tipc_addr_string_fill(addr_string, n_ptr->addr);
                pr_info("Broadcast link info for %s\n", addr_string);
-               pr_info("Supportable: %d,  Supported: %d,  Acked: %u\n",
-                       n_ptr->bclink.supportable,
+               pr_info("Supported: %d,  Acked: %u\n",
                        n_ptr->bclink.supported,
                        n_ptr->bclink.acked);
                pr_info("Last in: %u,  Oos state: %u,  Last sent: %u\n",
                } else {
                        l_ptr->max_pkt = l_ptr->max_pkt_target;
                }
-               l_ptr->owner->bclink.supportable = (max_pkt_info != 0);
 
                /* Synchronize broadcast link info, if not done previously */
                if (!tipc_node_is_up(l_ptr->owner)) {
 
 {
        tipc_k_signal((Handler)tipc_named_node_up, n_ptr->addr);
 
-       if (n_ptr->bclink.supportable) {
-               n_ptr->bclink.acked = tipc_bclink_get_last_sent();
-               tipc_bclink_add_node(n_ptr->addr);
-               n_ptr->bclink.supported = 1;
-       }
+       n_ptr->bclink.acked = tipc_bclink_get_last_sent();
+       tipc_bclink_add_node(n_ptr->addr);
+       n_ptr->bclink.supported = 1;
 }
 
 static void node_name_purge_complete(unsigned long node_addr)
 
  * @permit_changeover: non-zero if node has redundant links to this system
  * @signature: node instance identifier
  * @bclink: broadcast-related info
- *    @supportable: non-zero if node supports TIPC b'cast link capability
  *    @supported: non-zero if node supports TIPC b'cast capability
  *    @acked: sequence # of last outbound b'cast message acknowledged by node
  *    @last_in: sequence # of last in-sequence b'cast message received from node
        int permit_changeover;
        u32 signature;
        struct {
-               u8 supportable;
                u8 supported;
                u32 acked;
                u32 last_in;