[RFC] batman-adv: Use own timer for multicast TT and TVLV updates

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 06a8608..edb8427 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ 
 #define BATADV_TT_CLIENT_TEMP_TIMEOUT 600000 /* in milliseconds */
 #define BATADV_TT_WORK_PERIOD 5000 /* 5 seconds */
 #define BATADV_ORIG_WORK_PERIOD 1000 /* 1 second */
+#define BATADV_MCAST_WORK_PERIOD 500 /* 0.5 seconds */
 #define BATADV_DAT_ENTRY_TIMEOUT (5 * 60000) /* 5 mins in milliseconds */
 /* sliding packet range of received originator messages in sequence numbers
  * (should be a multiple of our word size)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
index 894df60..f5b7c26 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ 
 #include "translation-table.h"
 #include "tvlv.h"
 
+static void batadv_mcast_mla_update(struct work_struct *work);
+
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_start_timer - initialise the multicast periodic worker
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ */
+static void batadv_mcast_start_timer(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+{
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bat_priv->mcast.work, batadv_mcast_mla_update);
+	queue_delayed_work(batadv_event_workqueue, &bat_priv->mcast.work,
+			   msecs_to_jiffies(BATADV_MCAST_WORK_PERIOD));
+}
+
 /**
  * batadv_mcast_get_bridge - get the bridge on top of the softif if it exists
  * @soft_iface: netdev struct of the mesh interface
@@ -532,13 +545,13 @@  update:
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_mcast_mla_update - update the own MLAs
+ * __batadv_mcast_mla_update - update the own MLAs
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  *
  * Updates the own multicast listener announcements in the translation
  * table as well as the own, announced multicast tvlv container.
  */
-void batadv_mcast_mla_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+static void __batadv_mcast_mla_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
 	struct net_device *soft_iface = bat_priv->soft_iface;
 	struct hlist_head mcast_list = HLIST_HEAD_INIT;
@@ -564,6 +577,29 @@  out:
 }
 
 /**
+ * batadv_mcast_mla_update - update the own MLAs
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ *
+ * Updates the own multicast listener announcements in the translation
+ * table as well as the own, announced multicast tvlv container.
+ *
+ * In the end, reschedules the work timer.
+ */
+static void batadv_mcast_mla_update(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct delayed_work *delayed_work;
+	struct batadv_priv_mcast *priv_mcast;
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv;
+
+	delayed_work = to_delayed_work(work);
+	priv_mcast = container_of(delayed_work, struct batadv_priv_mcast, work);
+	bat_priv = container_of(priv_mcast, struct batadv_priv, mcast);
+
+	__batadv_mcast_mla_update(bat_priv);
+	batadv_mcast_start_timer(bat_priv);
+}
+
+/**
  * batadv_mcast_is_report_ipv4 - check for IGMP reports
  * @skb: the ethernet frame destined for the mesh
  *
@@ -1132,6 +1168,8 @@  void batadv_mcast_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 	batadv_tvlv_handler_register(bat_priv, batadv_mcast_tvlv_ogm_handler,
 				     NULL, BATADV_TVLV_MCAST, 2,
 				     BATADV_TVLV_HANDLER_OGM_CIFNOTFND);
+
+	batadv_mcast_start_timer(bat_priv);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1241,6 +1279,8 @@  int batadv_mcast_flags_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
  */
 void batadv_mcast_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bat_priv->mcast.work);
+
 	batadv_tvlv_container_unregister(bat_priv, BATADV_TVLV_MCAST, 2);
 	batadv_tvlv_handler_unregister(bat_priv, BATADV_TVLV_MCAST, 2);
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.h b/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
index 1fb00ba..2cddaf5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@  enum batadv_forw_mode {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST
 
-void batadv_mcast_mla_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
-
 enum batadv_forw_mode
 batadv_mcast_forw_mode(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		       struct batadv_orig_node **mcast_single_orig);
@@ -55,10 +53,6 @@  void batadv_mcast_purge_orig(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node);
 
 #else
 
-static inline void batadv_mcast_mla_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
-{
-}
-
 static inline enum batadv_forw_mode
 batadv_mcast_forw_mode(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		       struct batadv_orig_node **mcast_single_orig)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index af2bfef..2ea9b66 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ 
 #include "hard-interface.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "log.h"
-#include "multicast.h"
 #include "originator.h"
 #include "packet.h"
 #include "soft-interface.h"
@@ -3414,9 +3413,6 @@  static void batadv_tt_local_commit_changes_nolock(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&bat_priv->tt.commit_lock);
 
-	/* Update multicast addresses in local translation table */
-	batadv_mcast_mla_update(bat_priv);
-
 	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->tt.local_changes) < 1) {
 		if (!batadv_atomic_dec_not_zero(&bat_priv->tt.ogm_append_cnt))
 			batadv_tt_tvlv_container_update(bat_priv);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index 72806a3..81778a5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -784,6 +784,7 @@  struct batadv_mcast_querier_state {
  * @num_want_all_ipv6: counter for items in want_all_ipv6_list
  * @want_lists_lock: lock for protecting modifications to mcast want lists
  *  (traversals are rcu-locked)
+ * @work: work queue callback item for multicast TT and TVLV updates
  */
 struct batadv_priv_mcast {
 	struct hlist_head mla_list;
@@ -801,6 +802,7 @@  struct batadv_priv_mcast {
 	atomic_t num_want_all_ipv6;
 	/* protects want_all_{unsnoopables,ipv4,ipv6}_list */
 	spinlock_t want_lists_lock;
+	struct delayed_work work;
 };
 #endif