found. returns pointer do data on success, so you
  * can remove the used structure yourself, or NULL on error .  data could be the
  * structure you use with just the key filled, we just need the key for
- * comparing. */
+ * comparing.
+ */
 static inline void *hash_remove(struct hashtable_t *hash,
 				hashdata_compare_cb compare,
 				hashdata_choose_cb choose, void *data)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
index 2300561..40c5e18 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -312,7 +310,8 @@
 	spin_lock_bh(&socket_client->lock);
 
 	/* while waiting for the lock the socket_client could have been
-	 * deleted */
+	 * deleted
+	 */
 	if (!socket_client_hash[icmp_packet->uid]) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&socket_client->lock);
 		kfree(socket_packet);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h
index 7b88636..a62ab80 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_ICMP_SOCKET_H_
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index 5e1d9066..d56d6b2 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -37,7 +35,8 @@
 
 
 /* List manipulations on hardif_list have to be rtnl_lock()'ed,
- * list traversals just rcu-locked */
+ * list traversals just rcu-locked
+ */
 struct list_head batadv_hardif_list;
 static int (*recv_packet_handler[256])(struct sk_buff *, struct hard_iface *);
 char batadv_routing_algo[20] = "BATMAN_IV";
@@ -59,7 +58,8 @@
 	batadv_iv_init();
 
 	/* the name should not be longer than 10 chars - see
-	 * http://lwn.net/Articles/23634/ */
+	 * http://lwn.net/Articles/23634/
+	 */
 	batadv_event_workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue("bat_events");
 
 	if (!batadv_event_workqueue)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 1238642..4b06b76 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_MAIN_H_
@@ -36,19 +34,21 @@
 #define TQ_MAX_VALUE 255
 #define JITTER 20
 
- /* Time To Live of broadcast messages */
+/* Time To Live of broadcast messages */
 #define TTL 50
 
 /* purge originators after time in seconds if no valid packet comes in
- * -> TODO: check influence on TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE */
+ * -> TODO: check influence on TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE
+ */
 #define PURGE_TIMEOUT 200000 /* 200 seconds */
 #define TT_LOCAL_TIMEOUT 3600000 /* in miliseconds */
 #define TT_CLIENT_ROAM_TIMEOUT 600000 /* in miliseconds */
 /* sliding packet range of received originator messages in sequence numbers
- * (should be a multiple of our word size) */
+ * (should be a multiple of our word size)
+ */
 #define TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE 64
-#define TT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT 3000 /* miliseconds we have to keep
-				 * pending tt_req */
+/* miliseconds we have to keep pending tt_req */
+#define TT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT 3000
 
 #define TQ_GLOBAL_WINDOW_SIZE 5
 #define TQ_LOCAL_BIDRECT_SEND_MINIMUM 1
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@
 
 #define TT_OGM_APPEND_MAX 3 /* number of OGMs sent with the last tt diff */
 
-#define ROAMING_MAX_TIME 20000 /* Time in which a client can roam at most
-				* ROAMING_MAX_COUNT times in miliseconds*/
+/* Time in which a client can roam at most ROAMING_MAX_COUNT times in
+ * miliseconds
+ */
+#define ROAMING_MAX_TIME 20000
 #define ROAMING_MAX_COUNT 5
 
 #define NO_FLAGS 0
@@ -72,11 +74,13 @@
 #define VIS_INTERVAL 5000	/* 5 seconds */
 
 /* how much worse secondary interfaces may be to be considered as bonding
- * candidates */
+ * candidates
+ */
 #define BONDING_TQ_THRESHOLD	50
 
 /* should not be bigger than 512 bytes or change the size of
- * forw_packet->direct_link_flags */
+ * forw_packet->direct_link_flags
+ */
 #define MAX_AGGREGATION_BYTES 512
 #define MAX_AGGREGATION_MS 100
 
@@ -201,19 +205,16 @@
 		pr_err("%s: " fmt, _netdev->name, ## arg);		\
 	} while (0)
 
-/**
- * returns 1 if they are the same ethernet addr
+/* returns 1 if they are the same ethernet addr
  *
  * note: can't use compare_ether_addr() as it requires aligned memory
  */
-
 static inline int compare_eth(const void *data1, const void *data2)
 {
 	return (memcmp(data1, data2, ETH_ALEN) == 0 ? 1 : 0);
 }
 
-/**
- * has_timed_out - compares current time (jiffies) and timestamp + timeout
+/* has_timed_out - compares current time (jiffies) and timestamp + timeout
  * @timestamp:		base value to compare with (in jiffies)
  * @timeout:		added to base value before comparing (in milliseconds)
  *
@@ -237,7 +238,8 @@
  *  - when adding nothing - it is neither a predecessor nor a successor
  *  - before adding more than 127 to the starting value - it is a predecessor,
  *  - when adding 128 - it is neither a predecessor nor a successor,
- *  - after adding more than 127 to the starting value - it is a successor */
+ *  - after adding more than 127 to the starting value - it is a successor
+ */
 #define seq_before(x, y) ({typeof(x) _d1 = (x); \
 			  typeof(y) _d2 = (y); \
 			  typeof(x) _dummy = (_d1 - _d2); \
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.c b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
index 3e90204..86e7e08 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2009-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2009-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -188,7 +186,8 @@
 }
 
 /* this function finds or creates an originator entry for the given
- * address if it does not exits */
+ * address if it does not exits
+ */
 struct orig_node *batadv_get_orig_node(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 				       const uint8_t *addr)
 {
@@ -521,7 +520,8 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	/* resize all orig nodes because orig_node->bcast_own(_sum) depend on
-	 * if_num */
+	 * if_num
+	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
 
@@ -604,7 +604,8 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	/* resize all orig nodes because orig_node->bcast_own(_sum) depend on
-	 * if_num */
+	 * if_num
+	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.h b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
index 97deeba..a721719 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_ORIGINATOR_H_
@@ -40,8 +38,9 @@
 int batadv_orig_hash_del_if(struct hard_iface *hard_iface, int max_if_num);
 
 
-/* hashfunction to choose an entry in a hash table of given size */
-/* hash algorithm from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table */
+/* hashfunction to choose an entry in a hash table of given size
+ * hash algorithm from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table
+ */
 static inline uint32_t choose_orig(const void *data, uint32_t size)
 {
 	const unsigned char *key = data;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/packet.h b/net/batman-adv/packet.h
index 033d994..c90219c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/packet.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/packet.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_PACKET_H_
@@ -81,7 +79,8 @@
 
 /* TT_CLIENT flags.
  * Flags from 1 to 1 << 7 are sent on the wire, while flags from 1 << 8 to
- * 1 << 15 are used for local computation only */
+ * 1 << 15 are used for local computation only
+ */
 enum tt_client_flags {
 	TT_CLIENT_DEL     = 1 << 0,
 	TT_CLIENT_ROAM    = 1 << 1,
@@ -142,7 +141,8 @@
 #define BAT_RR_LEN 16
 
 /* icmp_packet_rr must start with all fields from imcp_packet
- * as this is assumed by code that handles ICMP packets */
+ * as this is assumed by code that handles ICMP packets
+ */
 struct icmp_packet_rr {
 	struct batman_header header;
 	uint8_t  msg_type; /* see ICMP message types above */
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@
 	struct batman_header header;
 	/* the flag field is a combination of:
 	 * - TT_REQUEST or TT_RESPONSE
-	 * - TT_FULL_TABLE */
+	 * - TT_FULL_TABLE
+	 */
 	uint8_t  flags;
 	uint8_t  dst[ETH_ALEN];
 	uint8_t  src[ETH_ALEN];
@@ -200,13 +201,15 @@
 	 * if TT_REQUEST: ttvn that triggered the
 	 *		  request
 	 * if TT_RESPONSE: new ttvn for the src
-	 *		   orig_node */
+	 *		   orig_node
+	 */
 	uint8_t  ttvn;
 	/* tt_data field is:
 	 * if TT_REQUEST: crc associated with the
 	 *		  ttvn
-	 * if TT_RESPONSE: table_size */
-	__be16   tt_data;
+	 * if TT_RESPONSE: table_size
+	 */
+	__be16 tt_data;
 } __packed;
 
 struct roam_adv_packet {
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/ring_buffer.c b/net/batman-adv/ring_buffer.c
index db8f5ef..aff1ca2 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/ring_buffer.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/ring_buffer.h b/net/batman-adv/ring_buffer.h
index fbaf9d2..fda8c17 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/ring_buffer.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/ring_buffer.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_RING_BUFFER_H_
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index 1b1dd41..79f63cf 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -165,8 +163,7 @@
 	if (neigh_node->tq_avg < router->tq_avg - BONDING_TQ_THRESHOLD)
 		goto candidate_del;
 
-	/**
-	 * check if we have another candidate with the same mac address or
+	/* check if we have another candidate with the same mac address or
 	 * interface. If we do, we won't select this candidate because of
 	 * possible interference.
 	 */
@@ -177,7 +174,8 @@
 			continue;
 
 		/* we only care if the other candidate is even
-		* considered as candidate. */
+		 * considered as candidate.
+		 */
 		if (list_empty(&tmp_neigh_node->bonding_list))
 			continue;
 
@@ -398,9 +396,7 @@
 	int hdr_size = sizeof(struct icmp_packet);
 	int ret = NET_RX_DROP;
 
-	/**
-	 * we truncate all incoming icmp packets if they don't match our size
-	 */
+	/* we truncate all incoming icmp packets if they don't match our size */
 	if (skb->len >= sizeof(struct icmp_packet_rr))
 		hdr_size = sizeof(struct icmp_packet_rr);
 
@@ -474,7 +470,8 @@
  * robin fashion over the remaining interfaces.
  *
  * This method rotates the bonding list and increases the
- * returned router's refcount. */
+ * returned router's refcount.
+ */
 static struct neigh_node *find_bond_router(struct orig_node *primary_orig,
 					   const struct hard_iface *recv_if)
 {
@@ -507,10 +504,12 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	/* selected should point to the next element
-	 * after the current router */
+	 * after the current router
+	 */
 	spin_lock_bh(&primary_orig->neigh_list_lock);
 	/* this is a list_move(), which unfortunately
-	 * does not exist as rcu version */
+	 * does not exist as rcu version
+	 */
 	list_del_rcu(&primary_orig->bond_list);
 	list_add_rcu(&primary_orig->bond_list,
 		     &router->bonding_list);
@@ -525,7 +524,8 @@
  * remaining candidates which are not using
  * this interface.
  *
- * Increases the returned router's refcount */
+ * Increases the returned router's refcount
+ */
 static struct neigh_node *find_ifalter_router(struct orig_node *primary_orig,
 					      const struct hard_iface *recv_if)
 {
@@ -546,11 +546,13 @@
 			continue;
 
 		/* if we don't have a router yet
-		 * or this one is better, choose it. */
+		 * or this one is better, choose it.
+		 */
 		if ((!router) ||
 		    (tmp_neigh_node->tq_avg > router->tq_avg)) {
 			/* decrement refcount of
-			 * previously selected router */
+			 * previously selected router
+			 */
 			if (router)
 				batadv_neigh_node_free_ref(router);
 
@@ -602,7 +604,8 @@
 		batadv_inc_counter(bat_priv, BAT_CNT_TT_REQUEST_RX);
 
 		/* If we cannot provide an answer the tt_request is
-		 * forwarded */
+		 * forwarded
+		 */
 		if (!batadv_send_tt_response(bat_priv, tt_query)) {
 			bat_dbg(DBG_TT, bat_priv,
 				"Routing TT_REQUEST to %pM [%c]\n",
@@ -616,7 +619,8 @@
 
 		if (batadv_is_my_mac(tt_query->dst)) {
 			/* packet needs to be linearized to access the TT
-			 * changes */
+			 * changes
+			 */
 			if (skb_linearize(skb) < 0)
 				goto out;
 			/* skb_linearize() possibly changed skb->data */
@@ -694,7 +698,8 @@
 
 	/* Roaming phase starts: I have new information but the ttvn has not
 	 * been incremented yet. This flag will make me check all the incoming
-	 * packets for the correct destination. */
+	 * packets for the correct destination.
+	 */
 	bat_priv->tt_poss_change = true;
 
 	batadv_orig_node_free_ref(orig_node);
@@ -705,7 +710,8 @@
 
 /* find a suitable router for this originator, and use
  * bonding if possible. increases the found neighbors
- * refcount.*/
+ * refcount.
+ */
 struct neigh_node *batadv_find_router(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 				      struct orig_node *orig_node,
 				      const struct hard_iface *recv_if)
@@ -724,7 +730,8 @@
 		goto err;
 
 	/* without bonding, the first node should
-	 * always choose the default router. */
+	 * always choose the default router.
+	 */
 	bonding_enabled = atomic_read(&bat_priv->bonding);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -737,13 +744,14 @@
 		goto return_router;
 
 	/* if we have something in the primary_addr, we can search
-	 * for a potential bonding candidate. */
+	 * for a potential bonding candidate.
+	 */
 	if (compare_eth(router_orig->primary_addr, zero_mac))
 		goto return_router;
 
 	/* find the orig_node which has the primary interface. might
-	 * even be the same as our router_orig in many cases */
-
+	 * even be the same as our router_orig in many cases
+	 */
 	if (compare_eth(router_orig->primary_addr, router_orig->orig)) {
 		primary_orig_node = router_orig;
 	} else {
@@ -756,14 +764,15 @@
 	}
 
 	/* with less than 2 candidates, we can't do any
-	 * bonding and prefer the original router. */
+	 * bonding and prefer the original router.
+	 */
 	if (atomic_read(&primary_orig_node->bond_candidates) < 2)
 		goto return_router;
 
 	/* all nodes between should choose a candidate which
 	 * is is not on the interface where the packet came
-	 * in. */
-
+	 * in.
+	 */
 	batadv_neigh_node_free_ref(router);
 
 	if (bonding_enabled)
@@ -1089,7 +1098,8 @@
 		goto spin_unlock;
 
 	/* mark broadcast in flood history, update window position
-	 * if required. */
+	 * if required.
+	 */
 	if (batadv_bit_get_packet(bat_priv, orig_node->bcast_bits, seq_diff, 1))
 		orig_node->last_bcast_seqno = ntohl(bcast_packet->seqno);
 
@@ -1165,6 +1175,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* We take a copy of the data in the packet, so we should
-	   always free the skbuf. */
+	 * always free the skbuf.
+	 */
 	return NET_RX_DROP;
 }
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.h b/net/batman-adv/routing.h
index 4652f0c..c3fd219 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_ROUTING_H_
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index 1a0f7c3..2c92a32 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -32,7 +30,8 @@
 static void send_outstanding_bcast_packet(struct work_struct *work);
 
 /* send out an already prepared packet to the given address via the
- * specified batman interface */
+ * specified batman interface
+ */
 int batadv_send_skb_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct hard_iface *hard_iface,
 			   const uint8_t *dst_addr)
 {
@@ -69,8 +68,8 @@
 
 	/* dev_queue_xmit() returns a negative result on error.	 However on
 	 * congestion and traffic shaping, it drops and returns NET_XMIT_DROP
-	 * (which is > 0). This will not be treated as an error. */
-
+	 * (which is > 0). This will not be treated as an error.
+	 */
 	return dev_queue_xmit(skb);
 send_skb_err:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -85,8 +84,7 @@
 	    (hard_iface->if_status == IF_TO_BE_REMOVED))
 		return;
 
-	/**
-	 * the interface gets activated here to avoid race conditions between
+	/* the interface gets activated here to avoid race conditions between
 	 * the moment of activating the interface in
 	 * hardif_activate_interface() where the originator mac is set and
 	 * outdated packets (especially uninitialized mac addresses) in the
@@ -132,7 +130,8 @@
  * errors.
  *
  * The skb is not consumed, so the caller should make sure that the
- * skb is freed. */
+ * skb is freed.
+ */
 int batadv_add_bcast_packet_to_list(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 				    const struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    unsigned long delay)
@@ -249,8 +248,7 @@
 
 	bat_priv->bat_algo_ops->bat_ogm_emit(forw_packet);
 
-	/**
-	 * we have to have at least one packet in the queue
+	/* we have to have at least one packet in the queue
 	 * to determine the queues wake up time unless we are
 	 * shutting down
 	 */
@@ -285,8 +283,7 @@
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(forw_packet, tmp_node, safe_tmp_node,
 				  &bat_priv->forw_bcast_list, list) {
 
-		/**
-		 * if purge_outstanding_packets() was called with an argument
+		/* if purge_outstanding_packets() was called with an argument
 		 * we delete only packets belonging to the given interface
 		 */
 		if ((hard_iface) &&
@@ -295,8 +292,7 @@
 
 		spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->forw_bcast_list_lock);
 
-		/**
-		 * send_outstanding_bcast_packet() will lock the list to
+		/* send_outstanding_bcast_packet() will lock the list to
 		 * delete the item from the list
 		 */
 		pending = cancel_delayed_work_sync(&forw_packet->delayed_work);
@@ -314,8 +310,7 @@
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(forw_packet, tmp_node, safe_tmp_node,
 				  &bat_priv->forw_bat_list, list) {
 
-		/**
-		 * if purge_outstanding_packets() was called with an argument
+		/* if purge_outstanding_packets() was called with an argument
 		 * we delete only packets belonging to the given interface
 		 */
 		if ((hard_iface) &&
@@ -324,8 +319,7 @@
 
 		spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->forw_bat_list_lock);
 
-		/**
-		 * send_outstanding_bat_packet() will lock the list to
+		/* send_outstanding_bat_packet() will lock the list to
 		 * delete the item from the list
 		 */
 		pending = cancel_delayed_work_sync(&forw_packet->delayed_work);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.h b/net/batman-adv/send.h
index 452e8df..e3ac75b 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_SEND_H_
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 994b2b8..0658781 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -65,8 +63,7 @@
 {
 	int result;
 
-	/**
-	 * TODO: We must check if we can release all references to non-payload
+	/* TODO: We must check if we can release all references to non-payload
 	 * data using skb_header_release in our skbs to allow skb_cow_header to
 	 * work optimally. This means that those skbs are not allowed to read
 	 * or write any data which is before the current position of skb->data
@@ -180,14 +177,16 @@
 		switch (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_mode)) {
 		case GW_MODE_SERVER:
 			/* gateway servers should not send dhcp
-			 * requests into the mesh */
+			 * requests into the mesh
+			 */
 			ret = batadv_gw_is_dhcp_target(skb, &header_len);
 			if (ret)
 				goto dropped;
 			break;
 		case GW_MODE_CLIENT:
 			/* gateway clients should send dhcp requests
-			 * via unicast to their gateway */
+			 * via unicast to their gateway
+			 */
 			ret = batadv_gw_is_dhcp_target(skb, &header_len);
 			if (ret)
 				do_bcast = false;
@@ -215,7 +214,8 @@
 		bcast_packet->header.packet_type = BAT_BCAST;
 
 		/* hw address of first interface is the orig mac because only
-		 * this mac is known throughout the mesh */
+		 * this mac is known throughout the mesh
+		 */
 		memcpy(bcast_packet->orig,
 		       primary_if->net_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@
 		batadv_add_bcast_packet_to_list(bat_priv, skb, 1);
 
 		/* a copy is stored in the bcast list, therefore removing
-		 * the original skb. */
+		 * the original skb.
+		 */
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 
 	/* unicast packet */
@@ -294,9 +295,10 @@
 
 	/* should not be necessary anymore as we use skb_pull_rcsum()
 	 * TODO: please verify this and remove this TODO
-	 * -- Dec 21st 2009, Simon Wunderlich */
+	 * -- Dec 21st 2009, Simon Wunderlich
+	 */
 
-/*	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;*/
+	/* skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY; */
 
 	bat_priv->stats.rx_packets++;
 	bat_priv->stats.rx_bytes += skb->len + ETH_HLEN;
@@ -341,8 +343,7 @@
 	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
 	dev->tx_queue_len = 0;
 
-	/**
-	 * can't call min_mtu, because the needed variables
+	/* can't call min_mtu, because the needed variables
 	 * have not been initialized yet
 	 */
 	dev->mtu = ETH_DATA_LEN;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h
index 7e2bfaf..2711ba5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_SOFT_INTERFACE_H_
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 66e11b5..5180d50 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich, Antonio Quartulli
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -232,7 +230,8 @@
 
 	/* The local entry has to be marked as NEW to avoid to send it in
 	 * a full table response going out before the next ttvn increment
-	 * (consistency check) */
+	 * (consistency check)
+	 */
 	tt_local_entry->common.flags |= TT_CLIENT_NEW;
 
 	hash_added = hash_add(bat_priv->tt_local_hash, compare_tt, choose_orig,
@@ -437,7 +436,8 @@
 
 	/* The local client has to be marked as "pending to be removed" but has
 	 * to be kept in the table in order to send it in a full table
-	 * response issued before the net ttvn increment (consistency check) */
+	 * response issued before the net ttvn increment (consistency check)
+	 */
 	tt_local_entry->common.flags |= TT_CLIENT_PENDING;
 
 	bat_dbg(DBG_TT, bat_priv,
@@ -898,8 +898,8 @@
 	 *    If there are other originators left, we directly delete
 	 *    the originator.
 	 * 2) the client roamed to us => we can directly delete
-	 *    the global entry, since it is useless now. */
-
+	 *    the global entry, since it is useless now.
+	 */
 	tt_local_entry = tt_local_hash_find(bat_priv,
 					    tt_global_entry->common.addr);
 	if (tt_local_entry) {
@@ -1072,7 +1072,8 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	/* check whether the clients should not communicate due to AP
-	 * isolation */
+	 * isolation
+	 */
 	if (tt_local_entry && _is_ap_isolated(tt_local_entry, tt_global_entry))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1171,7 +1172,8 @@
 		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(tt_common_entry, node,
 					 head, hash_entry) {
 			/* not yet committed clients have not to be taken into
-			 * account while computing the CRC */
+			 * account while computing the CRC
+			 */
 			if (tt_common_entry->flags & TT_CLIENT_NEW)
 				continue;
 			total_one = 0;
@@ -1208,7 +1210,8 @@
 	uint16_t tt_buff_len = batadv_tt_len(tt_num_changes);
 
 	/* Replace the old buffer only if I received something in the
-	 * last OGM (the OGM could carry no changes) */
+	 * last OGM (the OGM could carry no changes)
+	 */
 	spin_lock_bh(&orig_node->tt_buff_lock);
 	if (tt_buff_len > 0) {
 		kfree(orig_node->tt_buff);
@@ -1237,7 +1240,8 @@
 }
 
 /* returns the pointer to the new tt_req_node struct if no request
- * has already been issued for this orig_node, NULL otherwise */
+ * has already been issued for this orig_node, NULL otherwise
+ */
 static struct tt_req_node *new_tt_req_node(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 					  struct orig_node *orig_node)
 {
@@ -1347,7 +1351,8 @@
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/* store in the message the number of entries we have successfully
-	 * copied */
+	 * copied
+	 */
 	tt_response->tt_data = htons(tt_count);
 
 out:
@@ -1370,7 +1375,8 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	/* The new tt_req will be issued only if I'm not waiting for a
-	 * reply from the same orig_node yet */
+	 * reply from the same orig_node yet
+	 */
 	tt_req_node = new_tt_req_node(bat_priv, dst_orig_node);
 	if (!tt_req_node)
 		goto out;
@@ -1478,7 +1484,8 @@
 		full_table = false;
 
 	/* In this version, fragmentation is not implemented, then
-	 * I'll send only one packet with as much TT entries as I can */
+	 * I'll send only one packet with as much TT entries as I can
+	 */
 	if (!full_table) {
 		spin_lock_bh(&req_dst_orig_node->tt_buff_lock);
 		tt_len = req_dst_orig_node->tt_buff_len;
@@ -1590,7 +1597,8 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	/* If the full table has been explicitly requested or the gap
-	 * is too big send the whole local translation table */
+	 * is too big send the whole local translation table
+	 */
 	if (tt_request->flags & TT_FULL_TABLE || my_ttvn != req_ttvn ||
 	    !bat_priv->tt_buff)
 		full_table = true;
@@ -1598,7 +1606,8 @@
 		full_table = false;
 
 	/* In this version, fragmentation is not implemented, then
-	 * I'll send only one packet with as much TT entries as I can */
+	 * I'll send only one packet with as much TT entries as I can
+	 */
 	if (!full_table) {
 		spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->tt_buff_lock);
 		tt_len = bat_priv->tt_buff_len;
@@ -1766,7 +1775,8 @@
 	if (!tt_local_entry)
 		goto out;
 	/* Check if the client has been logically deleted (but is kept for
-	 * consistency purpose) */
+	 * consistency purpose)
+	 */
 	if (tt_local_entry->common.flags & TT_CLIENT_PENDING)
 		goto out;
 	ret = true;
@@ -1817,7 +1827,8 @@
 	/* Recalculate the CRC for this orig_node and store it */
 	orig_node->tt_crc = tt_global_crc(bat_priv, orig_node);
 	/* Roaming phase is over: tables are in sync again. I can
-	 * unset the flag */
+	 * unset the flag
+	 */
 	orig_node->tt_poss_change = false;
 out:
 	if (orig_node)
@@ -1874,7 +1885,8 @@
  * maximum number of possible roaming phases. In this case the ROAMING_ADV
  * will not be sent.
  *
- * returns true if the ROAMING_ADV can be sent, false otherwise */
+ * returns true if the ROAMING_ADV can be sent, false otherwise
+ */
 static bool tt_check_roam_count(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 				uint8_t *client)
 {
@@ -1883,7 +1895,8 @@
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->tt_roam_list_lock);
 	/* The new tt_req will be issued only if I'm not waiting for a
-	 * reply from the same orig_node yet */
+	 * reply from the same orig_node yet
+	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(tt_roam_node, &bat_priv->tt_roam_list, list) {
 		if (!compare_eth(tt_roam_node->addr, client))
 			continue;
@@ -1926,7 +1939,8 @@
 	struct hard_iface *primary_if;
 
 	/* before going on we have to check whether the client has
-	 * already roamed to us too many times */
+	 * already roamed to us too many times
+	 */
 	if (!tt_check_roam_count(bat_priv, client))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -2000,7 +2014,8 @@
 }
 
 /* This function will enable or disable the specified flags for all the entries
- * in the given hash table and returns the number of modified entries */
+ * in the given hash table and returns the number of modified entries
+ */
 static uint16_t tt_set_flags(struct hashtable_t *hash, uint16_t flags,
 			     bool enable)
 {
@@ -2172,12 +2187,14 @@
 		return;
 
 	/* orig table not initialised AND first diff is in the OGM OR the ttvn
-	 * increased by one -> we can apply the attached changes */
+	 * increased by one -> we can apply the attached changes
+	 */
 	if ((!orig_node->tt_initialised && ttvn == 1) ||
 	    ttvn - orig_ttvn == 1) {
 		/* the OGM could not contain the changes due to their size or
 		 * because they have already been sent TT_OGM_APPEND_MAX times.
-		 * In this case send a tt request */
+		 * In this case send a tt request
+		 */
 		if (!tt_num_changes) {
 			full_table = false;
 			goto request_table;
@@ -2188,7 +2205,8 @@
 
 		/* Even if we received the precomputed crc with the OGM, we
 		 * prefer to recompute it to spot any possible inconsistency
-		 * in the global table */
+		 * in the global table
+		 */
 		orig_node->tt_crc = tt_global_crc(bat_priv, orig_node);
 
 		/* The ttvn alone is not enough to guarantee consistency
@@ -2198,17 +2216,19 @@
 		 * consistent or not. E.g. a node could disconnect while its
 		 * ttvn is X and reconnect on ttvn = X + TTVN_MAX: in this case
 		 * checking the CRC value is mandatory to detect the
-		 * inconsistency */
+		 * inconsistency
+		 */
 		if (orig_node->tt_crc != tt_crc)
 			goto request_table;
 
 		/* Roaming phase is over: tables are in sync again. I can
-		 * unset the flag */
+		 * unset the flag
+		 */
 		orig_node->tt_poss_change = false;
 	} else {
 		/* if we missed more than one change or our tables are not
-		 * in sync anymore -> request fresh tt data */
-
+		 * in sync anymore -> request fresh tt data
+		 */
 		if (!orig_node->tt_initialised || ttvn != orig_ttvn ||
 		    orig_node->tt_crc != tt_crc) {
 request_table:
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
index fe1281a..7edc9df 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich, Antonio Quartulli
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_TRANSLATION_TABLE_H_
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index bf71d52..053c5d4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,11 +15,8 @@
  * 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_TYPES_H_
 #define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_TYPES_H_
 
@@ -49,8 +45,7 @@
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
-/**
- *	orig_node - structure for orig_list maintaining nodes of mesh
+/*	orig_node - structure for orig_list maintaining nodes of mesh
  *	@primary_addr: hosts primary interface address
  *	@last_seen: when last packet from this node was received
  *	@bcast_seqno_reset: time when the broadcast seqno window was reset
@@ -86,7 +81,8 @@
 	 * If true, then I sent a Roaming_adv to this orig_node and I have to
 	 * inspect every packet directed to it to check whether it is still
 	 * the true destination or not. This flag will be reset to false as
-	 * soon as I receive a new TTVN from this orig_node */
+	 * soon as I receive a new TTVN from this orig_node
+	 */
 	bool tt_poss_change;
 	uint32_t last_real_seqno;
 	uint8_t last_ttl;
@@ -101,7 +97,8 @@
 	struct bat_priv *bat_priv;
 	unsigned long last_frag_packet;
 	/* ogm_cnt_lock protects: bcast_own, bcast_own_sum,
-	 * neigh_node->real_bits, neigh_node->real_packet_count */
+	 * neigh_node->real_bits, neigh_node->real_packet_count
+	 */
 	spinlock_t ogm_cnt_lock;
 	/* bcast_seqno_lock protects bcast_bits, last_bcast_seqno */
 	spinlock_t bcast_seqno_lock;
@@ -118,8 +115,7 @@
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
-/**
- *	neigh_node
+/*	neigh_node
  *	@last_seen: when last packet via this neighbor was received
  */
 struct neigh_node {
@@ -191,7 +187,8 @@
 	 * If true, then I received a Roaming_adv and I have to inspect every
 	 * packet directed to me to check whether I am still the true
 	 * destination or not. This flag will be reset to false as soon as I
-	 * increase my TTVN */
+	 * increase my TTVN
+	 */
 	bool tt_poss_change;
 	char num_ifaces;
 	struct debug_log *debug_log;
@@ -326,8 +323,7 @@
 	struct list_head list;
 };
 
-/**
- *	forw_packet - structure for forw_list maintaining packets to be
+/*	forw_packet - structure for forw_list maintaining packets to be
  *	              send/forwarded
  */
 struct forw_packet {
@@ -369,7 +365,8 @@
 struct vis_info {
 	unsigned long first_seen;
 	/* list of server-neighbors we received a vis-packet
-	 * from.  we should not reply to them. */
+	 * from.  we should not reply to them.
+	 */
 	struct list_head recv_list;
 	struct list_head send_list;
 	struct kref refcount;
@@ -377,7 +374,7 @@
 	struct bat_priv *bat_priv;
 	/* this packet might be part of the vis send queue. */
 	struct sk_buff *skb_packet;
-	/* vis_info may follow here*/
+	/* vis_info may follow here */
 } __packed;
 
 struct vis_info_entry {
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/unicast.c b/net/batman-adv/unicast.c
index e9d3bdd..b2b76df 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/unicast.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/unicast.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2010-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2010-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Andreas Langer
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -300,12 +298,12 @@
 	}
 
 	/* check for tt host - increases orig_node refcount.
-	 * returns NULL in case of AP isolation */
+	 * returns NULL in case of AP isolation
+	 */
 	orig_node = batadv_transtable_search(bat_priv, ethhdr->h_source,
 					     ethhdr->h_dest);
 find_router:
-	/**
-	 * find_router():
+	/* find_router():
 	 *  - if orig_node is NULL it returns NULL
 	 *  - increases neigh_nodes refcount if found.
 	 */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/unicast.h b/net/batman-adv/unicast.h
index 657fe73..87f8f89 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/unicast.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/unicast.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2010-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2010-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Andreas Langer
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * 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_UNICAST_H_
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/vis.c b/net/batman-adv/vis.c
index 83c931f..20eef04 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/vis.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/vis.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2008-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA
- *
  */
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -64,8 +62,9 @@
 	return compare_eth(p1->vis_orig, p2->vis_orig);
 }
 
-/* hash function to choose an entry in a hash table of given size */
-/* hash algorithm from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table */
+/* hash function to choose an entry in a hash table of given size
+ * hash algorithm from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table
+ */
 static uint32_t vis_info_choose(const void *data, uint32_t size)
 {
 	const struct vis_info *vis_info = data;
@@ -118,7 +117,8 @@
 }
 
 /* insert interface to the list of interfaces of one originator, if it
- * does not already exist in the list */
+ * does not already exist in the list
+ */
 static void vis_data_insert_interface(const uint8_t *interface,
 				      struct hlist_head *if_list,
 				      bool primary)
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@
 }
 
 /* add the info packet to the send list, if it was not
- * already linked in. */
+ * already linked in.
+ */
 static void send_list_add(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct vis_info *info)
 {
 	if (list_empty(&info->send_list)) {
@@ -344,7 +345,8 @@
 }
 
 /* delete the info packet from the send list, if it was
- * linked in. */
+ * linked in.
+ */
 static void send_list_del(struct vis_info *info)
 {
 	if (!list_empty(&info->send_list)) {
@@ -388,7 +390,8 @@
 
 /* try to add the packet to the vis_hash. return NULL if invalid (e.g. too old,
  * broken.. ).	vis hash must be locked outside.  is_new is set when the packet
- * is newer than old entries in the hash. */
+ * is newer than old entries in the hash.
+ */
 static struct vis_info *add_packet(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 				   struct vis_packet *vis_packet,
 				   int vis_info_len, int *is_new,
@@ -500,7 +503,8 @@
 		goto end;
 
 	/* only if we are server ourselves and packet is newer than the one in
-	 * hash.*/
+	 * hash.
+	 */
 	if (vis_server == VIS_TYPE_SERVER_SYNC && is_new)
 		send_list_add(bat_priv, info);
 end:
@@ -554,7 +558,8 @@
 /* Walk the originators and find the VIS server with the best tq. Set the packet
  * address to its address and return the best_tq.
  *
- * Must be called with the originator hash locked */
+ * Must be called with the originator hash locked
+ */
 static int find_best_vis_server(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 				struct vis_info *info)
 {
@@ -605,7 +610,8 @@
 }
 
 /* generates a packet of own vis data,
- * returns 0 on success, -1 if no packet could be generated */
+ * returns 0 on success, -1 if no packet could be generated
+ */
 static int generate_vis_packet(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 {
 	struct hashtable_t *hash = bat_priv->orig_hash;
@@ -703,7 +709,8 @@
 }
 
 /* free old vis packets. Must be called with this vis_hash_lock
- * held */
+ * held
+ */
 static void purge_vis_packets(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 {
 	uint32_t i;
@@ -762,7 +769,8 @@
 				continue;
 
 			/* don't send it if we already received the packet from
-			 * this node. */
+			 * this node.
+			 */
 			if (recv_list_is_in(bat_priv, &info->recv_list,
 					    orig_node->orig)) {
 				batadv_neigh_node_free_ref(router);
@@ -879,7 +887,8 @@
 }
 
 /* init the vis server. this may only be called when if_list is already
- * initialized (e.g. bat0 is initialized, interfaces have been added) */
+ * initialized (e.g. bat0 is initialized, interfaces have been added)
+ */
 int batadv_vis_init(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 {
 	struct vis_packet *packet;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/vis.h b/net/batman-adv/vis.h
index 932514e..dad5958 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/vis.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/vis.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2008-2012 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich, Marek Lindner
  *
@@ -16,14 +15,13 @@
  * 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_VIS_H_
 #define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_VIS_H_
 
-#define VIS_TIMEOUT		200000	/* timeout of vis packets
-					 * in miliseconds */
+/* timeout of vis packets in miliseconds */
+#define VIS_TIMEOUT		200000
 
 int batadv_vis_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset);
 void batadv_receive_server_sync_packet(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,