/*
  * Out-of-range value for link session numbers
  */
-#define INVALID_SESSION 0x10000
+#define WILDCARD_SESSION 0x10000
 
-/*
- * Link state events:
+/* State value stored in 'failover_pkts'
  */
-#define  STARTING_EVT    856384768     /* link processing trigger */
-#define  TRAFFIC_MSG_EVT 560815u       /* rx'd ??? */
-#define  SILENCE_EVT     560817u       /* timer dicovered silence from peer */
+#define FIRST_FAILOVER 0xffffu
 
-/*
- * State value stored in 'failover_pkts'
+/* Link FSM states and events:
  */
-#define FIRST_FAILOVER 0xffffu
+enum {
+       WORKING_WORKING,
+       WORKING_UNKNOWN,
+       RESET_RESET,
+       RESET_UNKNOWN
+};
+
+enum {
+       PEER_RESET_EVT    = RESET_MSG,
+       ACTIVATE_EVT      = ACTIVATE_MSG,
+       TRAFFIC_EVT,      /* Any other valid msg from peer */
+       SILENCE_EVT       /* Peer was silent during last timer interval*/
+};
+
+/* Link FSM state checking routines
+ */
+static int link_working_working(struct tipc_link *l)
+{
+       return l->state == WORKING_WORKING;
+}
+
+static int link_working_unknown(struct tipc_link *l)
+{
+       return l->state == WORKING_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+static int link_reset_unknown(struct tipc_link *l)
+{
+       return l->state == RESET_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+static int link_reset_reset(struct tipc_link *l)
+{
+       return l->state == RESET_RESET;
+}
 
 static void link_handle_out_of_seq_msg(struct tipc_link *link,
                                       struct sk_buff *skb);
                /* note: peer i/f name is updated by reset/activate message */
        memcpy(&l_ptr->media_addr, media_addr, sizeof(*media_addr));
        l_ptr->owner = n_ptr;
-       l_ptr->peer_session = INVALID_SESSION;
+       l_ptr->peer_session = WILDCARD_SESSION;
        l_ptr->bearer_id = b_ptr->identity;
        link_set_supervision_props(l_ptr, b_ptr->tolerance);
        l_ptr->state = RESET_UNKNOWN;
        link_reset_statistics(l_ptr);
        tipc_node_attach_link(n_ptr, l_ptr);
        setup_timer(&l_ptr->timer, link_timeout, (unsigned long)l_ptr);
-       link_state_event(l_ptr, STARTING_EVT);
-
+       link_set_timer(l_ptr, l_ptr->keepalive_intv);
        return l_ptr;
 }
 
        tipc_link_reset(l);
        if (del_timer(&l->timer))
                tipc_link_put(l);
-       l->flags |= LINK_STOPPED;
        /* Delete link now, or when timer is finished: */
        tipc_link_reset_fragments(l);
        tipc_node_detach_link(l->owner, l);
        msg_set_session(l_ptr->pmsg, ((msg_session(l_ptr->pmsg) + 1) & 0xffff));
 
        /* Link is down, accept any session */
-       l_ptr->peer_session = INVALID_SESSION;
+       l_ptr->peer_session = WILDCARD_SESSION;
 
        /* Prepare for renewed mtu size negotiation */
        l_ptr->mtu = l_ptr->advertised_mtu;
        tipc_bearer_remove_dest(owner->net, l_ptr->bearer_id, l_ptr->addr);
 
        if (was_active_link && tipc_node_is_up(l_ptr->owner) && (pl != l_ptr)) {
-               l_ptr->flags |= LINK_FAILINGOVER;
+               l_ptr->exec_mode = TIPC_LINK_BLOCKED;
                l_ptr->failover_checkpt = l_ptr->rcv_nxt;
                pl->failover_pkts = FIRST_FAILOVER;
                pl->failover_checkpt = l_ptr->rcv_nxt;
 static void link_state_event(struct tipc_link *l_ptr, unsigned int event)
 {
        struct tipc_link *other;
-       unsigned long timer_intv = l_ptr->keepalive_intv;
-
-       if (l_ptr->flags & LINK_STOPPED)
-               return;
-
-       if (!(l_ptr->flags & LINK_STARTED) && (event != STARTING_EVT))
-               return;         /* Not yet. */
 
-       if (l_ptr->flags & LINK_FAILINGOVER)
+       if (l_ptr->exec_mode == TIPC_LINK_BLOCKED)
                return;
 
        switch (l_ptr->state) {
        case WORKING_WORKING:
                switch (event) {
-               case TRAFFIC_MSG_EVT:
+               case TRAFFIC_EVT:
                case ACTIVATE_MSG:
                        l_ptr->silent_intv_cnt = 0;
                        break;
                break;
        case WORKING_UNKNOWN:
                switch (event) {
-               case TRAFFIC_MSG_EVT:
+               case TRAFFIC_EVT:
                case ACTIVATE_MSG:
                        l_ptr->state = WORKING_WORKING;
                        l_ptr->silent_intv_cnt = 0;
                break;
        case RESET_UNKNOWN:
                switch (event) {
-               case TRAFFIC_MSG_EVT:
+               case TRAFFIC_EVT:
                        break;
                case ACTIVATE_MSG:
                        other = node_active_link(l_ptr->owner, 0);
                        tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, ACTIVATE_MSG,
                                             1, 0, 0, 0);
                        break;
-               case STARTING_EVT:
-                       l_ptr->flags |= LINK_STARTED;
-                       link_set_timer(l_ptr, timer_intv);
-                       break;
                case SILENCE_EVT:
                        tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, RESET_MSG, 0, 0, 0, 0);
                        break;
                break;
        case RESET_RESET:
                switch (event) {
-               case TRAFFIC_MSG_EVT:
+               case TRAFFIC_EVT:
                case ACTIVATE_MSG:
                        other = node_active_link(l_ptr->owner, 0);
                        if (other && link_working_unknown(other))
        if (skb_queue_len(pl->inputq) > post_synch)
                return false;
 synched:
-       l->flags &= ~LINK_SYNCHING;
+       l->exec_mode = TIPC_LINK_OPEN;
        return true;
 }
 
                        }
 
                        /* Traffic message. Conditionally activate link */
-                       link_state_event(l_ptr, TRAFFIC_MSG_EVT);
+                       link_state_event(l_ptr, TRAFFIC_EVT);
 
                        if (link_working_working(l_ptr)) {
                                /* Re-insert buffer in front of queue */
                l_ptr->silent_intv_cnt = 0;
 
                /* Synchronize with parallel link if applicable */
-               if (unlikely((l_ptr->flags & LINK_SYNCHING) && !msg_dup(msg))) {
+               if (unlikely((l_ptr->exec_mode == TIPC_LINK_TUNNEL) &&
+                            !msg_dup(msg))) {
                        if (!link_synch(l_ptr))
                                goto unlock;
                }
        switch (msg_user(msg)) {
        case TUNNEL_PROTOCOL:
                if (msg_dup(msg)) {
-                       link->flags |= LINK_SYNCHING;
+                       link->exec_mode = TIPC_LINK_TUNNEL;
                        link->synch_point = msg_seqno(msg_get_wrapped(msg));
                        kfree_skb(skb);
                        break;
        u16 last_rcv;
 
        /* Don't send protocol message during link failover */
-       if (l_ptr->flags & LINK_FAILINGOVER)
+       if (l_ptr->exec_mode == TIPC_LINK_BLOCKED)
                return;
 
        /* Abort non-RESET send if communication with node is prohibited */
        u32 msg_tol;
        struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(buf);
 
-       if (l_ptr->flags & LINK_FAILINGOVER)
+       if (l_ptr->exec_mode == TIPC_LINK_BLOCKED)
                goto exit;
 
        if (l_ptr->net_plane != msg_net_plane(msg))
 
        case RESET_MSG:
                if (!link_working_unknown(l_ptr) &&
-                   (l_ptr->peer_session != INVALID_SESSION)) {
+                   (l_ptr->peer_session != WILDCARD_SESSION)) {
                        if (less_eq(msg_session(msg), l_ptr->peer_session))
                                break; /* duplicate or old reset: ignore */
                }
                /* Record reception; force mismatch at next timeout: */
                l_ptr->silent_intv_cnt = 0;
 
-               link_state_event(l_ptr, TRAFFIC_MSG_EVT);
+               link_state_event(l_ptr, TRAFFIC_EVT);
                l_ptr->stats.recv_states++;
                if (link_reset_unknown(l_ptr))
                        break;
        }
 exit:
        if (!link->failover_pkts && pl)
-               pl->flags &= ~LINK_FAILINGOVER;
+               pl->exec_mode = TIPC_LINK_OPEN;
        kfree_skb(*skb);
        *skb = iskb;
        return *skb;
 
  */
 #define INVALID_LINK_SEQ 0x10000
 
-/* Link working states
- */
-#define WORKING_WORKING 560810u
-#define WORKING_UNKNOWN 560811u
-#define RESET_UNKNOWN   560812u
-#define RESET_RESET     560813u
 
-/* Link endpoint execution states
+/* Link endpoint receive states
  */
-#define LINK_STARTED     0x0001
-#define LINK_STOPPED     0x0002
-#define LINK_SYNCHING    0x0004
-#define LINK_FAILINGOVER 0x0008
+enum {
+       TIPC_LINK_OPEN,
+       TIPC_LINK_BLOCKED,
+       TIPC_LINK_TUNNEL
+};
 
 /* Starting value for maximum packet size negotiation on unicast links
  * (unless bearer MTU is less)
  * @timer: link timer
  * @owner: pointer to peer node
  * @refcnt: reference counter for permanent references (owner node & timer)
- * @flags: execution state flags for link endpoint instance
  * @peer_session: link session # being used by peer end of link
  * @peer_bearer_id: bearer id used by link's peer endpoint
  * @bearer_id: local bearer id used by link
  * @pmsg: convenience pointer to "proto_msg" field
  * @priority: current link priority
  * @net_plane: current link network plane ('A' through 'H')
+ * @exec_mode: transmit/receive mode for link endpoint instance
  * @backlog_limit: backlog queue congestion thresholds (indexed by importance)
  * @exp_msg_count: # of tunnelled messages expected during link changeover
  * @reset_rcv_checkpt: seq # of last acknowledged message at time of link reset
        struct kref ref;
 
        /* Management and link supervision data */
-       unsigned int flags;
        u32 peer_session;
        u32 peer_bearer_id;
        u32 bearer_id;
        struct tipc_msg *pmsg;
        u32 priority;
        char net_plane;
+       u8 exec_mode;
        u16 synch_point;
 
        /* Failover */
        return msg_prevnode(l->pmsg);
 }
 
-/*
- * Link status checking routines
- */
-static inline int link_working_working(struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
-{
-       return l_ptr->state == WORKING_WORKING;
-}
-
-static inline int link_working_unknown(struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
-{
-       return l_ptr->state == WORKING_UNKNOWN;
-}
-
-static inline int link_reset_unknown(struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
-{
-       return l_ptr->state == RESET_UNKNOWN;
-}
-
-static inline int link_reset_reset(struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
-{
-       return l_ptr->state == RESET_RESET;
-}
-
 #endif