diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h b/include/uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h
index 5cb360be2a116..894d8d2f713d9 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note) */
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ struct batadv_bla_claim_dst {
 	__be16 group;		/* group id */
 };
 
-#pragma pack()
-
 /**
  * struct batadv_ogm_packet - ogm (routing protocol) packet
  * @packet_type: batman-adv packet type, part of the general header
@@ -222,9 +220,6 @@ struct batadv_ogm_packet {
 	__u8   reserved;
 	__u8   tq;
 	__be16 tvlv_len;
-	/* __packed is not needed as the struct size is divisible by 4,
-	 * and the largest data type in this struct has a size of 4.
-	 */
 };
 
 #define BATADV_OGM_HLEN sizeof(struct batadv_ogm_packet)
@@ -249,9 +244,6 @@ struct batadv_ogm2_packet {
 	__u8   orig[ETH_ALEN];
 	__be16 tvlv_len;
 	__be32 throughput;
-	/* __packed is not needed as the struct size is divisible by 4,
-	 * and the largest data type in this struct has a size of 4.
-	 */
 };
 
 #define BATADV_OGM2_HLEN sizeof(struct batadv_ogm2_packet)
@@ -405,7 +397,6 @@ struct batadv_icmp_packet_rr {
  * misalignment of the payload after the ethernet header. It may also lead to
  * leakage of information when the padding it not initialized before sending.
  */
-#pragma pack(2)
 
 /**
  * struct batadv_unicast_packet - unicast packet for network payload
@@ -533,8 +524,6 @@ struct batadv_coded_packet {
 	__be16 coded_len;
 };
 
-#pragma pack()
-
 /**
  * struct batadv_unicast_tvlv_packet - generic unicast packet with tvlv payload
  * @packet_type: batman-adv packet type, part of the general header
@@ -641,4 +630,6 @@ struct batadv_tvlv_mcast_data {
 	__u8 reserved[3];
 };
 
+#pragma pack()
+
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_BATADV_PACKET_H_ */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h b/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h
index ae00c99cbed09..56ae289340709 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
-/* Copyright (C) 2016-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2016-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Matthias Schiffer
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/Kconfig b/net/batman-adv/Kconfig
index c44f6515be5ec..e4e2e02b73800 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/Kconfig
+++ b/net/batman-adv/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
 #
 # Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
 #
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/Makefile b/net/batman-adv/Makefile
index 022f6e77307b8..b97ba6fb83539 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/Makefile
+++ b/net/batman-adv/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
 #
 # Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
 #
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.c
index 80c72c7d3cad3..ea309ad061750 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.h b/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.h
index 029221615ba3d..534b790c3753d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2011-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2011-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Linus Lüssing
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 79e3263837266..e21aa147607b3 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.h b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.h
index 9dc0dd5c83df4..317cafd302cfd 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
index 27e165ac9302b..9c3a34b65b15e 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2013-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2013-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Linus Lüssing, Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.h b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.h
index a17ab68bbce8e..ec4a2a569750c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2011-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2011-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Linus Lüssing
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
index a83478c465970..28687493599f5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2011-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2011-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Linus Lüssing, Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.h b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.h
index 5e39d0588a48a..e8c7b7fd290d7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2013-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2013-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Linus Lüssing, Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
index ba59b77c605d6..2948b41b06d47 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2013-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2013-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Antonio Quartulli
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.h b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.h
index 6a4c14ccc3c61..ed36c5e79fde8 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2013-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2013-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Antonio Quartulli
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c b/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c
index bdc1ef06e05b5..a296a4d851f51 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2006-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2006-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich, Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bitarray.h b/net/batman-adv/bitarray.h
index ca9d0753dd6b9..48f6832895318 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bitarray.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bitarray.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2006-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2006-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich, Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
index fad47853ad3c5..8ff81346ff0c8 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2011-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2011-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h
index b27571abcd2ff..71f95a3e4d3f3 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2011-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2011-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c
index 21d1189957a7f..4229b01ac7b54 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2010-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2010-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h
index 90a08d35c5018..37b069698b04b 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2010-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2010-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
index 9703c791ffc5a..4469dcc1558f9 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2011-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2011-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Antonio Quartulli
  *
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static bool batadv_is_orig_node_eligible(struct batadv_dat_candidate *res,
 	 * the one with the lowest address
 	 */
 	if (tmp_max == max && max_orig_node &&
-	    batadv_compare_eth(candidate->orig, max_orig_node->orig) > 0)
+	    batadv_compare_eth(candidate->orig, max_orig_node->orig))
 		goto out;
 
 	ret = true;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
index 12897eb46268c..e24aa9601c527 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2011-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2011-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Antonio Quartulli
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
index 22dde42fd80e6..d815acc13c353 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2013-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2013-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Martin Hundebøll <martin@hundeboll.net>
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.h b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.h
index 138b22a1836af..944512e077829 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2013-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2013-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Martin Hundebøll <martin@hundeboll.net>
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index 37fe9a644f22f..c294f6fd43e03 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2009-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2009-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
index 981f58421a323..f0b86fcb24938 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2009-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2009-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
index b3e156af2256c..936c107f31991 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2009-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2009-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h
index afebd9c7edf45..80afb27936873 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2009-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2009-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 5f186bff284a3..fd4a263dd6b78 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
index de5e9a374ece5..d1c0f61893016 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hash.c b/net/batman-adv/hash.c
index 04d964358c987..7b49e4001778f 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hash.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hash.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2006-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2006-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich, Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hash.h b/net/batman-adv/hash.h
index 4ce1b6d3ad5c7..9490a7ca2ba69 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hash.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hash.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2006-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2006-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Simon Wunderlich, Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
index e91f29c7c638a..7d5e9abb7a653 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h
index 84cddd01eeab8..958be22beda9f 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/log.c b/net/batman-adv/log.c
index dc9fa37ddd141..52d8a4b848c0d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/log.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/log.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2010-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2010-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/log.h b/net/batman-adv/log.h
index 35e02b2b9e72b..35f4f397ed57d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/log.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/log.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index d31c8266e244e..69c0d85bceb3e 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index f7ba3f96d8f36..057a28a9fe880 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #define BATADV_DRIVER_DEVICE "batman-adv"
 
 #ifndef BATADV_SOURCE_VERSION
-#define BATADV_SOURCE_VERSION "2018.0"
+#define BATADV_SOURCE_VERSION "2018.1"
 #endif
 
 /* B.A.T.M.A.N. parameters */
@@ -331,11 +331,13 @@ static inline bool batadv_has_timed_out(unsigned long timestamp,
  *
  * Return: true when x is a predecessor of y, false otherwise
  */
-#define batadv_seq_before(x, y) ({typeof(x)_d1 = (x); \
-				 typeof(y)_d2 = (y); \
-				 typeof(x)_dummy = (_d1 - _d2); \
-				 (void)(&_d1 == &_d2); \
-				 _dummy > batadv_smallest_signed_int(_dummy); })
+#define batadv_seq_before(x, y) ({ \
+	typeof(x)_d1 = (x); \
+	typeof(y)_d2 = (y); \
+	typeof(x)_dummy = (_d1 - _d2); \
+	(void)(&_d1 == &_d2); \
+	_dummy > batadv_smallest_signed_int(_dummy); \
+})
 
 /**
  * batadv_seq_after() - Checks if a sequence number x is a successor of y
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
index cbdeb47ec3f60..6eaffe50335a5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2014-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2014-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Linus Lüssing
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.h b/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
index 3ac06337ab715..6b8594e23da30 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2014-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2014-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Linus Lüssing
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/netlink.c b/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
index a823d3899bad3..129af56b944dc 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2016-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2016-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Matthias Schiffer
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/netlink.h b/net/batman-adv/netlink.h
index 0e7e57b69b54e..571d9a5ae7aaa 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/netlink.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/netlink.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2016-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2016-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Matthias Schiffer
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
index b48116bb24ef1..c3578444f3cbe 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2012-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2012-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Martin Hundebøll, Jeppe Ledet-Pedersen
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.h b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.h
index adaeafa4f71ef..65c346812bc11 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2012-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2012-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Martin Hundebøll, Jeppe Ledet-Pedersen
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.c b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
index 58a7d9274435c..2a51a0cbb82a2 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2009-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2009-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.h b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
index 8e543a3cdc6c3..f3601ab0872e3 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index b6891e8b741c4..289df027ecddd 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.h b/net/batman-adv/routing.h
index a1289bc5f1159..db54c2d9b8bfb 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index 2a5ab6f1076d4..4a35f5c2f52ba 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.h b/net/batman-adv/send.h
index 1e8c79093623e..64cce07b8fe62 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 900c5ce21cd41..c95e2b2677fd9 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h
index 075c5b5b2ce1c..daf87f07fadd8 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c
index c1578fa0b952a..f2eef43bd2ec5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2010-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2010-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.h b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.h
index bbeee61221fae..c1e3fb69952df 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2010-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2010-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
index 8b576712d0c1f..11520de96ccb1 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2012-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2012-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Edo Monticelli, Antonio Quartulli
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.h b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.h
index c8b8f2cb2c2b5..68e600974759a 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2012-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2012-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Edo Monticelli, Antonio Quartulli
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 7550a9ccd6953..0225616d5771d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich, Antonio Quartulli
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
index 8d9e3abec2c84..01b6c8eafaf91 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich, Antonio Quartulli
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
index 5ffcb45ac6ffa..a637458205d16 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.h b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.h
index a74df33f446d5..ef5867f49824f 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index bb1578410e0cf..4a3b8837e1b50 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
  *