diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index c4f3e49..d49e54d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -56,20 +56,20 @@
 /* send out an already prepared packet to the given address via the
  * specified batman interface */
 int send_skb_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
-				struct batman_if *batman_if,
+				struct hard_iface *hard_iface,
 				uint8_t *dst_addr)
 {
 	struct ethhdr *ethhdr;
 
-	if (batman_if->if_status != IF_ACTIVE)
+	if (hard_iface->if_status != IF_ACTIVE)
 		goto send_skb_err;
 
-	if (unlikely(!batman_if->net_dev))
+	if (unlikely(!hard_iface->net_dev))
 		goto send_skb_err;
 
-	if (!(batman_if->net_dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
+	if (!(hard_iface->net_dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
 		pr_warning("Interface %s is not up - can't send packet via "
-			   "that interface!\n", batman_if->net_dev->name);
+			   "that interface!\n", hard_iface->net_dev->name);
 		goto send_skb_err;
 	}
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 
 	ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *) skb_mac_header(skb);
-	memcpy(ethhdr->h_source, batman_if->net_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	memcpy(ethhdr->h_source, hard_iface->net_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	memcpy(ethhdr->h_dest, dst_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	ethhdr->h_proto = __constant_htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 	skb->priority = TC_PRIO_CONTROL;
 	skb->protocol = __constant_htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
 
-	skb->dev = batman_if->net_dev;
+	skb->dev = hard_iface->net_dev;
 
 	/* dev_queue_xmit() returns a negative result on error.	 However on
 	 * congestion and traffic shaping, it drops and returns NET_XMIT_DROP
@@ -102,16 +102,16 @@
 
 /* Send a packet to a given interface */
 static void send_packet_to_if(struct forw_packet *forw_packet,
-			      struct batman_if *batman_if)
+			      struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
-	struct bat_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(batman_if->soft_iface);
+	struct bat_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 	char *fwd_str;
 	uint8_t packet_num;
 	int16_t buff_pos;
 	struct batman_packet *batman_packet;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	if (batman_if->if_status != IF_ACTIVE)
+	if (hard_iface->if_status != IF_ACTIVE)
 		return;
 
 	packet_num = 0;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 		/* we might have aggregated direct link packets with an
 		 * ordinary base packet */
 		if ((forw_packet->direct_link_flags & (1 << packet_num)) &&
-		    (forw_packet->if_incoming == batman_if))
+		    (forw_packet->if_incoming == hard_iface))
 			batman_packet->flags |= DIRECTLINK;
 		else
 			batman_packet->flags &= ~DIRECTLINK;
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@
 			batman_packet->tq, batman_packet->ttl,
 			(batman_packet->flags & DIRECTLINK ?
 			 "on" : "off"),
-			batman_if->net_dev->name, batman_if->net_dev->dev_addr);
+			hard_iface->net_dev->name,
+			hard_iface->net_dev->dev_addr);
 
 		buff_pos += sizeof(struct batman_packet) +
 			(batman_packet->num_hna * ETH_ALEN);
@@ -154,13 +155,13 @@
 	/* create clone because function is called more than once */
 	skb = skb_clone(forw_packet->skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (skb)
-		send_skb_packet(skb, batman_if, broadcast_addr);
+		send_skb_packet(skb, hard_iface, broadcast_addr);
 }
 
 /* send a batman packet */
 static void send_packet(struct forw_packet *forw_packet)
 {
-	struct batman_if *batman_if;
+	struct hard_iface *hard_iface;
 	struct net_device *soft_iface;
 	struct bat_priv *bat_priv;
 	struct batman_packet *batman_packet =
@@ -204,17 +205,17 @@
 
 	/* broadcast on every interface */
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(batman_if, &hardif_list, list) {
-		if (batman_if->soft_iface != soft_iface)
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(hard_iface, &hardif_list, list) {
+		if (hard_iface->soft_iface != soft_iface)
 			continue;
 
-		send_packet_to_if(forw_packet, batman_if);
+		send_packet_to_if(forw_packet, hard_iface);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static void rebuild_batman_packet(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
-				  struct batman_if *batman_if)
+				  struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
 	int new_len;
 	unsigned char *new_buff;
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@
 
 	/* keep old buffer if kmalloc should fail */
 	if (new_buff) {
-		memcpy(new_buff, batman_if->packet_buff,
+		memcpy(new_buff, hard_iface->packet_buff,
 		       sizeof(struct batman_packet));
 		batman_packet = (struct batman_packet *)new_buff;
 
@@ -234,21 +235,21 @@
 				new_buff + sizeof(struct batman_packet),
 				new_len - sizeof(struct batman_packet));
 
-		kfree(batman_if->packet_buff);
-		batman_if->packet_buff = new_buff;
-		batman_if->packet_len = new_len;
+		kfree(hard_iface->packet_buff);
+		hard_iface->packet_buff = new_buff;
+		hard_iface->packet_len = new_len;
 	}
 }
 
-void schedule_own_packet(struct batman_if *batman_if)
+void schedule_own_packet(struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
-	struct bat_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(batman_if->soft_iface);
+	struct bat_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 	unsigned long send_time;
 	struct batman_packet *batman_packet;
 	int vis_server;
 
-	if ((batman_if->if_status == IF_NOT_IN_USE) ||
-	    (batman_if->if_status == IF_TO_BE_REMOVED))
+	if ((hard_iface->if_status == IF_NOT_IN_USE) ||
+	    (hard_iface->if_status == IF_TO_BE_REMOVED))
 		return;
 
 	vis_server = atomic_read(&bat_priv->vis_mode);
@@ -260,51 +261,51 @@
 	 * outdated packets (especially uninitialized mac addresses) in the
 	 * packet queue
 	 */
-	if (batman_if->if_status == IF_TO_BE_ACTIVATED)
-		batman_if->if_status = IF_ACTIVE;
+	if (hard_iface->if_status == IF_TO_BE_ACTIVATED)
+		hard_iface->if_status = IF_ACTIVE;
 
 	/* if local hna has changed and interface is a primary interface */
 	if ((atomic_read(&bat_priv->hna_local_changed)) &&
-	    (batman_if == bat_priv->primary_if))
-		rebuild_batman_packet(bat_priv, batman_if);
+	    (hard_iface == bat_priv->primary_if))
+		rebuild_batman_packet(bat_priv, hard_iface);
 
 	/**
 	 * NOTE: packet_buff might just have been re-allocated in
 	 * rebuild_batman_packet()
 	 */
-	batman_packet = (struct batman_packet *)batman_if->packet_buff;
+	batman_packet = (struct batman_packet *)hard_iface->packet_buff;
 
 	/* change sequence number to network order */
 	batman_packet->seqno =
-		htonl((uint32_t)atomic_read(&batman_if->seqno));
+		htonl((uint32_t)atomic_read(&hard_iface->seqno));
 
 	if (vis_server == VIS_TYPE_SERVER_SYNC)
 		batman_packet->flags |= VIS_SERVER;
 	else
 		batman_packet->flags &= ~VIS_SERVER;
 
-	if ((batman_if == bat_priv->primary_if) &&
+	if ((hard_iface == bat_priv->primary_if) &&
 	    (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_mode) == GW_MODE_SERVER))
 		batman_packet->gw_flags =
 				(uint8_t)atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_bandwidth);
 	else
 		batman_packet->gw_flags = 0;
 
-	atomic_inc(&batman_if->seqno);
+	atomic_inc(&hard_iface->seqno);
 
-	slide_own_bcast_window(batman_if);
+	slide_own_bcast_window(hard_iface);
 	send_time = own_send_time(bat_priv);
 	add_bat_packet_to_list(bat_priv,
-			       batman_if->packet_buff,
-			       batman_if->packet_len,
-			       batman_if, 1, send_time);
+			       hard_iface->packet_buff,
+			       hard_iface->packet_len,
+			       hard_iface, 1, send_time);
 }
 
 void schedule_forward_packet(struct orig_node *orig_node,
 			     struct ethhdr *ethhdr,
 			     struct batman_packet *batman_packet,
 			     uint8_t directlink, int hna_buff_len,
-			     struct batman_if *if_incoming)
+			     struct hard_iface *if_incoming)
 {
 	struct bat_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(if_incoming->soft_iface);
 	unsigned char in_tq, in_ttl, tq_avg = 0;
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@
 
 static void send_outstanding_bcast_packet(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct batman_if *batman_if;
+	struct hard_iface *hard_iface;
 	struct delayed_work *delayed_work =
 		container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
 	struct forw_packet *forw_packet =
@@ -461,14 +462,14 @@
 
 	/* rebroadcast packet */
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(batman_if, &hardif_list, list) {
-		if (batman_if->soft_iface != soft_iface)
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(hard_iface, &hardif_list, list) {
+		if (hard_iface->soft_iface != soft_iface)
 			continue;
 
 		/* send a copy of the saved skb */
 		skb1 = skb_clone(forw_packet->skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (skb1)
-			send_skb_packet(skb1, batman_if, broadcast_addr);
+			send_skb_packet(skb1, hard_iface, broadcast_addr);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -521,15 +522,15 @@
 }
 
 void purge_outstanding_packets(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
-			       struct batman_if *batman_if)
+			       struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
 	struct forw_packet *forw_packet;
 	struct hlist_node *tmp_node, *safe_tmp_node;
 
-	if (batman_if)
+	if (hard_iface)
 		bat_dbg(DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
 			"purge_outstanding_packets(): %s\n",
-			batman_if->net_dev->name);
+			hard_iface->net_dev->name);
 	else
 		bat_dbg(DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
 			"purge_outstanding_packets()\n");
@@ -543,8 +544,8 @@
 		 * if purge_outstanding_packets() was called with an argmument
 		 * we delete only packets belonging to the given interface
 		 */
-		if ((batman_if) &&
-		    (forw_packet->if_incoming != batman_if))
+		if ((hard_iface) &&
+		    (forw_packet->if_incoming != hard_iface))
 			continue;
 
 		spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->forw_bcast_list_lock);
@@ -567,8 +568,8 @@
 		 * if purge_outstanding_packets() was called with an argmument
 		 * we delete only packets belonging to the given interface
 		 */
-		if ((batman_if) &&
-		    (forw_packet->if_incoming != batman_if))
+		if ((hard_iface) &&
+		    (forw_packet->if_incoming != hard_iface))
 			continue;
 
 		spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->forw_bat_list_lock);