diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 7c3d994e90d8..71343d0fec94 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -2477,6 +2477,16 @@ static void batadv_iv_iface_activate(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 	batadv_iv_ogm_schedule(hard_iface);
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_iv_init_sel_class - initialize GW selection class
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ */
+static void batadv_iv_init_sel_class(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+{
+	/* set default TQ difference threshold to 20 */
+	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.sel_class, 20);
+}
+
 static struct batadv_gw_node *
 batadv_iv_gw_get_best_gw_node(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
@@ -2823,6 +2833,7 @@ static struct batadv_algo_ops batadv_batman_iv __read_mostly = {
 		.del_if = batadv_iv_ogm_orig_del_if,
 	},
 	.gw = {
+		.init_sel_class = batadv_iv_init_sel_class,
 		.get_best_gw_node = batadv_iv_gw_get_best_gw_node,
 		.is_eligible = batadv_iv_gw_is_eligible,
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUGFS
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
index 0acd081dd286..a36c8e7291d6 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
@@ -668,6 +668,16 @@ static bool batadv_v_neigh_is_sob(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh1,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_v_init_sel_class - initialize GW selection class
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ */
+static void batadv_v_init_sel_class(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+{
+	/* set default throughput difference threshold to 5Mbps */
+	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.sel_class, 50);
+}
+
 static ssize_t batadv_v_store_sel_class(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 					char *buff, size_t count)
 {
@@ -1052,6 +1062,7 @@ static struct batadv_algo_ops batadv_batman_v __read_mostly = {
 		.dump = batadv_v_orig_dump,
 	},
 	.gw = {
+		.init_sel_class = batadv_v_init_sel_class,
 		.store_sel_class = batadv_v_store_sel_class,
 		.show_sel_class = batadv_v_show_sel_class,
 		.get_best_gw_node = batadv_v_gw_get_best_gw_node,
@@ -1092,9 +1103,6 @@ int batadv_v_mesh_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* set default throughput difference threshold to 5Mbps */
-	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.sel_class, 50);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
index 11a23fd6e1a0..8f964beaac28 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ bool batadv_frag_skb_fwd(struct sk_buff *skb,
  * batadv_frag_create - create a fragment from skb
  * @skb: skb to create fragment from
  * @frag_head: header to use in new fragment
- * @mtu: size of new fragment
+ * @fragment_size: size of new fragment
  *
  * Split the passed skb into two fragments: A new one with size matching the
  * passed mtu and the old one with the rest. The new skb contains data from the
@@ -414,11 +414,11 @@ bool batadv_frag_skb_fwd(struct sk_buff *skb,
  */
 static struct sk_buff *batadv_frag_create(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					  struct batadv_frag_packet *frag_head,
-					  unsigned int mtu)
+					  unsigned int fragment_size)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb_fragment;
 	unsigned int header_size = sizeof(*frag_head);
-	unsigned int fragment_size = mtu - header_size;
+	unsigned int mtu = fragment_size + header_size;
 
 	skb_fragment = netdev_alloc_skb(NULL, mtu + ETH_HLEN);
 	if (!skb_fragment)
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ int batadv_frag_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct sk_buff *skb_fragment;
 	unsigned int mtu = neigh_node->if_incoming->net_dev->mtu;
 	unsigned int header_size = sizeof(frag_header);
-	unsigned int max_fragment_size, max_packet_size;
+	unsigned int max_fragment_size, num_fragments;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* To avoid merge and refragmentation at next-hops we never send
@@ -464,10 +464,15 @@ int batadv_frag_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 */
 	mtu = min_t(unsigned int, mtu, BATADV_FRAG_MAX_FRAG_SIZE);
 	max_fragment_size = mtu - header_size;
-	max_packet_size = max_fragment_size * BATADV_FRAG_MAX_FRAGMENTS;
+
+	if (skb->len == 0 || max_fragment_size == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	num_fragments = (skb->len - 1) / max_fragment_size + 1;
+	max_fragment_size = (skb->len - 1) / num_fragments + 1;
 
 	/* Don't even try to fragment, if we need more than 16 fragments */
-	if (skb->len > max_packet_size) {
+	if (num_fragments > BATADV_FRAG_MAX_FRAGMENTS) {
 		ret = -EAGAIN;
 		goto free_skb;
 	}
@@ -507,7 +512,8 @@ int batadv_frag_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			goto put_primary_if;
 		}
 
-		skb_fragment = batadv_frag_create(skb, &frag_header, mtu);
+		skb_fragment = batadv_frag_create(skb, &frag_header,
+						  max_fragment_size);
 		if (!skb_fragment) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto put_primary_if;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
index 5db2e43e3775..33940c5c74a8 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ static void batadv_gw_tvlv_ogm_handler_v1(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
  */
 void batadv_gw_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
+	if (bat_priv->algo_ops->gw.init_sel_class)
+		bat_priv->algo_ops->gw.init_sel_class(bat_priv);
+	else
+		atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.sel_class, 1);
+
 	batadv_tvlv_handler_register(bat_priv, batadv_gw_tvlv_ogm_handler_v1,
 				     NULL, BATADV_TVLV_GW, 1,
 				     BATADV_TVLV_HANDLER_OGM_CIFNOTFND);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 5d099b2e6cfc..d042c99af028 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -819,7 +819,6 @@ static int batadv_softif_init_late(struct net_device *dev)
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->mcast.num_want_all_ipv6, 0);
 #endif
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.mode, BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF);
-	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.sel_class, 20);
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.bandwidth_down, 100);
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.bandwidth_up, 20);
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->orig_interval, 1000);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index 66b25e410a41..246f21b4973b 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -1489,6 +1489,7 @@ struct batadv_algo_orig_ops {
 
 /**
  * struct batadv_algo_gw_ops - mesh algorithm callbacks (GW specific)
+ * @init_sel_class: initialize GW selection class (optional)
  * @store_sel_class: parse and stores a new GW selection class (optional)
  * @show_sel_class: prints the current GW selection class (optional)
  * @get_best_gw_node: select the best GW from the list of available nodes
@@ -1499,6 +1500,7 @@ struct batadv_algo_orig_ops {
  * @dump: dump gateways to a netlink socket (optional)
  */
 struct batadv_algo_gw_ops {
+	void (*init_sel_class)(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 	ssize_t (*store_sel_class)(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, char *buff,
 				   size_t count);
 	ssize_t (*show_sel_class)(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, char *buff);