diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index eae58a6b121cf8b3d70260038fc644edcd6c97df..ce9f7bfc0b92444950f51893e87abbc426151eb6 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static int tipc_enable_bearer(struct net *net, const char *name,
 static int tipc_reset_bearer(struct net *net, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 {
 	pr_info("Resetting bearer <%s>\n", b_ptr->name);
-	tipc_link_delete_list(net, b_ptr->identity);
+	tipc_node_delete_links(net, b_ptr->identity);
 	tipc_disc_reset(net, b_ptr);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static void bearer_disable(struct net *net, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 	pr_info("Disabling bearer <%s>\n", b_ptr->name);
 	b_ptr->media->disable_media(b_ptr);
 
-	tipc_link_delete_list(net, b_ptr->identity);
+	tipc_node_delete_links(net, b_ptr->identity);
 	if (b_ptr->link_req)
 		tipc_disc_delete(b_ptr->link_req);
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 05837ba7b68c48eed2c627eac0366d0ed12b8e87..8c81db7b17f9fae6272a96f044e476ef9e26e571 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ static void link_print(struct tipc_link *l_ptr, const char *str);
 static void tipc_link_build_bcast_sync_msg(struct tipc_link *l,
 					   struct sk_buff_head *xmitq);
 static void tipc_link_sync_rcv(struct tipc_node *n, struct sk_buff *buf);
-static void tipc_link_input(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb);
+static int tipc_link_input(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb);
 static bool tipc_data_input(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb);
-static bool tipc_link_failover_rcv(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff **skb);
+static int tipc_link_failover_rcv(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff **skb);
 
 /*
  *  Simple link routines
@@ -258,34 +258,6 @@ struct tipc_link *tipc_link_create(struct tipc_node *n_ptr,
 	return l_ptr;
 }
 
-/**
- * tipc_link_delete - Delete a link
- * @l: link to be deleted
- */
-void tipc_link_delete(struct tipc_link *l)
-{
-	tipc_link_reset(l);
-	tipc_link_reset_fragments(l);
-	tipc_node_detach_link(l->owner, l);
-}
-
-void tipc_link_delete_list(struct net *net, unsigned int bearer_id)
-{
-	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
-	struct tipc_link *link;
-	struct tipc_node *node;
-
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(node, &tn->node_list, list) {
-		tipc_node_lock(node);
-		link = node->links[bearer_id].link;
-		if (link)
-			tipc_link_delete(link);
-		tipc_node_unlock(node);
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-}
-
 /* tipc_link_build_bcast_sync_msg() - synchronize broadcast link endpoints.
  *
  * Give a newly added peer node the sequence number where it should
@@ -875,26 +847,6 @@ void tipc_link_advance_backlog(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff_head *xmitq)
 	l->snd_nxt = seqno;
 }
 
-void tipc_link_reset_all(struct tipc_node *node)
-{
-	char addr_string[16];
-	u32 i;
-
-	tipc_node_lock(node);
-
-	pr_warn("Resetting all links to %s\n",
-		tipc_addr_string_fill(addr_string, node->addr));
-
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_BEARERS; i++) {
-		if (node->links[i].link) {
-			link_print(node->links[i].link, "Resetting link\n");
-			tipc_link_reset(node->links[i].link);
-		}
-	}
-
-	tipc_node_unlock(node);
-}
-
 static void link_retransmit_failure(struct tipc_link *l_ptr,
 				    struct sk_buff *buf)
 {
@@ -911,7 +863,6 @@ static void link_retransmit_failure(struct tipc_link *l_ptr,
 			msg_errcode(msg));
 		pr_info("sqno %u, prev: %x, src: %x\n",
 			msg_seqno(msg), msg_prevnode(msg), msg_orignode(msg));
-		tipc_link_reset(l_ptr);
 	} else {
 		/* Handle failure on broadcast link */
 		struct tipc_node *n_ptr;
@@ -987,6 +938,7 @@ static int tipc_link_retransm(struct tipc_link *l, int retransm,
 		l->stale_count = 1;
 	} else if (++l->stale_count > 100) {
 		link_retransmit_failure(l, skb);
+		l->exec_mode = TIPC_LINK_BLOCKED;
 		return TIPC_LINK_DOWN_EVT;
 	}
 	skb_queue_walk(&l->transmq, skb) {
@@ -1079,12 +1031,13 @@ static bool tipc_data_input(struct tipc_link *link, struct sk_buff *skb)
  * Consumes buffer
  * Node lock must be held
  */
-static void tipc_link_input(struct tipc_link *link, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static int tipc_link_input(struct tipc_link *link, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct tipc_node *node = link->owner;
 	struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(skb);
 	struct sk_buff *iskb;
 	int pos = 0;
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	switch (msg_user(msg)) {
 	case TUNNEL_PROTOCOL:
@@ -1094,7 +1047,8 @@ static void tipc_link_input(struct tipc_link *link, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			break;
 		}
-		if (!tipc_link_failover_rcv(link, &skb))
+		rc |= tipc_link_failover_rcv(link, &skb);
+		if (!skb)
 			break;
 		if (msg_user(buf_msg(skb)) != MSG_BUNDLER) {
 			tipc_data_input(link, skb);
@@ -1113,7 +1067,8 @@ static void tipc_link_input(struct tipc_link *link, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			link->stats.recv_fragmented++;
 			tipc_data_input(link, skb);
 		} else if (!link->reasm_buf) {
-			tipc_link_reset(link);
+			link->exec_mode = TIPC_LINK_BLOCKED;
+			rc |= TIPC_LINK_DOWN_EVT;
 		}
 		break;
 	case BCAST_PROTOCOL:
@@ -1122,6 +1077,7 @@ static void tipc_link_input(struct tipc_link *link, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	default:
 		break;
 	};
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static bool tipc_link_release_pkts(struct tipc_link *l, u16 acked)
@@ -1215,7 +1171,7 @@ int tipc_link_rcv(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		l->rcv_nxt++;
 		l->stats.recv_info++;
 		if (unlikely(!tipc_data_input(l, skb)))
-			tipc_link_input(l, skb);
+			rc |= tipc_link_input(l, skb);
 
 		/* Ack at regular intervals */
 		if (unlikely(++l->rcv_unacked >= TIPC_MIN_LINK_WIN)) {
@@ -1504,14 +1460,15 @@ void tipc_link_dup_queue_xmit(struct tipc_link *link,
 /*  tipc_link_failover_rcv(): Receive a tunnelled FAILOVER_MSG packet
  *  Owner node is locked.
  */
-static bool tipc_link_failover_rcv(struct tipc_link *link,
-				   struct sk_buff **skb)
+static int tipc_link_failover_rcv(struct tipc_link *link,
+				  struct sk_buff **skb)
 {
 	struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(*skb);
 	struct sk_buff *iskb = NULL;
 	struct tipc_link *pl = NULL;
 	int bearer_id = msg_bearer_id(msg);
 	int pos = 0;
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (msg_type(msg) != FAILOVER_MSG) {
 		pr_warn("%sunknown tunnel pkt received\n", link_co_err);
@@ -1524,8 +1481,6 @@ static bool tipc_link_failover_rcv(struct tipc_link *link,
 		goto exit;
 
 	pl = link->owner->links[bearer_id].link;
-	if (pl && tipc_link_is_up(pl))
-		tipc_link_reset(pl);
 
 	if (link->failover_pkts == FIRST_FAILOVER)
 		link->failover_pkts = msg_msgcnt(msg);
@@ -1550,14 +1505,18 @@ static bool tipc_link_failover_rcv(struct tipc_link *link,
 	}
 	if (msg_user(buf_msg(iskb)) == MSG_FRAGMENTER) {
 		link->stats.recv_fragments++;
-		tipc_buf_append(&link->failover_skb, &iskb);
+		if (!tipc_buf_append(&link->failover_skb, &iskb) &&
+		    !link->failover_skb) {
+			link->exec_mode = TIPC_LINK_BLOCKED;
+			rc |= TIPC_LINK_DOWN_EVT;
+		}
 	}
 exit:
 	if (!link->failover_pkts && pl)
 		pl->exec_mode = TIPC_LINK_OPEN;
 	kfree_skb(*skb);
 	*skb = iskb;
-	return *skb;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /* tipc_link_proto_rcv(): receive link level protocol message :
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.h b/net/tipc/link.h
index 279196d6baacc3ffdacad5a6671a2393ca71de9f..bb1378b7cb5974c924da76c24cfba8143f14c124 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.h
+++ b/net/tipc/link.h
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ struct tipc_link *tipc_link_create(struct tipc_node *n,
 				   const struct tipc_media_addr *maddr,
 				   struct sk_buff_head *inputq,
 				   struct sk_buff_head *namedq);
-void tipc_link_delete(struct tipc_link *link);
-void tipc_link_delete_list(struct net *net, unsigned int bearer_id);
 void tipc_link_failover_send_queue(struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 void tipc_link_dup_queue_xmit(struct tipc_link *l_ptr, struct tipc_link *dest);
 void tipc_link_reset_fragments(struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
@@ -221,7 +219,6 @@ int tipc_link_is_up(struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 int tipc_link_is_active(struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 void tipc_link_purge_queues(struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 void tipc_link_purge_backlog(struct tipc_link *l);
-void tipc_link_reset_all(struct tipc_node *node);
 void tipc_link_reset(struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 int __tipc_link_xmit(struct net *net, struct tipc_link *link,
 		     struct sk_buff_head *list);
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 558df25a7fc6a3897039cffb7b2da897776bd5f6..6a0680ba98a98e4ae716a44aeefb6298ed3d8990 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -407,6 +407,44 @@ bool tipc_node_update_dest(struct tipc_node *n,  struct tipc_bearer *b,
 	return true;
 }
 
+void tipc_node_delete_links(struct net *net, int bearer_id)
+{
+	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
+	struct tipc_link *l;
+	struct tipc_node *n;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(n, &tn->node_list, list) {
+		tipc_node_lock(n);
+		l = n->links[bearer_id].link;
+		if (l) {
+			tipc_link_reset(l);
+			n->links[bearer_id].link = NULL;
+			n->link_cnt--;
+		}
+		tipc_node_unlock(n);
+		kfree(l);
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
+static void tipc_node_reset_links(struct tipc_node *n)
+{
+	char addr_string[16];
+	u32 i;
+
+	tipc_node_lock(n);
+
+	pr_warn("Resetting all links to %s\n",
+		tipc_addr_string_fill(addr_string, n->addr));
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_BEARERS; i++) {
+		if (n->links[i].link)
+			tipc_link_reset(n->links[i].link);
+	}
+	tipc_node_unlock(n);
+}
+
 void tipc_node_attach_link(struct tipc_node *n_ptr, struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
 {
 	n_ptr->links[l_ptr->bearer_id].link = l_ptr;
@@ -721,7 +759,7 @@ void tipc_node_unlock(struct tipc_node *node)
 		tipc_bclink_input(net);
 
 	if (flags & TIPC_BCAST_RESET)
-		tipc_link_reset_all(node);
+		tipc_node_reset_links(node);
 }
 
 /* Caller should hold node lock for the passed node */
@@ -836,6 +874,40 @@ int tipc_node_xmit_skb(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 dnode,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* tipc_node_tnl_init(): handle a received TUNNEL_PROTOCOL packet,
+ * in order to control parallel link failover or synchronization
+ */
+static void tipc_node_tnl_init(struct tipc_node *n, int bearer_id,
+			       struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct tipc_link *tnl, *pl;
+	struct tipc_msg *hdr = buf_msg(skb);
+	u16 oseqno = msg_seqno(hdr);
+	int pb_id = msg_bearer_id(hdr);
+
+	if (pb_id >= MAX_BEARERS)
+		return;
+
+	tnl = n->links[bearer_id].link;
+	if (!tnl)
+		return;
+
+	/* Ignore if duplicate */
+	if (less(oseqno, tnl->rcv_nxt))
+		return;
+
+	pl = n->links[pb_id].link;
+	if (!pl)
+		return;
+
+	if (msg_type(hdr) == FAILOVER_MSG) {
+		if (tipc_link_is_up(pl)) {
+			tipc_link_reset(pl);
+			pl->exec_mode = TIPC_LINK_BLOCKED;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * tipc_rcv - process TIPC packets/messages arriving from off-node
  * @net: the applicable net namespace
@@ -854,6 +926,7 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b)
 	struct tipc_media_addr *maddr;
 	int bearer_id = b->identity;
 	int rc = 0;
+	int usr;
 
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&xmitq);
 
@@ -863,8 +936,9 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b)
 
 	/* Handle arrival of a non-unicast link packet */
 	hdr = buf_msg(skb);
+	usr = msg_user(hdr);
 	if (unlikely(msg_non_seq(hdr))) {
-		if (msg_user(hdr) ==  LINK_CONFIG)
+		if (usr ==  LINK_CONFIG)
 			tipc_disc_rcv(net, skb, b);
 		else
 			tipc_bclink_rcv(net, skb);
@@ -877,6 +951,10 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b)
 		goto discard;
 	tipc_node_lock(n);
 
+	/* Prepare links for tunneled reception if applicable */
+	if (unlikely(usr == TUNNEL_PROTOCOL))
+		tipc_node_tnl_init(n, bearer_id, skb);
+
 	/* Locate link endpoint that should handle packet */
 	l = n->links[bearer_id].link;
 	if (unlikely(!l))
@@ -887,7 +965,7 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b)
 		if (!tipc_node_filter_skb(n, l, hdr))
 			goto unlock;
 
-	if (unlikely(msg_user(hdr) == LINK_PROTOCOL))
+	if (unlikely(usr == LINK_PROTOCOL))
 		tipc_bclink_sync_state(n, hdr);
 
 	/* Release acked broadcast messages */
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.h b/net/tipc/node.h
index 5e7016802077c65db72599f9713a94bee24f1a8e..49df0e934a65b7ebb706f93ff2ec04e01d47b9a1 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.h
+++ b/net/tipc/node.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ void tipc_node_check_dest(struct tipc_node *n, struct tipc_bearer *bearer,
 			  struct tipc_media_addr *maddr);
 bool tipc_node_update_dest(struct tipc_node *n, struct tipc_bearer *bearer,
 			   struct tipc_media_addr *maddr);
+void tipc_node_delete_links(struct net *net, int bearer_id);
 void tipc_node_attach_link(struct tipc_node *n_ptr, struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 void tipc_node_detach_link(struct tipc_node *n_ptr, struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 void tipc_node_link_down(struct tipc_node *n_ptr, int bearer_id);