*  buffer
  * @skb: data skb to forward
  * @neigh_node: next hop to forward packet to
- * @ethhdr: pointer to the ethernet header inside the skb
  *
  * Returns true if the skb was consumed (encoded packet sent) or false otherwise
  */
 bool batadv_nc_skb_forward(struct sk_buff *skb,
-                          struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node,
-                          struct ethhdr *ethhdr)
+                          struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node)
 {
        const struct net_device *netdev = neigh_node->if_incoming->soft_iface;
        struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
        struct batadv_unicast_packet *packet;
        struct batadv_nc_path *nc_path;
+       struct ethhdr *ethhdr = eth_hdr(skb);
        __be32 packet_id;
        u8 *payload;
 
 
 void batadv_nc_init_bat_priv(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 void batadv_nc_init_orig(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node);
 bool batadv_nc_skb_forward(struct sk_buff *skb,
-                          struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node,
-                          struct ethhdr *ethhdr);
+                          struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node);
 void batadv_nc_skb_store_for_decoding(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
                                      struct sk_buff *skb);
 void batadv_nc_skb_store_sniffed_unicast(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 }
 
 static inline bool batadv_nc_skb_forward(struct sk_buff *skb,
-                                        struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node,
-                                        struct ethhdr *ethhdr)
+                                        struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node)
 {
        return false;
 }
 
        icmp_packet->msg_type = BATADV_ECHO_REPLY;
        icmp_packet->header.ttl = BATADV_TTL;
 
-       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL))
+       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL) != NET_XMIT_DROP)
                ret = NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 
 out:
        icmp_packet->msg_type = BATADV_TTL_EXCEEDED;
        icmp_packet->header.ttl = BATADV_TTL;
 
-       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL))
+       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL) != NET_XMIT_DROP)
                ret = NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 
 out:
        icmp_packet->header.ttl--;
 
        /* route it */
-       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, recv_if))
+       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, recv_if) != NET_XMIT_DROP)
                ret = NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 
 out:
        struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node = NULL;
        struct batadv_unicast_packet *unicast_packet;
        struct ethhdr *ethhdr = eth_hdr(skb);
-       int ret = NET_RX_DROP;
+       int res, ret = NET_RX_DROP;
        struct sk_buff *new_skb;
 
        unicast_packet = (struct batadv_unicast_packet *)skb->data;
        /* decrement ttl */
        unicast_packet->header.ttl--;
 
-       /* network code packet if possible */
-       if (batadv_nc_skb_forward(skb, neigh_node, ethhdr)) {
-               ret = NET_RX_SUCCESS;
-       } else if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, recv_if)) {
-               ret = NET_RX_SUCCESS;
+       res = batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, recv_if);
 
-               /* Update stats counter */
+       /* translate transmit result into receive result */
+       if (res == NET_XMIT_SUCCESS) {
+               /* skb was transmitted and consumed */
                batadv_inc_counter(bat_priv, BATADV_CNT_FORWARD);
                batadv_add_counter(bat_priv, BATADV_CNT_FORWARD_BYTES,
                                   skb->len + ETH_HLEN);
+
+               ret = NET_RX_SUCCESS;
+       } else if (res == NET_XMIT_POLICED) {
+               /* skb was buffered and consumed */
+               ret = NET_RX_SUCCESS;
        }
 
 out:
 
  * host, NULL can be passed as recv_if and no interface alternating is
  * attempted.
  *
- * Returns TRUE on success; FALSE otherwise.
+ * Returns NET_XMIT_SUCCESS on success, NET_XMIT_DROP on failure, or
+ * NET_XMIT_POLICED if the skb is buffered for later transmit.
  */
-bool batadv_send_skb_to_orig(struct sk_buff *skb,
-                            struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
-                            struct batadv_hard_iface *recv_if)
+int batadv_send_skb_to_orig(struct sk_buff *skb,
+                           struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
+                           struct batadv_hard_iface *recv_if)
 {
        struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = orig_node->bat_priv;
        struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node;
+       int ret = NET_XMIT_DROP;
 
        /* batadv_find_router() increases neigh_nodes refcount if found. */
        neigh_node = batadv_find_router(bat_priv, orig_node, recv_if);
        if (!neigh_node)
-               return false;
+               return ret;
 
-       /* route it */
-       batadv_send_skb_packet(skb, neigh_node->if_incoming, neigh_node->addr);
+       /* try to network code the packet, if it is received on an interface
+        * (i.e. being forwarded). If the packet originates from this node or if
+        * network coding fails, then send the packet as usual.
+        */
+       if (recv_if && batadv_nc_skb_forward(skb, neigh_node)) {
+               ret = NET_XMIT_POLICED;
+       } else {
+               batadv_send_skb_packet(skb, neigh_node->if_incoming,
+                                      neigh_node->addr);
+               ret = NET_XMIT_SUCCESS;
+       }
 
        batadv_neigh_node_free_ref(neigh_node);
 
-       return true;
+       return ret;
 }
 
 void batadv_schedule_bat_ogm(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 
 int batadv_send_skb_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
                           struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
                           const uint8_t *dst_addr);
-bool batadv_send_skb_to_orig(struct sk_buff *skb,
-                            struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
-                            struct batadv_hard_iface *recv_if);
+int batadv_send_skb_to_orig(struct sk_buff *skb,
+                           struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
+                           struct batadv_hard_iface *recv_if);
 void batadv_schedule_bat_ogm(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
 int batadv_add_bcast_packet_to_list(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
                                    const struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 
        batadv_inc_counter(bat_priv, BATADV_CNT_TT_REQUEST_TX);
 
-       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, dst_orig_node, NULL))
+       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, dst_orig_node, NULL) != NET_XMIT_DROP)
                ret = 0;
 
 out:
        struct batadv_orig_node *req_dst_orig_node;
        struct batadv_orig_node *res_dst_orig_node = NULL;
        uint8_t orig_ttvn, req_ttvn, ttvn;
-       int ret = false;
+       int res, ret = false;
        unsigned char *tt_buff;
        bool full_table;
        uint16_t tt_len, tt_tot;
 
        batadv_inc_counter(bat_priv, BATADV_CNT_TT_RESPONSE_TX);
 
-       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, res_dst_orig_node, NULL))
+       res = batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, res_dst_orig_node, NULL);
+       if (res != NET_XMIT_DROP)
                ret = true;
+
        goto out;
 
 unlock:
 
        batadv_inc_counter(bat_priv, BATADV_CNT_TT_RESPONSE_TX);
 
-       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL))
+       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL) != NET_XMIT_DROP)
                ret = true;
        goto out;
 
 
        batadv_inc_counter(bat_priv, BATADV_CNT_TT_ROAM_ADV_TX);
 
-       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL))
+       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL) != NET_XMIT_DROP)
                ret = 0;
 
 out:
 
                goto out;
        }
 
-       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL))
+       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL) != NET_XMIT_DROP)
                ret = 0;
 
 out:
 
        struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node;
        struct batadv_vis_packet *packet;
        struct sk_buff *skb;
-       uint32_t i;
+       uint32_t i, res;
 
 
        packet = (struct batadv_vis_packet *)info->skb_packet->data;
                        if (!skb)
                                continue;
 
-                       if (!batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL))
+                       res = batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL);
+                       if (res == NET_XMIT_DROP)
                                kfree_skb(skb);
                }
                rcu_read_unlock();
        if (!skb)
                goto out;
 
-       if (!batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL))
+       if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL) == NET_XMIT_DROP)
                kfree_skb(skb);
 
 out: