diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.c
index b8a7414c35716ade771f2a18ff2b8e8ffe9ead23..c25492f7d665266897a68d8ac06d9860ca87cbf4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int store_uint_attr(const char *buff, size_t count,
 	unsigned long uint_val;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = strict_strtoul(buff, 10, &uint_val);
+	ret = kstrtoul(buff, 10, &uint_val);
 	if (ret) {
 		bat_info(net_dev,
 			 "%s: Invalid parameter received: %s\n",
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static ssize_t store_vis_mode(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 	unsigned long val;
 	int ret, vis_mode_tmp = -1;
 
-	ret = strict_strtoul(buff, 10, &val);
+	ret = kstrtoul(buff, 10, &val);
 
 	if (((count == 2) && (!ret) && (val == VIS_TYPE_CLIENT_UPDATE)) ||
 	    (strncmp(buff, "client", 6) == 0) ||
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c b/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c
index 0be9ff346fa047bb0e4380aba74a5a50d5ad113c..9bc63b209b3fd0987c31db60716d70f92cd9e7a5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int bit_get_packet(void *priv, unsigned long *seq_bits,
 	/* 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)) {
+		&& (seq_num_diff < EXPECTED_SEQNO_RANGE)) {
 		bat_dbg(DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
 			"We missed a lot of packets (%i) !\n",
 			seq_num_diff - 1);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index 619fb73b3b76f834bdd0abad815f69482f9110a9..9373a143c6d4e15b678666b5b476debfb466a612 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "gateway_common.h"
 #include "hard-interface.h"
 #include "originator.h"
+#include "translation-table.h"
 #include "routing.h"
 #include <linux/ip.h>
 #include <linux/ipv6.h>
@@ -572,108 +573,142 @@ static bool is_type_dhcprequest(struct sk_buff *skb, int header_len)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int gw_is_target(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		 struct orig_node *old_gw)
+bool gw_is_dhcp_target(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int *header_len)
 {
 	struct ethhdr *ethhdr;
 	struct iphdr *iphdr;
 	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6hdr;
 	struct udphdr *udphdr;
-	struct gw_node *curr_gw;
-	struct neigh_node *neigh_curr = NULL, *neigh_old = NULL;
-	unsigned int header_len = 0;
-	int ret = 1;
-
-	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_mode) == GW_MODE_OFF)
-		return 0;
 
 	/* check for ethernet header */
-	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, header_len + ETH_HLEN))
-		return 0;
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, *header_len + ETH_HLEN))
+		return false;
 	ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
-	header_len += ETH_HLEN;
+	*header_len += ETH_HLEN;
 
 	/* check for initial vlan header */
 	if (ntohs(ethhdr->h_proto) == ETH_P_8021Q) {
-		if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, header_len + VLAN_HLEN))
-			return 0;
+		if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, *header_len + VLAN_HLEN))
+			return false;
 		ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)(skb->data + VLAN_HLEN);
-		header_len += VLAN_HLEN;
+		*header_len += VLAN_HLEN;
 	}
 
 	/* check for ip header */
 	switch (ntohs(ethhdr->h_proto)) {
 	case ETH_P_IP:
-		if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, header_len + sizeof(*iphdr)))
-			return 0;
-		iphdr = (struct iphdr *)(skb->data + header_len);
-		header_len += iphdr->ihl * 4;
+		if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, *header_len + sizeof(*iphdr)))
+			return false;
+		iphdr = (struct iphdr *)(skb->data + *header_len);
+		*header_len += iphdr->ihl * 4;
 
 		/* check for udp header */
 		if (iphdr->protocol != IPPROTO_UDP)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 
 		break;
 	case ETH_P_IPV6:
-		if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, header_len + sizeof(*ipv6hdr)))
-			return 0;
-		ipv6hdr = (struct ipv6hdr *)(skb->data + header_len);
-		header_len += sizeof(*ipv6hdr);
+		if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, *header_len + sizeof(*ipv6hdr)))
+			return false;
+		ipv6hdr = (struct ipv6hdr *)(skb->data + *header_len);
+		*header_len += sizeof(*ipv6hdr);
 
 		/* check for udp header */
 		if (ipv6hdr->nexthdr != IPPROTO_UDP)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 
 		break;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, header_len + sizeof(*udphdr)))
-		return 0;
-	udphdr = (struct udphdr *)(skb->data + header_len);
-	header_len += sizeof(*udphdr);
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, *header_len + sizeof(*udphdr)))
+		return false;
+	udphdr = (struct udphdr *)(skb->data + *header_len);
+	*header_len += sizeof(*udphdr);
 
 	/* check for bootp port */
 	if ((ntohs(ethhdr->h_proto) == ETH_P_IP) &&
 	     (ntohs(udphdr->dest) != 67))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	if ((ntohs(ethhdr->h_proto) == ETH_P_IPV6) &&
 	    (ntohs(udphdr->dest) != 547))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_mode) == GW_MODE_SERVER)
-		return -1;
+	return true;
+}
 
-	curr_gw = gw_get_selected_gw_node(bat_priv);
-	if (!curr_gw)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* If old_gw != NULL then this packet is unicast.
-	 * So, at this point we have to check the message type: if it is a
-	 * DHCPREQUEST we have to decide whether to drop it or not */
-	if (old_gw && curr_gw->orig_node != old_gw) {
-		if (is_type_dhcprequest(skb, header_len)) {
-			/* If the dhcp packet has been sent to a different gw,
-			 * we have to evaluate whether the old gw is still
-			 * reliable enough */
-			neigh_curr = find_router(bat_priv, curr_gw->orig_node,
-						 NULL);
-			neigh_old = find_router(bat_priv, old_gw, NULL);
-			if (!neigh_curr || !neigh_old)
-				goto free_neigh;
-			if (neigh_curr->tq_avg - neigh_old->tq_avg <
-								GW_THRESHOLD)
-				ret = -1;
-		}
+bool gw_out_of_range(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
+		     struct sk_buff *skb, struct ethhdr *ethhdr)
+{
+	struct neigh_node *neigh_curr = NULL, *neigh_old = NULL;
+	struct orig_node *orig_dst_node = NULL;
+	struct gw_node *curr_gw = NULL;
+	bool ret, out_of_range = false;
+	unsigned int header_len = 0;
+	uint8_t curr_tq_avg;
+
+	ret = gw_is_dhcp_target(skb, &header_len);
+	if (!ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	orig_dst_node = transtable_search(bat_priv, ethhdr->h_source,
+					  ethhdr->h_dest);
+	if (!orig_dst_node)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (!orig_dst_node->gw_flags)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = is_type_dhcprequest(skb, header_len);
+	if (!ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	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 */
+		curr_tq_avg = TQ_MAX_VALUE;
+		break;
+	case GW_MODE_CLIENT:
+		curr_gw = gw_get_selected_gw_node(bat_priv);
+		if (!curr_gw)
+			goto out;
+
+		/* packet is going to our gateway */
+		if (curr_gw->orig_node == orig_dst_node)
+			goto out;
+
+		/* If the dhcp packet has been sent to a different gw,
+		 * we have to evaluate whether the old gw is still
+		 * reliable enough */
+		neigh_curr = find_router(bat_priv, curr_gw->orig_node, NULL);
+		if (!neigh_curr)
+			goto out;
+
+		curr_tq_avg = neigh_curr->tq_avg;
+		break;
+	case GW_MODE_OFF:
+	default:
+		goto out;
 	}
-free_neigh:
+
+	neigh_old = find_router(bat_priv, orig_dst_node, NULL);
+	if (!!neigh_old)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (curr_tq_avg - neigh_old->tq_avg > GW_THRESHOLD)
+		out_of_range = true;
+
+out:
+	if (orig_dst_node)
+		orig_node_free_ref(orig_dst_node);
+	if (curr_gw)
+		gw_node_free_ref(curr_gw);
 	if (neigh_old)
 		neigh_node_free_ref(neigh_old);
 	if (neigh_curr)
 		neigh_node_free_ref(neigh_curr);
-	if (curr_gw)
-		gw_node_free_ref(curr_gw);
-	return ret;
+	return out_of_range;
 }
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
index b9b983c07feb41a61bff77b596f14c91690c3f4c..e1edba08eb1d8ffdc31ac21fbb63543175aabe7d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ void gw_node_update(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 void gw_node_delete(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct orig_node *orig_node);
 void gw_node_purge(struct bat_priv *bat_priv);
 int gw_client_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset);
-int gw_is_target(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		 struct orig_node *old_gw);
+bool gw_is_dhcp_target(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int *header_len);
+bool gw_out_of_range(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
+		     struct sk_buff *skb, struct ethhdr *ethhdr);
 
 #endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_GATEWAY_CLIENT_H_ */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
index 18661af0bc3becbe4cc57ae8e2b9ec8a92d482e0..c4ac7b0a2a63cb641ea86f28347ce6bcc7f35016 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static bool parse_gw_bandwidth(struct net_device *net_dev, char *buff,
 			*tmp_ptr = '\0';
 	}
 
-	ret = strict_strtol(buff, 10, &ldown);
+	ret = kstrtol(buff, 10, &ldown);
 	if (ret) {
 		bat_err(net_dev,
 			"Download speed of gateway mode invalid: %s\n",
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static bool parse_gw_bandwidth(struct net_device *net_dev, char *buff,
 				*tmp_ptr = '\0';
 		}
 
-		ret = strict_strtol(slash_ptr + 1, 10, &lup);
+		ret = kstrtol(slash_ptr + 1, 10, &lup);
 		if (ret) {
 			bat_err(net_dev,
 				"Upload speed of gateway mode invalid: "
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hash.c b/net/batman-adv/hash.c
index 2a172505f5134c4b1618765ec14c7ae8e0209c5c..d1da29da333b35d33185e5bf883a6f5776239361 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hash.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hash.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 /* clears the hash */
 static void hash_init(struct hashtable_t *hash)
 {
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 
 	for (i = 0 ; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&hash->table[i]);
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void hash_destroy(struct hashtable_t *hash)
 }
 
 /* allocates and clears the hash */
-struct hashtable_t *hash_new(int size)
+struct hashtable_t *hash_new(uint32_t size)
 {
 	struct hashtable_t *hash;
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hash.h b/net/batman-adv/hash.h
index d20aa71ba1e88e4d7dde1ee01c56642f8417b9b4..4768717f07f9f850ccefd681fa75c93c4d09363a 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hash.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hash.h
@@ -33,17 +33,17 @@ 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 */
-typedef int (*hashdata_choose_cb)(const void *, int);
+typedef uint32_t (*hashdata_choose_cb)(const void *, uint32_t);
 typedef void (*hashdata_free_cb)(struct hlist_node *, void *);
 
 struct hashtable_t {
 	struct hlist_head *table;   /* the hashtable itself with the buckets */
 	spinlock_t *list_locks;     /* spinlock for each hash list entry */
-	int size;		    /* size of hashtable */
+	uint32_t size;		    /* size of hashtable */
 };
 
 /* allocates and clears the hash */
-struct hashtable_t *hash_new(int size);
+struct hashtable_t *hash_new(uint32_t size);
 
 /* free only the hashtable and the hash itself. */
 void hash_destroy(struct hashtable_t *hash);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static inline void hash_delete(struct hashtable_t *hash,
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct hlist_node *node, *node_tmp;
 	spinlock_t *list_lock; /* spinlock to protect write access */
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ static inline int hash_add(struct hashtable_t *hash,
 			   hashdata_choose_cb choose,
 			   const void *data, struct hlist_node *data_node)
 {
-	int index, ret = -1;
+	uint32_t index;
+	int ret = -1;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	spinlock_t *list_lock; /* spinlock to protect write access */
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ static inline void *hash_remove(struct hashtable_t *hash,
 				hashdata_compare_cb compare,
 				hashdata_choose_cb choose, void *data)
 {
-	size_t index;
+	uint32_t index;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	void *data_save = NULL;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 964ad4d8ba33afb77fcc5f9148ff779b230174c8..86354e06eb48bceb3d43ea443d7090805cf78e46 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #define DRIVER_DEVICE "batman-adv"
 
 #ifndef SOURCE_VERSION
-#define SOURCE_VERSION "2011.4.0"
+#define SOURCE_VERSION "2012.0.0"
 #endif
 
 /* B.A.T.M.A.N. parameters */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.c b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
index 0e5b77255d9994db9c4cc9fb64f677d82271f3f8..0bc2045a2f2e519118167469f07fa868d6e806ea 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void originator_free(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	spinlock_t *list_lock; /* spinlock to protect write access */
 	struct orig_node *orig_node;
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 
 	if (!hash)
 		return;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static void _purge_orig(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	spinlock_t *list_lock; /* spinlock to protect write access */
 	struct orig_node *orig_node;
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 
 	if (!hash)
 		return;
@@ -413,7 +413,8 @@ int orig_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 	int batman_count = 0;
 	int last_seen_secs;
 	int last_seen_msecs;
-	int i, ret = 0;
+	uint32_t i;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	primary_if = primary_if_get_selected(bat_priv);
 
@@ -519,7 +520,8 @@ int orig_hash_add_if(struct hard_iface *hard_iface, int max_if_num)
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct orig_node *orig_node;
-	int i, ret;
+	uint32_t i;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* resize all orig nodes because orig_node->bcast_own(_sum) depend on
 	 * if_num */
@@ -601,7 +603,8 @@ int orig_hash_del_if(struct hard_iface *hard_iface, int max_if_num)
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct hard_iface *hard_iface_tmp;
 	struct orig_node *orig_node;
-	int i, ret;
+	uint32_t i;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* resize all orig nodes because orig_node->bcast_own(_sum) depend on
 	 * if_num */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.h b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
index cfc1f60a96a107f6aab51cf9076e3a871c1b947c..67765ffef731d20b544aef7002909820956ef6d0 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int 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 */
-static inline int choose_orig(const void *data, int32_t size)
+static inline uint32_t choose_orig(const void *data, uint32_t size)
 {
 	const unsigned char *key = data;
 	uint32_t hash = 0;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index f961cc5eade5e2255489812b975162db4909e2b8..ef24a7205f65beaf3737da6a5389798a5f2f6836 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void slide_own_bcast_window(struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct orig_node *orig_node;
 	unsigned long *word;
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 	size_t word_index;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ int recv_tt_query(struct sk_buff *skb, struct hard_iface *recv_if)
 {
 	struct bat_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(recv_if->soft_iface);
 	struct tt_query_packet *tt_query;
+	uint16_t tt_len;
 	struct ethhdr *ethhdr;
 
 	/* drop packet if it has not necessary minimum size */
@@ -616,13 +617,22 @@ int recv_tt_query(struct sk_buff *skb, struct hard_iface *recv_if)
 		}
 		break;
 	case TT_RESPONSE:
-		/* packet needs to be linearized to access the TT changes */
-		if (skb_linearize(skb) < 0)
-			goto out;
+		if (is_my_mac(tt_query->dst)) {
+			/* packet needs to be linearized to access the TT
+			 * changes */
+			if (skb_linearize(skb) < 0)
+				goto out;
+
+			tt_len = tt_query->tt_data * sizeof(struct tt_change);
+
+			/* Ensure we have all the claimed data */
+			if (unlikely(skb_headlen(skb) <
+					sizeof(struct tt_query_packet) +
+					tt_len))
+				goto out;
 
-		if (is_my_mac(tt_query->dst))
 			handle_tt_response(bat_priv, tt_query);
-		else {
+		} else {
 			bat_dbg(DBG_TT, bat_priv,
 				"Routing TT_RESPONSE to %pM [%c]\n",
 				tt_query->dst,
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index f9cc957289894ea8471f23ae06eb70d4ec6f52d9..45297c84309243f4d10eebad667478c19f77c503 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -563,10 +563,10 @@ static int interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *soft_iface)
 	struct bcast_packet *bcast_packet;
 	struct vlan_ethhdr *vhdr;
 	struct softif_neigh *curr_softif_neigh = NULL;
-	struct orig_node *orig_node = NULL;
+	unsigned int header_len = 0;
 	int data_len = skb->len, ret;
 	short vid = -1;
-	bool do_bcast;
+	bool do_bcast = false;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->mesh_state) != MESH_ACTIVE)
 		goto dropped;
@@ -598,17 +598,28 @@ static int interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *soft_iface)
 	/* Register the client MAC in the transtable */
 	tt_local_add(soft_iface, ethhdr->h_source, skb->skb_iif);
 
-	orig_node = transtable_search(bat_priv, ethhdr->h_source,
-				      ethhdr->h_dest);
-	do_bcast = is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest);
-	if (do_bcast || (orig_node && orig_node->gw_flags)) {
-		ret = gw_is_target(bat_priv, skb, orig_node);
+	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest)) {
+		do_bcast = true;
 
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto dropped;
-
-		if (ret)
-			do_bcast = false;
+		switch (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_mode)) {
+		case GW_MODE_SERVER:
+			/* gateway servers should not send dhcp
+			 * requests into the mesh */
+			ret = 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 */
+			ret = gw_is_dhcp_target(skb, &header_len);
+			if (ret)
+				do_bcast = false;
+			break;
+		case GW_MODE_OFF:
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* ethernet packet should be broadcasted */
@@ -644,6 +655,12 @@ static int interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *soft_iface)
 
 	/* unicast packet */
 	} else {
+		if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_mode) != GW_MODE_OFF) {
+			ret = gw_out_of_range(bat_priv, skb, ethhdr);
+			if (ret)
+				goto dropped;
+		}
+
 		ret = unicast_send_skb(skb, bat_priv);
 		if (ret != 0)
 			goto dropped_freed;
@@ -662,8 +679,6 @@ static int interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *soft_iface)
 		softif_neigh_free_ref(curr_softif_neigh);
 	if (primary_if)
 		hardif_free_ref(primary_if);
-	if (orig_node)
-		orig_node_free_ref(orig_node);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index c7aafc7c5ed4854b2a46f6e37b5386ef937fee8e..78b9528bfc2a5143dcc35b391b9bdfcd38f71ea3 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static struct tt_local_entry *tt_local_hash_find(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry, *tt_local_entry_tmp = NULL;
-	int index;
+	uint32_t index;
 
 	if (!hash)
 		return NULL;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static struct tt_global_entry *tt_global_hash_find(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry;
 	struct tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry_tmp = NULL;
-	int index;
+	uint32_t index;
 
 	if (!hash)
 		return NULL;
@@ -314,9 +314,8 @@ int tt_local_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 	struct hard_iface *primary_if;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
-	size_t buf_size, pos;
-	char *buff;
-	int i, ret = 0;
+	uint32_t i;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	primary_if = primary_if_get_selected(bat_priv);
 	if (!primary_if) {
@@ -337,34 +336,13 @@ int tt_local_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 		   "announced via TT (TTVN: %u):\n",
 		   net_dev->name, (uint8_t)atomic_read(&bat_priv->ttvn));
 
-	buf_size = 1;
-	/* Estimate length for: " * xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx\n" */
-	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
-		head = &hash->table[i];
-
-		rcu_read_lock();
-		__hlist_for_each_rcu(node, head)
-			buf_size += 29;
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-	}
-
-	buff = kmalloc(buf_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!buff) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	buff[0] = '\0';
-	pos = 0;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
 
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(tt_local_entry, node,
 					 head, hash_entry) {
-			pos += snprintf(buff + pos, 30, " * %pM "
-					"[%c%c%c%c%c]\n",
+			seq_printf(seq, " * %pM [%c%c%c%c%c]\n",
 					tt_local_entry->addr,
 					(tt_local_entry->flags &
 					 TT_CLIENT_ROAM ? 'R' : '.'),
@@ -379,9 +357,6 @@ int tt_local_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 		}
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
-
-	seq_printf(seq, "%s", buff);
-	kfree(buff);
 out:
 	if (primary_if)
 		hardif_free_ref(primary_if);
@@ -427,7 +402,7 @@ static void tt_local_purge(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 	struct hlist_node *node, *node_tmp;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	spinlock_t *list_lock; /* protects write access to the hash lists */
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
@@ -465,7 +440,7 @@ static void tt_local_table_free(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 	struct tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry;
 	struct hlist_node *node, *node_tmp;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 
 	if (!bat_priv->tt_local_hash)
 		return;
@@ -590,9 +565,8 @@ int tt_global_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 	struct hard_iface *primary_if;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
-	size_t buf_size, pos;
-	char *buff;
-	int i, ret = 0;
+	uint32_t i;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	primary_if = primary_if_get_selected(bat_priv);
 	if (!primary_if) {
@@ -615,35 +589,13 @@ int tt_global_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 	seq_printf(seq, "       %-13s %s       %-15s %s %s\n",
 		   "Client", "(TTVN)", "Originator", "(Curr TTVN)", "Flags");
 
-	buf_size = 1;
-	/* Estimate length for: " * xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (ttvn) via
-	 * xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (cur_ttvn)\n"*/
-	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
-		head = &hash->table[i];
-
-		rcu_read_lock();
-		__hlist_for_each_rcu(node, head)
-			buf_size += 67;
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-	}
-
-	buff = kmalloc(buf_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!buff) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	buff[0] = '\0';
-	pos = 0;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
 
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(tt_global_entry, node,
 					 head, hash_entry) {
-			pos += snprintf(buff + pos, 69,
-					" * %pM  (%3u) via %pM     (%3u)   "
+			seq_printf(seq, " * %pM  (%3u) via %pM     (%3u)   "
 					"[%c%c%c]\n", tt_global_entry->addr,
 					tt_global_entry->ttvn,
 					tt_global_entry->orig_node->orig,
@@ -659,9 +611,6 @@ int tt_global_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 		}
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
-
-	seq_printf(seq, "%s", buff);
-	kfree(buff);
 out:
 	if (primary_if)
 		hardif_free_ref(primary_if);
@@ -716,7 +665,7 @@ void tt_global_del_orig(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 			struct orig_node *orig_node, const char *message)
 {
 	struct tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry;
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 	struct hashtable_t *hash = bat_priv->tt_global_hash;
 	struct hlist_node *node, *safe;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
@@ -735,9 +684,10 @@ void tt_global_del_orig(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 			if (tt_global_entry->orig_node == orig_node) {
 				bat_dbg(DBG_TT, bat_priv,
 					"Deleting global tt entry %pM "
-					"(via %pM): originator time out\n",
+					"(via %pM): %s\n",
 					tt_global_entry->addr,
-					tt_global_entry->orig_node->orig);
+					tt_global_entry->orig_node->orig,
+					message);
 				hlist_del_rcu(node);
 				tt_global_entry_free_ref(tt_global_entry);
 			}
@@ -754,7 +704,7 @@ static void tt_global_roam_purge(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 	struct hlist_node *node, *node_tmp;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	spinlock_t *list_lock; /* protects write access to the hash lists */
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
@@ -788,7 +738,7 @@ static void tt_global_table_free(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 	struct tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry;
 	struct hlist_node *node, *node_tmp;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 
 	if (!bat_priv->tt_global_hash)
 		return;
@@ -874,7 +824,8 @@ uint16_t tt_global_crc(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct orig_node *orig_node)
 	struct tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
-	int i, j;
+	uint32_t i;
+	int j;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
@@ -911,7 +862,8 @@ uint16_t tt_local_crc(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 	struct tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
-	int i, j;
+	uint32_t i;
+	int j;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
@@ -1048,7 +1000,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *tt_response_fill_table(uint16_t tt_len, uint8_t ttvn,
 	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
 	uint16_t tt_tot, tt_count;
 	ssize_t tt_query_size = sizeof(struct tt_query_packet);
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 
 	if (tt_query_size + tt_len > primary_if->soft_iface->mtu) {
 		tt_len = primary_if->soft_iface->mtu - tt_query_size;
@@ -1187,11 +1139,11 @@ static bool send_other_tt_response(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 		(tt_request->flags & TT_FULL_TABLE ? 'F' : '.'));
 
 	/* Let's get the orig node of the REAL destination */
-	req_dst_orig_node = get_orig_node(bat_priv, tt_request->dst);
+	req_dst_orig_node = orig_hash_find(bat_priv, tt_request->dst);
 	if (!req_dst_orig_node)
 		goto out;
 
-	res_dst_orig_node = get_orig_node(bat_priv, tt_request->src);
+	res_dst_orig_node = orig_hash_find(bat_priv, tt_request->src);
 	if (!res_dst_orig_node)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1317,7 +1269,7 @@ static bool send_my_tt_response(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 	my_ttvn = (uint8_t)atomic_read(&bat_priv->ttvn);
 	req_ttvn = tt_request->ttvn;
 
-	orig_node = get_orig_node(bat_priv, tt_request->src);
+	orig_node = orig_hash_find(bat_priv, tt_request->src);
 	if (!orig_node)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1725,7 +1677,7 @@ void tt_free(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
  * entry */
 static void tt_local_reset_flags(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, uint16_t flags)
 {
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 	struct hashtable_t *hash = bat_priv->tt_local_hash;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
@@ -1758,7 +1710,7 @@ static void tt_local_purge_pending_clients(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 	struct hlist_node *node, *node_tmp;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	spinlock_t *list_lock; /* protects write access to the hash lists */
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 
 	if (!hash)
 		return;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/vis.c b/net/batman-adv/vis.c
index f81a6b668b0c524d33f4f3b7794e2181a1897a9b..7445413253cabf82976943c02dcd0d9be4cb3126 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/vis.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/vis.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static int vis_info_cmp(const struct hlist_node *node, const void *data2)
 
 /* hash function to choose an entry in a hash table of given size */
 /* hash algorithm from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table */
-static int vis_info_choose(const void *data, int size)
+static uint32_t vis_info_choose(const void *data, uint32_t size)
 {
 	const struct vis_info *vis_info = data;
 	const struct vis_packet *packet;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static struct vis_info *vis_hash_find(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct vis_info *vis_info, *vis_info_tmp = NULL;
-	int index;
+	uint32_t index;
 
 	if (!hash)
 		return NULL;
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ int vis_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 	HLIST_HEAD(vis_if_list);
 	struct if_list_entry *entry;
 	struct hlist_node *pos, *n;
-	int i, j, ret = 0;
+	uint32_t i;
+	int j, ret = 0;
 	int vis_server = atomic_read(&bat_priv->vis_mode);
 	size_t buff_pos, buf_size;
 	char *buff;
@@ -556,7 +557,8 @@ static int find_best_vis_server(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct orig_node *orig_node;
 	struct vis_packet *packet;
-	int best_tq = -1, i;
+	int best_tq = -1;
+	uint32_t i;
 
 	packet = (struct vis_packet *)info->skb_packet->data;
 
@@ -608,7 +610,8 @@ static int generate_vis_packet(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 	struct vis_packet *packet = (struct vis_packet *)info->skb_packet->data;
 	struct vis_info_entry *entry;
 	struct tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry;
-	int best_tq = -1, i;
+	int best_tq = -1;
+	uint32_t i;
 
 	info->first_seen = jiffies;
 	packet->vis_type = atomic_read(&bat_priv->vis_mode);
@@ -696,7 +699,7 @@ static int generate_vis_packet(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
  * held */
 static void purge_vis_packets(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 {
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 	struct hashtable_t *hash = bat_priv->vis_hash;
 	struct hlist_node *node, *node_tmp;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
@@ -733,7 +736,7 @@ static void broadcast_vis_packet(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct hard_iface *hard_iface;
 	uint8_t dstaddr[ETH_ALEN];
-	int i;
+	uint32_t i;
 
 
 	packet = (struct vis_packet *)info->skb_packet->data;