-/**
- * batadv_neigh_node_new - create and init a new neigh_node object
- * @hard_iface: the interface where the neighbour is connected to
- * @neigh_addr: the mac address of the neighbour interface
- * @orig_node: originator object representing the neighbour
- *
- * Allocates a new neigh_node object and initialises all the generic fields.
- * Returns the new object or NULL on failure.
- */
-struct batadv_neigh_node *
-batadv_neigh_node_new(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
- const uint8_t *neigh_addr,
- struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node)
-{
- struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node;
-
- neigh_node = kzalloc(sizeof(*neigh_node), GFP_ATOMIC);
- if (!neigh_node)
- goto out;
-
- INIT_HLIST_NODE(&neigh_node->list);
- INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&neigh_node->ifinfo_list);
- spin_lock_init(&neigh_node->ifinfo_lock);
-
- ether_addr_copy(neigh_node->addr, neigh_addr);
- neigh_node->if_incoming = hard_iface;
- neigh_node->orig_node = orig_node;
-
- /* extra reference for return */
- atomic_set(&neigh_node->refcount, 2);
-
-out:
- return neigh_node;
-}
-