batman-adv: add bat_neigh_cmp API function

This new API allows to compare the two neighbours based on
the metric avoiding the user to deal with any routing
algorithm specific detail

Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@open-mesh.com>
Signed-off-by: Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@yahoo.de>

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 4aabd554ca75..b288d90855d1 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -1475,6 +1475,25 @@ next:
 		seq_puts(seq, "No batman nodes in range ...\n");
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_iv_ogm_neigh_cmp - compare the metrics of two neighbors
+ * @neigh1: the first neighbor object of the comparison
+ * @neigh2: the second neighbor object of the comparison
+ *
+ * Returns a value less, equal to or greater than 0 if the metric via neigh1 is
+ * lower, the same as or higher than the metric via neigh2
+ */
+static int batadv_iv_ogm_neigh_cmp(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh1,
+				   struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh2)
+{
+	uint8_t tq1, tq2;
+
+	tq1 = neigh1->bat_iv.tq_avg;
+	tq2 = neigh2->bat_iv.tq_avg;
+
+	return tq1 - tq2;
+}
+
 static struct batadv_algo_ops batadv_batman_iv __read_mostly = {
 	.name = "BATMAN_IV",
 	.bat_iface_enable = batadv_iv_ogm_iface_enable,
@@ -1483,6 +1502,7 @@ static struct batadv_algo_ops batadv_batman_iv __read_mostly = {
 	.bat_primary_iface_set = batadv_iv_ogm_primary_iface_set,
 	.bat_ogm_schedule = batadv_iv_ogm_schedule,
 	.bat_ogm_emit = batadv_iv_ogm_emit,
+	.bat_neigh_cmp = batadv_iv_ogm_neigh_cmp,
 	.bat_orig_print = batadv_iv_ogm_orig_print,
 };