#ifndef _NET_BATMAN_ADV_BAT_ALGO_H_
 #define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_BAT_ALGO_H_
 
-struct batadv_priv;
+#include "main.h"
 
 int batadv_iv_init(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BATMAN_V
 
 int batadv_v_init(void);
+void batadv_v_hardif_init(struct batadv_hard_iface *hardif);
 int batadv_v_mesh_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 void batadv_v_mesh_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void batadv_v_hardif_init(struct batadv_hard_iface *hardif)
+{
+}
+
 static inline int batadv_v_mesh_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
        return 0;
 
        if (ret < 0)
                batadv_v_elp_iface_disable(hard_iface);
 
-       /* enable link throughput auto-detection by setting the throughput
-        * override to zero
-        */
-       atomic_set(&hard_iface->bat_v.throughput_override, 0);
-
        return ret;
 }
 
        .bat_neigh_print = batadv_v_neigh_print,
 };
 
+/**
+ * batadv_v_hardif_init - initialize the algorithm specific fields in the
+ *  hard-interface object
+ * @hard_iface: the hard-interface to initialize
+ */
+void batadv_v_hardif_init(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
+{
+       /* enable link throughput auto-detection by setting the throughput
+        * override to zero
+        */
+       atomic_set(&hard_iface->bat_v.throughput_override, 0);
+       atomic_set(&hard_iface->bat_v.elp_interval, 500);
+}
+
 /**
  * batadv_v_mesh_init - initialize the B.A.T.M.A.N. V private resources for a
  *  mesh
 
        /* randomize initial seqno to avoid collision */
        get_random_bytes(&random_seqno, sizeof(random_seqno));
        atomic_set(&hard_iface->bat_v.elp_seqno, random_seqno);
-       atomic_set(&hard_iface->bat_v.elp_interval, 500);
 
        /* assume full-duplex by default */
        hard_iface->bat_v.flags |= BATADV_FULL_DUPLEX;
 
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
+#include "bat_algo.h"
 #include "bridge_loop_avoidance.h"
 #include "debugfs.h"
 #include "distributed-arp-table.h"
        if (batadv_is_wifi_netdev(net_dev))
                hard_iface->num_bcasts = BATADV_NUM_BCASTS_WIRELESS;
 
+       batadv_v_hardif_init(hard_iface);
+
        /* extra reference for return */
        kref_init(&hard_iface->refcount);
        kref_get(&hard_iface->refcount);