Merge tag 'batadv-next-pullrequest-20210819' of git://git.open-mesh.org/linux-merge

Simon Wunderlich says:

====================
This cleanup patchset includes the following patches:

 - bump version strings, by Simon Wunderlich

 - update docs about move IRC channel away from freenode,
   by Sven Eckelmann

 - Switch to kstrtox.h for kstrtou64, by Sven Eckelmann

 - Update NULL checks, by Sven Eckelmann (2 patches)

 - remove remaining skb-copy calls for broadcast packets,
   by Linus Lüssing
====================

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

26 files changed, 362 insertions, 454 deletions

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 12022378f892..f94f538fa382 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -519,8 +519,7 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_can_aggregate(const struct batadv_ogm_packet *new_bat_ogm_packet,
 	}
 
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -857,8 +856,7 @@ static void batadv_iv_ogm_schedule_buff(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 }
 
 static void batadv_iv_ogm_schedule(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
@@ -1046,14 +1044,10 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_orig_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 out:
-	if (neigh_node)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_node);
-	if (router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
-	if (neigh_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(neigh_ifinfo);
-	if (router_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_node);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(neigh_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1194,8 +1188,7 @@ static bool batadv_iv_ogm_calc_tq(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 		ret = true;
 
 out:
-	if (neigh_node)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_node);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_node);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1496,16 +1489,11 @@ out_neigh:
 	if (orig_neigh_node && !is_single_hop_neigh)
 		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_neigh_node);
 out:
-	if (router_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
-	if (router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
-	if (router_router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router_router);
-	if (orig_neigh_router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(orig_neigh_router);
-	if (hardif_neigh)
-		batadv_hardif_neigh_put(hardif_neigh);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router_router);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(orig_neigh_router);
+	batadv_hardif_neigh_put(hardif_neigh);
 
 	consume_skb(skb_priv);
 }
@@ -1926,8 +1914,7 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_orig_dump_entry(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid, u32 seq,
 	}
 
  out:
-	if (neigh_node_best)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_node_best);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_node_best);
 
 	*sub_s = 0;
 	return 0;
@@ -2049,10 +2036,8 @@ static bool batadv_iv_ogm_neigh_diff(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh1,
 	*diff = (int)tq1 - (int)tq2;
 
 out:
-	if (neigh1_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(neigh1_ifinfo);
-	if (neigh2_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(neigh2_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(neigh1_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(neigh2_ifinfo);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2299,8 +2284,7 @@ batadv_iv_gw_get_best_gw_node(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 			if (tmp_gw_factor > max_gw_factor ||
 			    (tmp_gw_factor == max_gw_factor &&
 			     tq_avg > max_tq)) {
-				if (curr_gw)
-					batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
+				batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
 				curr_gw = gw_node;
 				kref_get(&curr_gw->refcount);
 			}
@@ -2314,8 +2298,7 @@ batadv_iv_gw_get_best_gw_node(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 			  *     $routing_class more tq points)
 			  */
 			if (tq_avg > max_tq) {
-				if (curr_gw)
-					batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
+				batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
 				curr_gw = gw_node;
 				kref_get(&curr_gw->refcount);
 			}
@@ -2332,8 +2315,7 @@ batadv_iv_gw_get_best_gw_node(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 
 next:
 		batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
-		if (router_ifinfo)
-			batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
+		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -2397,14 +2379,10 @@ static bool batadv_iv_gw_is_eligible(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 	ret = true;
 out:
-	if (router_gw_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_gw_ifinfo);
-	if (router_orig_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_orig_ifinfo);
-	if (router_gw)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router_gw);
-	if (router_orig)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router_orig);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_gw_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_orig_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router_gw);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router_orig);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2479,12 +2457,9 @@ static int batadv_iv_gw_dump_entry(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid,
 	ret = 0;
 
 out:
-	if (curr_gw)
-		batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
-	if (router_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
-	if (router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
+	batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
index b98aea958e3d..54e41fc709c3 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ static void batadv_v_iface_update_mac(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 
 	batadv_v_primary_iface_set(hard_iface);
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -366,8 +365,7 @@ batadv_v_orig_dump_entry(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid, u32 seq,
 	}
 
  out:
-	if (neigh_node_best)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_node_best);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_node_best);
 
 	*sub_s = 0;
 	return 0;
@@ -568,10 +566,8 @@ static int batadv_v_gw_throughput_get(struct batadv_gw_node *gw_node, u32 *bw)
 
 	ret = 0;
 out:
-	if (router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
-	if (router_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -599,8 +595,7 @@ batadv_v_gw_get_best_gw_node(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 		if (curr_gw && bw <= max_bw)
 			goto next;
 
-		if (curr_gw)
-			batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
+		batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
 
 		curr_gw = gw_node;
 		kref_get(&curr_gw->refcount);
@@ -662,10 +657,8 @@ static bool batadv_v_gw_is_eligible(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 	ret = true;
 out:
-	if (curr_gw)
-		batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
-	if (orig_gw)
-		batadv_gw_node_put(orig_gw);
+	batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
+	batadv_gw_node_put(orig_gw);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -764,12 +757,9 @@ static int batadv_v_gw_dump_entry(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid,
 	ret = 0;
 
 out:
-	if (curr_gw)
-		batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
-	if (router_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
-	if (router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
+	batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
index 423c2d171703..71999e13f729 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
@@ -486,14 +486,11 @@ static void batadv_v_elp_neigh_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	hardif_neigh->bat_v.elp_interval = ntohl(elp_packet->elp_interval);
 
 hardif_free:
-	if (hardif_neigh)
-		batadv_hardif_neigh_put(hardif_neigh);
+	batadv_hardif_neigh_put(hardif_neigh);
 neigh_free:
-	if (neigh)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh);
 orig_free:
-	if (orig_neigh)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_neigh);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_neigh);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
index a0a9636d1740..1d750f3cb2e4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
@@ -584,12 +584,9 @@ static void batadv_v_ogm_forward(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	batadv_v_ogm_queue_on_if(skb, if_outgoing);
 
 out:
-	if (orig_ifinfo)
-		batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(orig_ifinfo);
-	if (router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
-	if (neigh_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(neigh_ifinfo);
+	batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(orig_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(neigh_ifinfo);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -669,10 +666,8 @@ static int batadv_v_ogm_metric_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	else
 		ret = 0;
 out:
-	if (orig_ifinfo)
-		batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(orig_ifinfo);
-	if (neigh_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(neigh_ifinfo);
+	batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(orig_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(neigh_ifinfo);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -763,16 +758,11 @@ static bool batadv_v_ogm_route_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 	batadv_update_route(bat_priv, orig_node, if_outgoing, neigh_node);
 out:
-	if (router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
-	if (orig_neigh_router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(orig_neigh_router);
-	if (orig_neigh_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_neigh_node);
-	if (router_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
-	if (neigh_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(neigh_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(orig_neigh_router);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_neigh_node);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(neigh_ifinfo);
 
 	return forward;
 }
@@ -978,12 +968,9 @@ static void batadv_v_ogm_process(const struct sk_buff *skb, int ogm_offset,
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 out:
-	if (orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
-	if (neigh_node)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_node);
-	if (hardif_neigh)
-		batadv_hardif_neigh_put(hardif_neigh);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_node);
+	batadv_hardif_neigh_put(hardif_neigh);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
index 2b639c8b0ded..1669744304c5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ static void batadv_backbone_gw_release(struct kref *ref)
  */
 static void batadv_backbone_gw_put(struct batadv_bla_backbone_gw *backbone_gw)
 {
+	if (!backbone_gw)
+		return;
+
 	kref_put(&backbone_gw->refcount, batadv_backbone_gw_release);
 }
 
@@ -197,6 +200,9 @@ static void batadv_claim_release(struct kref *ref)
  */
 static void batadv_claim_put(struct batadv_bla_claim *claim)
 {
+	if (!claim)
+		return;
+
 	kref_put(&claim->refcount, batadv_claim_release);
 }
 
@@ -439,8 +445,7 @@ static void batadv_bla_send_claim(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, u8 *mac,
 
 	netif_rx_any_context(skb);
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1498,8 +1503,7 @@ static void batadv_bla_periodic_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 
 	queue_delayed_work(batadv_event_workqueue, &bat_priv->bla.work,
 			   msecs_to_jiffies(BATADV_BLA_PERIOD_LENGTH));
@@ -1808,8 +1812,7 @@ void batadv_bla_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 		batadv_hash_destroy(bat_priv->bla.backbone_hash);
 		bat_priv->bla.backbone_hash = NULL;
 	}
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1996,10 +1999,8 @@ handled:
 	ret = true;
 
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
-	if (claim)
-		batadv_claim_put(claim);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_claim_put(claim);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2103,10 +2104,8 @@ allow:
 handled:
 	ret = true;
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
-	if (claim)
-		batadv_claim_put(claim);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_claim_put(claim);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2271,8 +2270,7 @@ int batadv_bla_claim_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	ret = msg->len;
 
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 
 	dev_put(soft_iface);
 
@@ -2442,8 +2440,7 @@ int batadv_bla_backbone_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	ret = msg->len;
 
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 
 	dev_put(soft_iface);
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
index 7976a0435662..2f008e329007 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ static void batadv_dat_entry_release(struct kref *ref)
  */
 static void batadv_dat_entry_put(struct batadv_dat_entry *dat_entry)
 {
+	if (!dat_entry)
+		return;
+
 	kref_put(&dat_entry->refcount, batadv_dat_entry_release);
 }
 
@@ -405,8 +408,7 @@ static void batadv_dat_entry_add(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, __be32 ip,
 		   &dat_entry->ip, dat_entry->mac_addr, batadv_print_vid(vid));
 
 out:
-	if (dat_entry)
-		batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
+	batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG
@@ -594,8 +596,7 @@ static void batadv_choose_next_candidate(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 				continue;
 
 			max = tmp_max;
-			if (max_orig_node)
-				batadv_orig_node_put(max_orig_node);
+			batadv_orig_node_put(max_orig_node);
 			max_orig_node = orig_node;
 		}
 		rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -981,8 +982,7 @@ int batadv_dat_cache_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	ret = msg->len;
 
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 
 	dev_put(soft_iface);
 
@@ -1217,8 +1217,7 @@ bool batadv_dat_snoop_outgoing_arp_request(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 					      BATADV_P_DAT_DHT_GET);
 	}
 out:
-	if (dat_entry)
-		batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
+	batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1285,8 +1284,7 @@ bool batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_arp_request(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		ret = true;
 	}
 out:
-	if (dat_entry)
-		batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
+	batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
 	if (ret)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	return ret;
@@ -1419,8 +1417,7 @@ bool batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_arp_reply(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 out:
 	if (dropped)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-	if (dat_entry)
-		batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
+	batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
 	/* if dropped == false -> deliver to the interface */
 	return dropped;
 }
@@ -1829,7 +1826,6 @@ bool batadv_dat_drop_broadcast_packet(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	ret = true;
 
 out:
-	if (dat_entry)
-		batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
+	batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
index a5d9d800082b..0899a729a23f 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
@@ -381,10 +381,8 @@ bool batadv_frag_skb_fwd(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 out:
-	if (orig_node_dst)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node_dst);
-	if (neigh_node)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_node);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node_dst);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_node);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index 36a98d3cefe0..b7466136e292 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
  *  after rcu grace period
  * @ref: kref pointer of the gw_node
  */
-static void batadv_gw_node_release(struct kref *ref)
+void batadv_gw_node_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct batadv_gw_node *gw_node;
 
@@ -70,16 +70,6 @@ static void batadv_gw_node_release(struct kref *ref)
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_gw_node_put() - decrement the gw_node refcounter and possibly release
- *  it
- * @gw_node: gateway node to free
- */
-void batadv_gw_node_put(struct batadv_gw_node *gw_node)
-{
-	kref_put(&gw_node->refcount, batadv_gw_node_release);
-}
-
-/**
  * batadv_gw_get_selected_gw_node() - Get currently selected gateway
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  *
@@ -130,8 +120,7 @@ batadv_gw_get_selected_orig(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 out:
-	if (gw_node)
-		batadv_gw_node_put(gw_node);
+	batadv_gw_node_put(gw_node);
 	return orig_node;
 }
 
@@ -148,8 +137,7 @@ static void batadv_gw_select(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	curr_gw_node = rcu_replace_pointer(bat_priv->gw.curr_gw, new_gw_node,
 					   true);
 
-	if (curr_gw_node)
-		batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw_node);
+	batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw_node);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->gw.list_lock);
 }
@@ -284,14 +272,10 @@ void batadv_gw_election(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 	batadv_gw_select(bat_priv, next_gw);
 
 out:
-	if (curr_gw)
-		batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
-	if (next_gw)
-		batadv_gw_node_put(next_gw);
-	if (router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
-	if (router_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
+	batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
+	batadv_gw_node_put(next_gw);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_ifinfo);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -325,8 +309,7 @@ void batadv_gw_check_election(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 reselect:
 	batadv_gw_reselect(bat_priv);
 out:
-	if (curr_gw_orig)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(curr_gw_orig);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(curr_gw_orig);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -466,13 +449,11 @@ void batadv_gw_node_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		if (gw_node == curr_gw)
 			batadv_gw_reselect(bat_priv);
 
-		if (curr_gw)
-			batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
+		batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
 	}
 
 out:
-	if (gw_node)
-		batadv_gw_node_put(gw_node);
+	batadv_gw_node_put(gw_node);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -555,8 +536,7 @@ int batadv_gw_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	ret = msg->len;
 
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 	dev_put(soft_iface);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -779,15 +759,10 @@ bool batadv_gw_out_of_range(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(old_ifinfo);
 
 out:
-	if (orig_dst_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_dst_node);
-	if (curr_gw)
-		batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
-	if (gw_node)
-		batadv_gw_node_put(gw_node);
-	if (neigh_old)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_old);
-	if (neigh_curr)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_curr);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_dst_node);
+	batadv_gw_node_put(curr_gw);
+	batadv_gw_node_put(gw_node);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_old);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(neigh_curr);
 	return out_of_range;
 }
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
index 2ae5846ef958..95c2ccdaa554 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ void batadv_gw_node_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 void batadv_gw_node_delete(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 			   struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node);
 void batadv_gw_node_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
-void batadv_gw_node_put(struct batadv_gw_node *gw_node);
+void batadv_gw_node_release(struct kref *ref);
 struct batadv_gw_node *
 batadv_gw_get_selected_gw_node(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 int batadv_gw_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb);
@@ -38,4 +39,17 @@ batadv_gw_dhcp_recipient_get(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int *header_len,
 struct batadv_gw_node *batadv_gw_node_get(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 					  struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node);
 
+/**
+ * batadv_gw_node_put() - decrement the gw_node refcounter and possibly release
+ *  it
+ * @gw_node: gateway node to free
+ */
+static inline void batadv_gw_node_put(struct batadv_gw_node *gw_node)
+{
+	if (!gw_node)
+		return;
+
+	kref_put(&gw_node->refcount, batadv_gw_node_release);
+}
+
 #endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_GATEWAY_CLIENT_H_ */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
index fdde305a198e..9349c76f30c5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kstrtox.h>
 #include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <linux/math64.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 55d97e18aa4a..8a2b78f9c4b2 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@ static struct net_device *batadv_get_real_netdevice(struct net_device *netdev)
 	real_netdev = dev_get_by_index(real_net, ifindex);
 
 out:
-	if (hard_iface)
-		batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
+	batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
 	return real_netdev;
 }
 
@@ -457,8 +456,7 @@ static void batadv_primary_if_update_addr(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	batadv_dat_init_own_addr(bat_priv, primary_if);
 	batadv_bla_update_orig_address(bat_priv, primary_if, oldif);
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 }
 
 static void batadv_primary_if_select(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
@@ -481,8 +479,7 @@ static void batadv_primary_if_select(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	batadv_primary_if_update_addr(bat_priv, curr_hard_iface);
 
 out:
-	if (curr_hard_iface)
-		batadv_hardif_put(curr_hard_iface);
+	batadv_hardif_put(curr_hard_iface);
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -657,8 +654,7 @@ batadv_hardif_activate_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 		bat_priv->algo_ops->iface.activate(hard_iface);
 
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -811,8 +807,7 @@ void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 		new_if = batadv_hardif_get_active(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 		batadv_primary_if_select(bat_priv, new_if);
 
-		if (new_if)
-			batadv_hardif_put(new_if);
+		batadv_hardif_put(new_if);
 	}
 
 	bat_priv->algo_ops->iface.disable(hard_iface);
@@ -834,8 +829,7 @@ void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 	batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
 
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 }
 
 static struct batadv_hard_iface *
@@ -990,8 +984,7 @@ static int batadv_hard_if_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 hardif_put:
 	batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
index 8cb2a1f10080..64f660dbbe54 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ int batadv_hardif_no_broadcast(struct batadv_hard_iface *if_outgoing,
  */
 static inline void batadv_hardif_put(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
+	if (!hard_iface)
+		return;
+
 	kref_put(&hard_iface->refcount, batadv_hardif_release);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 014235fd4681..058b8f2eef65 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #define BATADV_DRIVER_DEVICE "batman-adv"
 
 #ifndef BATADV_SOURCE_VERSION
-#define BATADV_SOURCE_VERSION "2021.2"
+#define BATADV_SOURCE_VERSION "2021.3"
 #endif
 
 /* B.A.T.M.A.N. parameters */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
index 0158f267c403..a3b6658ed789 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
@@ -2241,7 +2241,7 @@ out:
 
 	if (!ret && primary_if)
 		*primary_if = hard_iface;
-	else if (hard_iface)
+	else
 		batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/netlink.c b/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
index b6cc746e01a6..29276284d281 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
@@ -359,15 +359,13 @@ static int batadv_netlink_mesh_fill(struct sk_buff *msg,
 			atomic_read(&bat_priv->orig_interval)))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 
 	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
 	return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 
 	genlmsg_cancel(msg, hdr);
 	return -EMSGSIZE;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
index 4bb76b434d07..9f06132e007d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ static void batadv_nc_node_release(struct kref *ref)
  */
 static void batadv_nc_node_put(struct batadv_nc_node *nc_node)
 {
+	if (!nc_node)
+		return;
+
 	kref_put(&nc_node->refcount, batadv_nc_node_release);
 }
 
@@ -241,6 +244,9 @@ static void batadv_nc_path_release(struct kref *ref)
  */
 static void batadv_nc_path_put(struct batadv_nc_path *nc_path)
 {
+	if (!nc_path)
+		return;
+
 	kref_put(&nc_path->refcount, batadv_nc_path_release);
 }
 
@@ -930,10 +936,8 @@ void batadv_nc_update_nc_node(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	out_nc_node->last_seen = jiffies;
 
 out:
-	if (in_nc_node)
-		batadv_nc_node_put(in_nc_node);
-	if (out_nc_node)
-		batadv_nc_node_put(out_nc_node);
+	batadv_nc_node_put(in_nc_node);
+	batadv_nc_node_put(out_nc_node);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1209,14 +1213,10 @@ static bool batadv_nc_code_packets(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	batadv_send_unicast_skb(skb_dest, first_dest);
 	res = true;
 out:
-	if (router_neigh)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router_neigh);
-	if (router_coding)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router_coding);
-	if (router_neigh_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_neigh_ifinfo);
-	if (router_coding_ifinfo)
-		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_coding_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router_neigh);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router_coding);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_neigh_ifinfo);
+	batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(router_coding_ifinfo);
 	return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.c b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
index 6a4d3f437e00..aadc653ca1d8 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ out:
  *  and queue for free after rcu grace period
  * @ref: kref pointer of the originator-vlan object
  */
-static void batadv_orig_node_vlan_release(struct kref *ref)
+void batadv_orig_node_vlan_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct batadv_orig_node_vlan *orig_vlan;
 
@@ -187,16 +187,6 @@ static void batadv_orig_node_vlan_release(struct kref *ref)
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_orig_node_vlan_put() - decrement the refcounter and possibly release
- *  the originator-vlan object
- * @orig_vlan: the originator-vlan object to release
- */
-void batadv_orig_node_vlan_put(struct batadv_orig_node_vlan *orig_vlan)
-{
-	kref_put(&orig_vlan->refcount, batadv_orig_node_vlan_release);
-}
-
-/**
  * batadv_originator_init() - Initialize all originator structures
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  *
@@ -231,7 +221,7 @@ err:
  *  free after rcu grace period
  * @ref: kref pointer of the neigh_ifinfo
  */
-static void batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release(struct kref *ref)
+void batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct batadv_neigh_ifinfo *neigh_ifinfo;
 
@@ -244,21 +234,11 @@ static void batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release(struct kref *ref)
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put() - decrement the refcounter and possibly release
- *  the neigh_ifinfo
- * @neigh_ifinfo: the neigh_ifinfo object to release
- */
-void batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(struct batadv_neigh_ifinfo *neigh_ifinfo)
-{
-	kref_put(&neigh_ifinfo->refcount, batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release);
-}
-
-/**
  * batadv_hardif_neigh_release() - release hardif neigh node from lists and
  *  queue for free after rcu grace period
  * @ref: kref pointer of the neigh_node
  */
-static void batadv_hardif_neigh_release(struct kref *ref)
+void batadv_hardif_neigh_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node *hardif_neigh;
 
@@ -274,21 +254,11 @@ static void batadv_hardif_neigh_release(struct kref *ref)
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_hardif_neigh_put() - decrement the hardif neighbors refcounter
- *  and possibly release it
- * @hardif_neigh: hardif neigh neighbor to free
- */
-void batadv_hardif_neigh_put(struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node *hardif_neigh)
-{
-	kref_put(&hardif_neigh->refcount, batadv_hardif_neigh_release);
-}
-
-/**
  * batadv_neigh_node_release() - release neigh_node from lists and queue for
  *  free after rcu grace period
  * @ref: kref pointer of the neigh_node
  */
-static void batadv_neigh_node_release(struct kref *ref)
+void batadv_neigh_node_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct hlist_node *node_tmp;
 	struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node;
@@ -309,16 +279,6 @@ static void batadv_neigh_node_release(struct kref *ref)
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_neigh_node_put() - decrement the neighbors refcounter and possibly
- *  release it
- * @neigh_node: neigh neighbor to free
- */
-void batadv_neigh_node_put(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node)
-{
-	kref_put(&neigh_node->refcount, batadv_neigh_node_release);
-}
-
-/**
  * batadv_orig_router_get() - router to the originator depending on iface
  * @orig_node: the orig node for the router
  * @if_outgoing: the interface where the payload packet has been received or
@@ -704,8 +664,7 @@ batadv_neigh_node_create(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 out:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&orig_node->neigh_list_lock);
 
-	if (hardif_neigh)
-		batadv_hardif_neigh_put(hardif_neigh);
+	batadv_hardif_neigh_put(hardif_neigh);
 	return neigh_node;
 }
 
@@ -797,11 +756,9 @@ int batadv_hardif_neigh_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	ret = msg->len;
 
  out:
-	if (hardif)
-		batadv_hardif_put(hardif);
+	batadv_hardif_put(hardif);
 	dev_put(hard_iface);
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 	dev_put(soft_iface);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -812,7 +769,7 @@ int batadv_hardif_neigh_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
  *  free after rcu grace period
  * @ref: kref pointer of the orig_ifinfo
  */
-static void batadv_orig_ifinfo_release(struct kref *ref)
+void batadv_orig_ifinfo_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct batadv_orig_ifinfo *orig_ifinfo;
 	struct batadv_neigh_node *router;
@@ -824,23 +781,12 @@ static void batadv_orig_ifinfo_release(struct kref *ref)
 
 	/* this is the last reference to this object */
 	router = rcu_dereference_protected(orig_ifinfo->router, true);
-	if (router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
 
 	kfree_rcu(orig_ifinfo, rcu);
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_orig_ifinfo_put() - decrement the refcounter and possibly release
- *  the orig_ifinfo
- * @orig_ifinfo: the orig_ifinfo object to release
- */
-void batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(struct batadv_orig_ifinfo *orig_ifinfo)
-{
-	kref_put(&orig_ifinfo->refcount, batadv_orig_ifinfo_release);
-}
-
-/**
  * batadv_orig_node_free_rcu() - free the orig_node
  * @rcu: rcu pointer of the orig_node
  */
@@ -863,7 +809,7 @@ static void batadv_orig_node_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
  *  free after rcu grace period
  * @ref: kref pointer of the orig_node
  */
-static void batadv_orig_node_release(struct kref *ref)
+void batadv_orig_node_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct hlist_node *node_tmp;
 	struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node;
@@ -893,8 +839,7 @@ static void batadv_orig_node_release(struct kref *ref)
 	orig_node->last_bonding_candidate = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&orig_node->neigh_list_lock);
 
-	if (last_candidate)
-		batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(last_candidate);
+	batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(last_candidate);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&orig_node->vlan_list_lock);
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(vlan, node_tmp, &orig_node->vlan_list, list) {
@@ -910,16 +855,6 @@ static void batadv_orig_node_release(struct kref *ref)
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_orig_node_put() - decrement the orig node refcounter and possibly
- *  release it
- * @orig_node: the orig node to free
- */
-void batadv_orig_node_put(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node)
-{
-	kref_put(&orig_node->refcount, batadv_orig_node_release);
-}
-
-/**
  * batadv_originator_free() - Free all originator structures
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  */
@@ -1211,8 +1146,7 @@ batadv_find_best_neighbor(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		if (!kref_get_unless_zero(&neigh->refcount))
 			continue;
 
-		if (best)
-			batadv_neigh_node_put(best);
+		batadv_neigh_node_put(best);
 
 		best = neigh;
 	}
@@ -1257,8 +1191,7 @@ static bool batadv_purge_orig_node(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 						    BATADV_IF_DEFAULT);
 	batadv_update_route(bat_priv, orig_node, BATADV_IF_DEFAULT,
 			    best_neigh_node);
-	if (best_neigh_node)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(best_neigh_node);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(best_neigh_node);
 
 	/* ... then for all other interfaces. */
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -1277,8 +1210,7 @@ static bool batadv_purge_orig_node(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 							    hard_iface);
 		batadv_update_route(bat_priv, orig_node, hard_iface,
 				    best_neigh_node);
-		if (best_neigh_node)
-			batadv_neigh_node_put(best_neigh_node);
+		batadv_neigh_node_put(best_neigh_node);
 
 		batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
 	}
@@ -1408,11 +1340,9 @@ int batadv_orig_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	ret = msg->len;
 
  out:
-	if (hardif)
-		batadv_hardif_put(hardif);
+	batadv_hardif_put(hardif);
 	dev_put(hard_iface);
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 	dev_put(soft_iface);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.h b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
index 805be87d55b8..ea3d69e4e670 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <linux/jhash.h>
+#include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -20,19 +21,18 @@ bool batadv_compare_orig(const struct hlist_node *node, const void *data2);
 int batadv_originator_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 void batadv_originator_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 void batadv_purge_orig_ref(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
-void batadv_orig_node_put(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node);
+void batadv_orig_node_release(struct kref *ref);
 struct batadv_orig_node *batadv_orig_node_new(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 					      const u8 *addr);
 struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node *
 batadv_hardif_neigh_get(const struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 			const u8 *neigh_addr);
-void
-batadv_hardif_neigh_put(struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node *hardif_neigh);
+void batadv_hardif_neigh_release(struct kref *ref);
 struct batadv_neigh_node *
 batadv_neigh_node_get_or_create(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 				struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 				const u8 *neigh_addr);
-void batadv_neigh_node_put(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node);
+void batadv_neigh_node_release(struct kref *ref);
 struct batadv_neigh_node *
 batadv_orig_router_get(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 		       const struct batadv_hard_iface *if_outgoing);
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ batadv_neigh_ifinfo_new(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh,
 struct batadv_neigh_ifinfo *
 batadv_neigh_ifinfo_get(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh,
 			struct batadv_hard_iface *if_outgoing);
-void batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(struct batadv_neigh_ifinfo *neigh_ifinfo);
+void batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release(struct kref *ref);
 
 int batadv_hardif_neigh_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb);
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ batadv_orig_ifinfo_get(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 struct batadv_orig_ifinfo *
 batadv_orig_ifinfo_new(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 		       struct batadv_hard_iface *if_outgoing);
-void batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(struct batadv_orig_ifinfo *orig_ifinfo);
+void batadv_orig_ifinfo_release(struct kref *ref);
 
 int batadv_orig_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb);
 struct batadv_orig_node_vlan *
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ batadv_orig_node_vlan_new(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 struct batadv_orig_node_vlan *
 batadv_orig_node_vlan_get(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 			  unsigned short vid);
-void batadv_orig_node_vlan_put(struct batadv_orig_node_vlan *orig_vlan);
+void batadv_orig_node_vlan_release(struct kref *ref);
 
 /**
  * batadv_choose_orig() - Return the index of the orig entry in the hash table
@@ -82,4 +82,86 @@ static inline u32 batadv_choose_orig(const void *data, u32 size)
 struct batadv_orig_node *
 batadv_orig_hash_find(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const void *data);
 
+/**
+ * batadv_orig_node_vlan_put() - decrement the refcounter and possibly release
+ *  the originator-vlan object
+ * @orig_vlan: the originator-vlan object to release
+ */
+static inline void
+batadv_orig_node_vlan_put(struct batadv_orig_node_vlan *orig_vlan)
+{
+	if (!orig_vlan)
+		return;
+
+	kref_put(&orig_vlan->refcount, batadv_orig_node_vlan_release);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put() - decrement the refcounter and possibly release
+ *  the neigh_ifinfo
+ * @neigh_ifinfo: the neigh_ifinfo object to release
+ */
+static inline void
+batadv_neigh_ifinfo_put(struct batadv_neigh_ifinfo *neigh_ifinfo)
+{
+	if (!neigh_ifinfo)
+		return;
+
+	kref_put(&neigh_ifinfo->refcount, batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_hardif_neigh_put() - decrement the hardif neighbors refcounter
+ *  and possibly release it
+ * @hardif_neigh: hardif neigh neighbor to free
+ */
+static inline void
+batadv_hardif_neigh_put(struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node *hardif_neigh)
+{
+	if (!hardif_neigh)
+		return;
+
+	kref_put(&hardif_neigh->refcount, batadv_hardif_neigh_release);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_neigh_node_put() - decrement the neighbors refcounter and possibly
+ *  release it
+ * @neigh_node: neigh neighbor to free
+ */
+static inline void batadv_neigh_node_put(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node)
+{
+	if (!neigh_node)
+		return;
+
+	kref_put(&neigh_node->refcount, batadv_neigh_node_release);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_orig_ifinfo_put() - decrement the refcounter and possibly release
+ *  the orig_ifinfo
+ * @orig_ifinfo: the orig_ifinfo object to release
+ */
+static inline void
+batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(struct batadv_orig_ifinfo *orig_ifinfo)
+{
+	if (!orig_ifinfo)
+		return;
+
+	kref_put(&orig_ifinfo->refcount, batadv_orig_ifinfo_release);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_orig_node_put() - decrement the orig node refcounter and possibly
+ *  release it
+ * @orig_node: the orig node to free
+ */
+static inline void batadv_orig_node_put(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node)
+{
+	if (!orig_node)
+		return;
+
+	kref_put(&orig_node->refcount, batadv_orig_node_release);
+}
+
 #endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_ORIGINATOR_H_ */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index bb9e93e3d98c..970d0d7ccc98 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ static void _batadv_update_route(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	}
 
 	/* decrease refcount of previous best neighbor */
-	if (curr_router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(curr_router);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(curr_router);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -128,8 +127,7 @@ void batadv_update_route(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		_batadv_update_route(bat_priv, orig_node, recv_if, neigh_node);
 
 out:
-	if (router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(router);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -269,10 +267,8 @@ static int batadv_recv_my_icmp_packet(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		goto out;
 	}
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
-	if (orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
 
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 
@@ -324,10 +320,8 @@ static int batadv_recv_icmp_ttl_exceeded(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	skb = NULL;
 
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
-	if (orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
 
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 
@@ -425,8 +419,7 @@ int batadv_recv_icmp_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	skb = NULL;
 
 put_orig_node:
-	if (orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
 free_skb:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 
@@ -513,8 +506,7 @@ batadv_last_bonding_replace(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 	orig_node->last_bonding_candidate = new_candidate;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&orig_node->neigh_list_lock);
 
-	if (old_candidate)
-		batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(old_candidate);
+	batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(old_candidate);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -656,8 +648,7 @@ next:
 		batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(next_candidate);
 	}
 
-	if (last_candidate)
-		batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(last_candidate);
+	batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(last_candidate);
 
 	return router;
 }
@@ -785,10 +776,8 @@ batadv_reroute_unicast_packet(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	ret = true;
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
-	if (orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1031,8 +1020,7 @@ int batadv_recv_unicast_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    orig_node);
 
 rx_success:
-		if (orig_node)
-			batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
 
 		return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 	}
@@ -1279,7 +1267,6 @@ free_skb:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	ret = NET_RX_DROP;
 out:
-	if (orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index 0b9dd29d3b6a..477d85a3b558 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ int batadv_send_unicast_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (hardif_neigh && ret != NET_XMIT_DROP)
 		hardif_neigh->bat_v.last_unicast_tx = jiffies;
 
-	if (hardif_neigh)
-		batadv_hardif_neigh_put(hardif_neigh);
+	batadv_hardif_neigh_put(hardif_neigh);
 #endif
 
 	return ret;
@@ -309,8 +308,7 @@ bool batadv_send_skb_prepare_unicast_4addr(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 	ret = true;
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -425,8 +423,7 @@ int batadv_send_skb_via_tt_generic(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	ret = batadv_send_skb_unicast(bat_priv, skb, packet_type,
 				      packet_subtype, orig_node, vid);
 
-	if (orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -452,8 +449,7 @@ int batadv_send_skb_via_gw(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	ret = batadv_send_skb_unicast(bat_priv, skb, BATADV_UNICAST_4ADDR,
 				      BATADV_P_DATA, orig_node, vid);
 
-	if (orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -474,10 +470,8 @@ void batadv_forw_packet_free(struct batadv_forw_packet *forw_packet,
 	else
 		consume_skb(forw_packet->skb);
 
-	if (forw_packet->if_incoming)
-		batadv_hardif_put(forw_packet->if_incoming);
-	if (forw_packet->if_outgoing)
-		batadv_hardif_put(forw_packet->if_outgoing);
+	batadv_hardif_put(forw_packet->if_incoming);
+	batadv_hardif_put(forw_packet->if_outgoing);
 	if (forw_packet->queue_left)
 		atomic_inc(forw_packet->queue_left);
 	kfree(forw_packet);
@@ -748,6 +742,10 @@ void batadv_forw_packet_ogmv1_queue(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
  * Adds a broadcast packet to the queue and sets up timers. Broadcast packets
  * are sent multiple times to increase probability for being received.
  *
+ * This call clones the given skb, hence the caller needs to take into
+ * account that the data segment of the original skb might not be
+ * modifiable anymore.
+ *
  * Return: NETDEV_TX_OK on success and NETDEV_TX_BUSY on errors.
  */
 static int batadv_forw_bcast_packet_to_list(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
@@ -761,7 +759,7 @@ static int batadv_forw_bcast_packet_to_list(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	unsigned long send_time = jiffies;
 	struct sk_buff *newskb;
 
-	newskb = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	newskb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!newskb)
 		goto err;
 
@@ -800,6 +798,10 @@ err:
  * or if a delay is given after that. Furthermore, queues additional
  * retransmissions if this interface is a wireless one.
  *
+ * This call clones the given skb, hence the caller needs to take into
+ * account that the data segment of the original skb might not be
+ * modifiable anymore.
+ *
  * Return: NETDEV_TX_OK on success and NETDEV_TX_BUSY on errors.
  */
 static int batadv_forw_bcast_packet_if(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
@@ -814,7 +816,7 @@ static int batadv_forw_bcast_packet_if(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	int ret = NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 	if (!delay) {
-		newskb = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		newskb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!newskb)
 			return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 
@@ -867,8 +869,7 @@ static bool batadv_send_no_broadcast(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	ret = batadv_hardif_no_broadcast(if_out, bcast_packet->orig,
 					 orig_neigh);
 
-	if (neigh_node)
-		batadv_hardif_neigh_put(neigh_node);
+	batadv_hardif_neigh_put(neigh_node);
 
 	/* ok, may broadcast */
 	if (!ret)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index ae368a42a4ad..0604b0279573 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -383,10 +383,8 @@ dropped:
 dropped_freed:
 	batadv_inc_counter(bat_priv, BATADV_CNT_TX_DROPPED);
 end:
-	if (mcast_single_orig)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(mcast_single_orig);
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(mcast_single_orig);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
@@ -501,7 +499,7 @@ out:
  *  after rcu grace period
  * @ref: kref pointer of the vlan object
  */
-static void batadv_softif_vlan_release(struct kref *ref)
+void batadv_softif_vlan_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct batadv_softif_vlan *vlan;
 
@@ -515,19 +513,6 @@ static void batadv_softif_vlan_release(struct kref *ref)
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_softif_vlan_put() - decrease the vlan object refcounter and
- *  possibly release it
- * @vlan: the vlan object to release
- */
-void batadv_softif_vlan_put(struct batadv_softif_vlan *vlan)
-{
-	if (!vlan)
-		return;
-
-	kref_put(&vlan->refcount, batadv_softif_vlan_release);
-}
-
-/**
  * batadv_softif_vlan_get() - get the vlan object for a specific vid
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @vid: the identifier of the vlan object to retrieve
@@ -851,8 +836,7 @@ static int batadv_softif_slave_add(struct net_device *dev,
 	ret = batadv_hardif_enable_interface(hard_iface, dev);
 
 out:
-	if (hard_iface)
-		batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
+	batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -878,8 +862,7 @@ static int batadv_softif_slave_del(struct net_device *dev,
 	ret = 0;
 
 out:
-	if (hard_iface)
-		batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
+	batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h
index 67a2ddd6832f..9f2003f1a497 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -21,8 +22,21 @@ void batadv_interface_rx(struct net_device *soft_iface,
 bool batadv_softif_is_valid(const struct net_device *net_dev);
 extern struct rtnl_link_ops batadv_link_ops;
 int batadv_softif_create_vlan(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, unsigned short vid);
-void batadv_softif_vlan_put(struct batadv_softif_vlan *softif_vlan);
+void batadv_softif_vlan_release(struct kref *ref);
 struct batadv_softif_vlan *batadv_softif_vlan_get(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 						  unsigned short vid);
 
+/**
+ * batadv_softif_vlan_put() - decrease the vlan object refcounter and
+ *  possibly release it
+ * @vlan: the vlan object to release
+ */
+static inline void batadv_softif_vlan_put(struct batadv_softif_vlan *vlan)
+{
+	if (!vlan)
+		return;
+
+	kref_put(&vlan->refcount, batadv_softif_vlan_release);
+}
+
 #endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_SOFT_INTERFACE_H_ */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
index 789c851732b7..56b9fe97b3b4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
@@ -358,6 +358,9 @@ static void batadv_tp_vars_release(struct kref *ref)
  */
 static void batadv_tp_vars_put(struct batadv_tp_vars *tp_vars)
 {
+	if (!tp_vars)
+		return;
+
 	kref_put(&tp_vars->refcount, batadv_tp_vars_release);
 }
 
@@ -748,12 +751,9 @@ move_twnd:
 
 	wake_up(&tp_vars->more_bytes);
 out:
-	if (likely(primary_if))
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
-	if (likely(orig_node))
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
-	if (likely(tp_vars))
-		batadv_tp_vars_put(tp_vars);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_tp_vars_put(tp_vars);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -882,10 +882,8 @@ static int batadv_tp_send(void *arg)
 	}
 
 out:
-	if (likely(primary_if))
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
-	if (likely(orig_node))
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
 
 	batadv_tp_sender_end(bat_priv, tp_vars);
 	batadv_tp_sender_cleanup(bat_priv, tp_vars);
@@ -1205,10 +1203,8 @@ static int batadv_tp_send_ack(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const u8 *dst,
 	ret = 0;
 
 out:
-	if (likely(orig_node))
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
-	if (likely(primary_if))
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1456,8 +1452,7 @@ send_ack:
 	batadv_tp_send_ack(bat_priv, icmp->orig, tp_vars->last_recv,
 			   icmp->timestamp, icmp->session, icmp->uid);
 out:
-	if (likely(tp_vars))
-		batadv_tp_vars_put(tp_vars);
+	batadv_tp_vars_put(tp_vars);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 711fe5a2cec4..e0b3dace2020 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ static void batadv_tt_local_entry_release(struct kref *ref)
 static void
 batadv_tt_local_entry_put(struct batadv_tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry)
 {
+	if (!tt_local_entry)
+		return;
+
 	kref_put(&tt_local_entry->common.refcount,
 		 batadv_tt_local_entry_release);
 }
@@ -270,7 +273,7 @@ static void batadv_tt_global_entry_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
  *  queue for free after rcu grace period
  * @ref: kref pointer of the nc_node
  */
-static void batadv_tt_global_entry_release(struct kref *ref)
+void batadv_tt_global_entry_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry;
 
@@ -283,17 +286,6 @@ static void batadv_tt_global_entry_release(struct kref *ref)
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_tt_global_entry_put() - decrement the tt_global_entry refcounter and
- *  possibly release it
- * @tt_global_entry: tt_global_entry to be free'd
- */
-void batadv_tt_global_entry_put(struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry)
-{
-	kref_put(&tt_global_entry->common.refcount,
-		 batadv_tt_global_entry_release);
-}
-
-/**
  * batadv_tt_global_hash_count() - count the number of orig entries
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @addr: the mac address of the client to count entries for
@@ -452,6 +444,9 @@ static void batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_release(struct kref *ref)
 static void
 batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_put(struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry *orig_entry)
 {
+	if (!orig_entry)
+		return;
+
 	kref_put(&orig_entry->refcount, batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_release);
 }
 
@@ -818,13 +813,10 @@ check_roaming:
 
 	ret = true;
 out:
-	if (in_hardif)
-		batadv_hardif_put(in_hardif);
+	batadv_hardif_put(in_hardif);
 	dev_put(in_dev);
-	if (tt_local)
-		batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_local);
-	if (tt_global)
-		batadv_tt_global_entry_put(tt_global);
+	batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_local);
+	batadv_tt_global_entry_put(tt_global);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1214,8 +1206,7 @@ int batadv_tt_local_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	ret = msg->len;
 
  out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 	dev_put(soft_iface);
 
 	cb->args[0] = bucket;
@@ -1303,8 +1294,7 @@ u16 batadv_tt_local_remove(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const u8 *addr,
 	batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_removed_entry);
 
 out:
-	if (tt_local_entry)
-		batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_local_entry);
+	batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_local_entry);
 
 	return curr_flags;
 }
@@ -1574,8 +1564,7 @@ batadv_tt_global_orig_entry_add(struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global,
 sync_flags:
 	batadv_tt_global_sync_flags(tt_global);
 out:
-	if (orig_entry)
-		batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_put(orig_entry);
+	batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_put(orig_entry);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&tt_global->list_lock);
 }
@@ -1748,10 +1737,8 @@ out_remove:
 		tt_global_entry->common.flags &= ~BATADV_TT_CLIENT_ROAM;
 
 out:
-	if (tt_global_entry)
-		batadv_tt_global_entry_put(tt_global_entry);
-	if (tt_local_entry)
-		batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_local_entry);
+	batadv_tt_global_entry_put(tt_global_entry);
+	batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_local_entry);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1787,15 +1774,13 @@ batadv_transtable_best_orig(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		}
 
 		/* release the refcount for the "old" best */
-		if (best_router)
-			batadv_neigh_node_put(best_router);
+		batadv_neigh_node_put(best_router);
 
 		best_entry = orig_entry;
 		best_router = router;
 	}
 
-	if (best_router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_put(best_router);
+	batadv_neigh_node_put(best_router);
 
 	return best_entry;
 }
@@ -2001,8 +1986,7 @@ int batadv_tt_global_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	ret = msg->len;
 
  out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 	dev_put(soft_iface);
 
 	cb->args[0] = bucket;
@@ -2193,10 +2177,8 @@ static void batadv_tt_global_del(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	}
 
 out:
-	if (tt_global_entry)
-		batadv_tt_global_entry_put(tt_global_entry);
-	if (local_entry)
-		batadv_tt_local_entry_put(local_entry);
+	batadv_tt_global_entry_put(tt_global_entry);
+	batadv_tt_local_entry_put(local_entry);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2423,10 +2405,8 @@ struct batadv_orig_node *batadv_transtable_search(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 out:
-	if (tt_global_entry)
-		batadv_tt_global_entry_put(tt_global_entry);
-	if (tt_local_entry)
-		batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_local_entry);
+	batadv_tt_global_entry_put(tt_global_entry);
+	batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_local_entry);
 
 	return orig_node;
 }
@@ -2603,6 +2583,9 @@ static void batadv_tt_req_node_release(struct kref *ref)
  */
 static void batadv_tt_req_node_put(struct batadv_tt_req_node *tt_req_node)
 {
+	if (!tt_req_node)
+		return;
+
 	kref_put(&tt_req_node->refcount, batadv_tt_req_node_release);
 }
 
@@ -2984,8 +2967,7 @@ static bool batadv_send_tt_request(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	ret = true;
 
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 
 	if (ret && tt_req_node) {
 		spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.req_list_lock);
@@ -2996,8 +2978,7 @@ out:
 		spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.req_list_lock);
 	}
 
-	if (tt_req_node)
-		batadv_tt_req_node_put(tt_req_node);
+	batadv_tt_req_node_put(tt_req_node);
 
 	kfree(tvlv_tt_data);
 	return ret;
@@ -3128,10 +3109,8 @@ unlock:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&req_dst_orig_node->tt_buff_lock);
 
 out:
-	if (res_dst_orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(res_dst_orig_node);
-	if (req_dst_orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(req_dst_orig_node);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(res_dst_orig_node);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(req_dst_orig_node);
 	kfree(tvlv_tt_data);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3245,10 +3224,8 @@ unlock:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.last_changeset_lock);
 out:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.commit_lock);
-	if (orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 	kfree(tvlv_tt_data);
 	/* The packet was for this host, so it doesn't need to be re-routed */
 	return true;
@@ -3333,8 +3310,7 @@ static void batadv_tt_fill_gtable(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	atomic_set(&orig_node->last_ttvn, ttvn);
 
 out:
-	if (orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
 }
 
 static void batadv_tt_update_changes(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
@@ -3375,8 +3351,7 @@ bool batadv_is_my_client(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const u8 *addr,
 		goto out;
 	ret = true;
 out:
-	if (tt_local_entry)
-		batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_local_entry);
+	batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_local_entry);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -3439,8 +3414,7 @@ static void batadv_handle_tt_response(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.req_list_lock);
 out:
-	if (orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
 }
 
 static void batadv_tt_roam_list_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
@@ -3571,8 +3545,7 @@ static void batadv_send_roam_adv(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, u8 *client,
 				 &tvlv_roam, sizeof(tvlv_roam));
 
 out:
-	if (primary_if)
-		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 }
 
 static void batadv_tt_purge(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -4167,8 +4140,7 @@ static int batadv_roam_tvlv_unicast_handler_v1(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 			     atomic_read(&orig_node->last_ttvn) + 1);
 
 out:
-	if (orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
+	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
 	return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
index e1285904f885..d18740d9a22b 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ void batadv_tt_global_del_orig(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 struct batadv_tt_global_entry *
 batadv_tt_global_hash_find(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const u8 *addr,
 			   unsigned short vid);
-void batadv_tt_global_entry_put(struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry);
+void batadv_tt_global_entry_release(struct kref *ref);
 int batadv_tt_global_hash_count(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 				const u8 *addr, unsigned short vid);
 struct batadv_orig_node *batadv_transtable_search(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
@@ -55,4 +56,19 @@ bool batadv_tt_global_is_isolated(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 int batadv_tt_cache_init(void);
 void batadv_tt_cache_destroy(void);
 
+/**
+ * batadv_tt_global_entry_put() - decrement the tt_global_entry refcounter and
+ *  possibly release it
+ * @tt_global_entry: tt_global_entry to be free'd
+ */
+static inline void
+batadv_tt_global_entry_put(struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry)
+{
+	if (!tt_global_entry)
+		return;
+
+	kref_put(&tt_global_entry->common.refcount,
+		 batadv_tt_global_entry_release);
+}
+
 #endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_TRANSLATION_TABLE_H_ */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
index 253f5a33a914..992773376e51 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ static void batadv_tvlv_handler_release(struct kref *ref)
  */
 static void batadv_tvlv_handler_put(struct batadv_tvlv_handler *tvlv_handler)
 {
+	if (!tvlv_handler)
+		return;
+
 	kref_put(&tvlv_handler->refcount, batadv_tvlv_handler_release);
 }
 
@@ -106,6 +109,9 @@ static void batadv_tvlv_container_release(struct kref *ref)
  */
 static void batadv_tvlv_container_put(struct batadv_tvlv_container *tvlv)
 {
+	if (!tvlv)
+		return;
+
 	kref_put(&tvlv->refcount, batadv_tvlv_container_release);
 }
 
@@ -438,8 +444,7 @@ int batadv_tvlv_containers_process(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 						ogm_source, orig_node,
 						src, dst, tvlv_value,
 						tvlv_value_cont_len);
-		if (tvlv_handler)
-			batadv_tvlv_handler_put(tvlv_handler);
+		batadv_tvlv_handler_put(tvlv_handler);
 		tvlv_value = (u8 *)tvlv_value + tvlv_value_cont_len;
 		tvlv_value_len -= tvlv_value_cont_len;
 	}