diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.h b/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.h
index cb7d57d16c9d..37898da8ad48 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_algo.h
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-struct netlink_callback;
-struct seq_file;
-struct sk_buff;
-
 extern char batadv_routing_algo[];
 extern struct list_head batadv_hardif_list;
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
index 231b4aab4d8d..22672cb3e25d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -41,8 +42,6 @@
 #include "netlink.h"
 #include "originator.h"
 
-struct sk_buff;
-
 static void batadv_v_iface_activate(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.h b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.h
index bb3d40f73bfe..1a29505f4f66 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.h
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
-struct sk_buff;
-struct work_struct;
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 int batadv_v_elp_iface_enable(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
 void batadv_v_elp_iface_disable(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.h b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.h
index 616bf2ea8755..2a50df7fc2bf 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.h
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-struct sk_buff;
-
 int batadv_v_ogm_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 void batadv_v_ogm_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 int batadv_v_ogm_iface_enable(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h
index 012d72c8d064..02b24a861a85 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.h
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@
 #include "main.h"
 
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-struct net_device;
-struct netlink_callback;
-struct seq_file;
-struct sk_buff;
-
 /**
  * batadv_bla_is_loopdetect_mac() - check if the mac address is from a loop
  *  detect frame sent by bridge loop avoidance
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h
index 7fac680cf740..ed3343195466 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
-struct file;
-struct net_device;
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
 
 #define BATADV_DEBUGFS_SUBDIR "batman_adv"
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
index 110c27447d70..67c7729add55 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
@@ -11,15 +11,14 @@
 
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "originator.h"
 
-struct netlink_callback;
-struct seq_file;
-struct sk_buff;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT
 
 /* BATADV_DAT_ADDR_MAX - maximum address value in the DHT space */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.h b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.h
index d6074ba2ada7..abfe8c6556de 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.h
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@
 
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-struct sk_buff;
-
 void batadv_frag_purge_orig(struct batadv_orig_node *orig,
 			    bool (*check_cb)(struct batadv_frag_table_entry *));
 bool batadv_frag_skb_fwd(struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
index 0e14026feebd..0be8e7178ec7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.h
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-
-struct batadv_tvlv_gateway_data;
-struct netlink_callback;
-struct seq_file;
-struct sk_buff;
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 void batadv_gw_check_client_stop(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 void batadv_gw_reselect(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h
index 5cf50736c635..211b14b37db8 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-struct net_device;
-
 /**
  * enum batadv_bandwidth_units - bandwidth unit types
  */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
index c8ef6aa0e865..bbb8a6f18d6b 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@
 
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-
-struct net_device;
-struct net;
+#include <net/net_namespace.h>
 
 /**
  * enum batadv_hard_if_state - State of a hard interface
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hash.h b/net/batman-adv/hash.h
index ceef171f7f98..57877f0b78e0 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hash.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hash.h
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-struct lock_class_key;
-
 /* callback to a compare function.  should compare 2 element datas for their
  * keys
  *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h
index 35eecbfd2e65..1fc0b0de290e 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.h
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 #include "main.h"
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
-
-struct batadv_icmp_header;
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #define BATADV_ICMP_SOCKET "socket"
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 821a7de45256..3d4c04d87ff3 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -210,16 +210,15 @@ enum batadv_uev_type {
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "types.h"
-
-struct net_device;
-struct packet_type;
-struct seq_file;
-struct sk_buff;
+#include "main.h"
 
 /**
  * batadv_print_vid() - return printable version of vid information
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.h b/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
index 653b9b76fabe..5d9e2bb29c97 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
-struct netlink_callback;
-struct seq_file;
-struct sk_buff;
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 
 /**
  * enum batadv_forw_mode - the way a packet should be forwarded as
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/netlink.c b/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
index 7253699c3151..6f08fd122a8d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
+#include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
@@ -50,8 +51,6 @@
 #include "tp_meter.h"
 #include "translation-table.h"
 
-struct net;
-
 struct genl_family batadv_netlink_family;
 
 /* multicast groups */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/netlink.h b/net/batman-adv/netlink.h
index d1e0681b8743..ddc674e47dbb 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/netlink.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/netlink.h
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 
-struct nlmsghdr;
-
 void batadv_netlink_register(void);
 void batadv_netlink_unregister(void);
 int batadv_netlink_get_ifindex(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int attrtype);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.h b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.h
index 74f56113a5d0..4801d0891cc8 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.h
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-
-struct batadv_ogm_packet;
-struct net_device;
-struct seq_file;
-struct sk_buff;
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.h b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
index 3829e26f9c5d..512a1f99dd75 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <linux/jhash.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-struct netlink_callback;
-struct seq_file;
-struct sk_buff;
-
 bool batadv_compare_orig(const struct hlist_node *node, const void *data2);
 int batadv_originator_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 void batadv_originator_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.h b/net/batman-adv/routing.h
index b96c6d06d188..c20feac95107 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.h
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-struct sk_buff;
-
 bool batadv_check_management_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 				    int header_len);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.h b/net/batman-adv/send.h
index 5921ee4e107c..5fc0fd1e5d08 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.h
@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@
 #include "main.h"
 
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
-struct sk_buff;
-
 void batadv_forw_packet_free(struct batadv_forw_packet *forw_packet,
 			     bool dropped);
 struct batadv_forw_packet *
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index a7677e1d000f..499afbce44dc 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/printk.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h
index 275442a7acb6..29139ad769fe 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.h
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 
-struct net_device;
-struct net;
-struct sk_buff;
-
 int batadv_skb_head_push(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len);
 void batadv_interface_rx(struct net_device *soft_iface,
 			 struct sk_buff *skb, int hdr_size,
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.h b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.h
index 83fa808b1871..5e466093dfa5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.h
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-struct kobject;
-struct net_device;
-
 #define BATADV_SYSFS_IF_MESH_SUBDIR "mesh"
 #define BATADV_SYSFS_IF_BAT_SUBDIR "batman_adv"
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.h b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.h
index 604b3799c972..78d310da0ad3 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.h
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-struct sk_buff;
-
 void batadv_tp_meter_init(void);
 void batadv_tp_start(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const u8 *dst,
 		     u32 test_length, u32 *cookie);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
index c8c48d62a430..4a98860d7f0e 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-struct netlink_callback;
-struct net_device;
-struct seq_file;
-struct sk_buff;
-
 int batadv_tt_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 bool batadv_tt_local_add(struct net_device *soft_iface, const u8 *addr,
 			 unsigned short vid, int ifindex, u32 mark);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.h b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.h
index 114ac01e06af..36985000a0a8 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.h
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 #include "main.h"
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
-
-struct batadv_ogm_packet;
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 void batadv_tvlv_container_register(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 				    u8 type, u8 version,
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index 74b644738a36..581f93c0e974 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -14,20 +14,22 @@
 #include <linux/average.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/if.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h> /* for linux/wait.h */
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
 
-struct seq_file;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT
 
 /**