diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 657ba91fde41..5d2f9198c6bc 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ static const struct nla_policy tipc_nl_prop_policy[TIPC_NLA_PROP_MAX + 1] = {
 /* Link FSM states and events:
  */
 enum {
-	WORKING_WORKING,
-	WORKING_UNKNOWN,
-	RESET_RESET,
-	RESET_UNKNOWN
+	TIPC_LINK_WORKING,
+	TIPC_LINK_PROBING,
+	TIPC_LINK_RESETTING,
+	TIPC_LINK_ESTABLISHING
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -103,24 +103,24 @@ enum {
 
 /* Link FSM state checking routines
  */
-static int link_working_working(struct tipc_link *l)
+static int link_working(struct tipc_link *l)
 {
-	return l->state == WORKING_WORKING;
+	return l->state == TIPC_LINK_WORKING;
 }
 
-static int link_working_unknown(struct tipc_link *l)
+static int link_probing(struct tipc_link *l)
 {
-	return l->state == WORKING_UNKNOWN;
+	return l->state == TIPC_LINK_PROBING;
 }
 
-static int link_reset_unknown(struct tipc_link *l)
+static int link_resetting(struct tipc_link *l)
 {
-	return l->state == RESET_UNKNOWN;
+	return l->state == TIPC_LINK_RESETTING;
 }
 
-static int link_reset_reset(struct tipc_link *l)
+static int link_establishing(struct tipc_link *l)
 {
-	return l->state == RESET_RESET;
+	return l->state == TIPC_LINK_ESTABLISHING;
 }
 
 static void link_handle_out_of_seq_msg(struct tipc_link *link,
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ static void 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 void link_set_timer(struct tipc_link *link, unsigned long time);
+static void link_activate(struct tipc_link *link);
+
 /*
  *  Simple link routines
  */
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ int tipc_link_is_up(struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
 {
 	if (!l_ptr)
 		return 0;
-	return link_working_working(l_ptr) || link_working_unknown(l_ptr);
+	return link_working(l_ptr) || link_probing(l_ptr);
 }
 
 int tipc_link_is_active(struct tipc_link *l)
@@ -234,8 +236,11 @@ static void link_timeout(unsigned long data)
 	}
 
 	/* do all other link processing performed on a periodic basis */
-	if (l_ptr->silent_intv_cnt || tipc_bclink_acks_missing(l_ptr->owner))
+	if (l_ptr->silent_intv_cnt)
 		link_state_event(l_ptr, SILENCE_EVT);
+	else if (link_working(l_ptr) && tipc_bclink_acks_missing(l_ptr->owner))
+		tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, STATE_MSG, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+
 	l_ptr->silent_intv_cnt++;
 	if (skb_queue_len(&l_ptr->backlogq))
 		tipc_link_push_packets(l_ptr);
@@ -304,7 +309,7 @@ struct tipc_link *tipc_link_create(struct tipc_node *n_ptr,
 	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;
+	l_ptr->state = TIPC_LINK_RESETTING;
 
 	l_ptr->pmsg = (struct tipc_msg *)&l_ptr->proto_msg;
 	msg = l_ptr->pmsg;
@@ -366,6 +371,134 @@ void tipc_link_delete_list(struct net *net, unsigned int bearer_id)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
+/**
+ * tipc_link_fsm_evt - link finite state machine
+ * @l: pointer to link
+ * @evt: state machine event to be processed
+ * @xmitq: queue to prepend created protocol message, if any
+ */
+static int tipc_link_fsm_evt(struct tipc_link *l, int evt,
+			     struct sk_buff_head *xmitq)
+{
+	int mtyp = 0, rc = 0;
+	struct tipc_link *pl;
+	enum {
+		LINK_RESET    = 1,
+		LINK_ACTIVATE = (1 << 1),
+		SND_PROBE     = (1 << 2),
+		SND_STATE     = (1 << 3),
+		SND_RESET     = (1 << 4),
+		SND_ACTIVATE  = (1 << 5)
+	} actions = 0;
+
+	if (l->exec_mode == TIPC_LINK_BLOCKED)
+		return rc;
+
+	switch (l->state) {
+	case TIPC_LINK_WORKING:
+		switch (evt) {
+		case TRAFFIC_EVT:
+		case ACTIVATE_EVT:
+			break;
+		case SILENCE_EVT:
+			l->state = TIPC_LINK_PROBING;
+			actions |= SND_PROBE;
+			break;
+		case PEER_RESET_EVT:
+			actions |= LINK_RESET | SND_ACTIVATE;
+			break;
+		default:
+			pr_debug("%s%u WORKING\n", link_unk_evt, evt);
+		}
+		break;
+	case TIPC_LINK_PROBING:
+		switch (evt) {
+		case TRAFFIC_EVT:
+		case ACTIVATE_EVT:
+			l->state = TIPC_LINK_WORKING;
+			break;
+		case PEER_RESET_EVT:
+			actions |= LINK_RESET | SND_ACTIVATE;
+			break;
+		case SILENCE_EVT:
+			if (l->silent_intv_cnt <= l->abort_limit) {
+				actions |= SND_PROBE;
+				break;
+			}
+			actions |= LINK_RESET | SND_RESET;
+			break;
+		default:
+			pr_err("%s%u PROBING\n", link_unk_evt, evt);
+		}
+		break;
+	case TIPC_LINK_RESETTING:
+		switch (evt) {
+		case TRAFFIC_EVT:
+			break;
+		case ACTIVATE_EVT:
+			pl = node_active_link(l->owner, 0);
+			if (pl && link_probing(pl))
+				break;
+			actions |= LINK_ACTIVATE;
+			if (l->owner->working_links == 1)
+				tipc_link_sync_xmit(l);
+			break;
+		case PEER_RESET_EVT:
+			l->state = TIPC_LINK_ESTABLISHING;
+			actions |= SND_ACTIVATE;
+			break;
+		case SILENCE_EVT:
+			actions |= SND_RESET;
+			break;
+		default:
+			pr_err("%s%u in RESETTING\n", link_unk_evt, evt);
+		}
+		break;
+	case TIPC_LINK_ESTABLISHING:
+		switch (evt) {
+		case TRAFFIC_EVT:
+		case ACTIVATE_EVT:
+			pl = node_active_link(l->owner, 0);
+			if (pl && link_probing(pl))
+				break;
+			actions |= LINK_ACTIVATE;
+			if (l->owner->working_links == 1)
+				tipc_link_sync_xmit(l);
+			break;
+		case PEER_RESET_EVT:
+			break;
+		case SILENCE_EVT:
+			actions |= SND_ACTIVATE;
+			break;
+		default:
+			pr_err("%s%u ESTABLISHING\n", link_unk_evt, evt);
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		pr_err("Unknown link state %u/%u\n", l->state, evt);
+	}
+
+	/* Perform actions as decided by FSM */
+	if (actions & LINK_RESET) {
+		l->exec_mode = TIPC_LINK_BLOCKED;
+		rc |= TIPC_LINK_DOWN_EVT;
+	}
+	if (actions & LINK_ACTIVATE) {
+		l->exec_mode = TIPC_LINK_OPEN;
+		rc |= TIPC_LINK_UP_EVT;
+	}
+	if (actions & (SND_STATE | SND_PROBE))
+		mtyp = STATE_MSG;
+	if (actions & SND_RESET)
+		mtyp = RESET_MSG;
+	if (actions & SND_ACTIVATE)
+		mtyp = ACTIVATE_MSG;
+	if (actions & (SND_PROBE | SND_STATE | SND_RESET | SND_ACTIVATE))
+		tipc_link_build_proto_msg(l, mtyp, actions & SND_PROBE,
+					  0, 0, 0, xmitq);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 /**
  * link_schedule_user - schedule a message sender for wakeup after congestion
  * @link: congested link
@@ -474,9 +607,10 @@ void tipc_link_reset(struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
 	/* Prepare for renewed mtu size negotiation */
 	l_ptr->mtu = l_ptr->advertised_mtu;
 
-	l_ptr->state = RESET_UNKNOWN;
+	l_ptr->state = TIPC_LINK_RESETTING;
 
-	if ((prev_state == RESET_UNKNOWN) || (prev_state == RESET_RESET))
+	if ((prev_state == TIPC_LINK_RESETTING) ||
+	    (prev_state == TIPC_LINK_ESTABLISHING))
 		return;
 
 	tipc_node_link_down(l_ptr->owner, l_ptr->bearer_id);
@@ -515,6 +649,8 @@ static void link_activate(struct tipc_link *link)
 	link->rcv_nxt = 1;
 	link->stats.recv_info = 1;
 	link->silent_intv_cnt = 0;
+	link->state = TIPC_LINK_WORKING;
+	link->exec_mode = TIPC_LINK_OPEN;
 	tipc_node_link_up(node, link->bearer_id);
 	tipc_bearer_add_dest(node->net, link->bearer_id, link->addr);
 }
@@ -524,132 +660,29 @@ static void link_activate(struct tipc_link *link)
  * @l_ptr: pointer to link
  * @event: state machine event to process
  */
-static void link_state_event(struct tipc_link *l_ptr, unsigned int event)
+static void link_state_event(struct tipc_link *l, unsigned int evt)
 {
-	struct tipc_link *other;
+	int rc;
+	struct sk_buff_head xmitq;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	if (l_ptr->exec_mode == TIPC_LINK_BLOCKED)
+	if (l->exec_mode == TIPC_LINK_BLOCKED)
 		return;
 
-	switch (l_ptr->state) {
-	case WORKING_WORKING:
-		switch (event) {
-		case TRAFFIC_EVT:
-		case ACTIVATE_MSG:
-			l_ptr->silent_intv_cnt = 0;
-			break;
-		case SILENCE_EVT:
-			if (!l_ptr->silent_intv_cnt) {
-				if (tipc_bclink_acks_missing(l_ptr->owner))
-					tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, STATE_MSG,
-							     0, 0, 0, 0);
-				break;
-			}
-			l_ptr->state = WORKING_UNKNOWN;
-			tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, STATE_MSG, 1, 0, 0, 0);
-			break;
-		case RESET_MSG:
-			pr_debug("%s<%s>, requested by peer\n",
-				 link_rst_msg, l_ptr->name);
-			tipc_link_reset(l_ptr);
-			l_ptr->state = RESET_RESET;
-			tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, ACTIVATE_MSG,
-					     0, 0, 0, 0);
-			break;
-		default:
-			pr_debug("%s%u in WW state\n", link_unk_evt, event);
-		}
-		break;
-	case WORKING_UNKNOWN:
-		switch (event) {
-		case TRAFFIC_EVT:
-		case ACTIVATE_MSG:
-			l_ptr->state = WORKING_WORKING;
-			l_ptr->silent_intv_cnt = 0;
-			break;
-		case RESET_MSG:
-			pr_debug("%s<%s>, requested by peer while probing\n",
-				 link_rst_msg, l_ptr->name);
-			tipc_link_reset(l_ptr);
-			l_ptr->state = RESET_RESET;
-			tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, ACTIVATE_MSG,
-					     0, 0, 0, 0);
-			break;
-		case SILENCE_EVT:
-			if (!l_ptr->silent_intv_cnt) {
-				l_ptr->state = WORKING_WORKING;
-				if (tipc_bclink_acks_missing(l_ptr->owner))
-					tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, STATE_MSG,
-							     0, 0, 0, 0);
-			} else if (l_ptr->silent_intv_cnt <
-				   l_ptr->abort_limit) {
-				tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, STATE_MSG,
-						     1, 0, 0, 0);
-			} else {	/* Link has failed */
-				pr_debug("%s<%s>, peer not responding\n",
-					 link_rst_msg, l_ptr->name);
-				tipc_link_reset(l_ptr);
-				l_ptr->state = RESET_UNKNOWN;
-				tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, RESET_MSG,
-						     0, 0, 0, 0);
-			}
-			break;
-		default:
-			pr_err("%s%u in WU state\n", link_unk_evt, event);
-		}
-		break;
-	case RESET_UNKNOWN:
-		switch (event) {
-		case TRAFFIC_EVT:
-			break;
-		case ACTIVATE_MSG:
-			other = node_active_link(l_ptr->owner, 0);
-			if (other && link_working_unknown(other))
-				break;
-			l_ptr->state = WORKING_WORKING;
-			link_activate(l_ptr);
-			tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, STATE_MSG, 1, 0, 0, 0);
-			if (l_ptr->owner->working_links == 1)
-				tipc_link_sync_xmit(l_ptr);
-			break;
-		case RESET_MSG:
-			l_ptr->state = RESET_RESET;
-			tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, ACTIVATE_MSG,
-					     1, 0, 0, 0);
-			break;
-		case SILENCE_EVT:
-			tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, RESET_MSG, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-			break;
-		default:
-			pr_err("%s%u in RU state\n", link_unk_evt, event);
-		}
-		break;
-	case RESET_RESET:
-		switch (event) {
-		case TRAFFIC_EVT:
-		case ACTIVATE_MSG:
-			other = node_active_link(l_ptr->owner, 0);
-			if (other && link_working_unknown(other))
-				break;
-			l_ptr->state = WORKING_WORKING;
-			link_activate(l_ptr);
-			tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, STATE_MSG, 1, 0, 0, 0);
-			if (l_ptr->owner->working_links == 1)
-				tipc_link_sync_xmit(l_ptr);
-			break;
-		case RESET_MSG:
-			break;
-		case SILENCE_EVT:
-			tipc_link_proto_xmit(l_ptr, ACTIVATE_MSG,
-					     0, 0, 0, 0);
-			break;
-		default:
-			pr_err("%s%u in RR state\n", link_unk_evt, event);
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		pr_err("Unknown link state %u/%u\n", l_ptr->state, event);
-	}
+	__skb_queue_head_init(&xmitq);
+
+	rc = tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, evt, &xmitq);
+
+	if (rc & TIPC_LINK_UP_EVT)
+		link_activate(l);
+
+	if (rc & TIPC_LINK_DOWN_EVT)
+		tipc_link_reset(l);
+
+	skb = __skb_dequeue(&xmitq);
+	if (!skb)
+		return;
+	tipc_bearer_send(l->owner->net, l->bearer_id, skb, &l->media_addr);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1102,7 +1135,7 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 			link_prepare_wakeup(l_ptr);
 
 		/* Process the incoming packet */
-		if (unlikely(!link_working_working(l_ptr))) {
+		if (unlikely(!link_working(l_ptr))) {
 			if (msg_user(msg) == LINK_PROTOCOL) {
 				tipc_link_proto_rcv(l_ptr, skb);
 				link_retrieve_defq(l_ptr, &head);
@@ -1113,7 +1146,7 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 			/* Traffic message. Conditionally activate link */
 			link_state_event(l_ptr, TRAFFIC_EVT);
 
-			if (link_working_working(l_ptr)) {
+			if (link_working(l_ptr)) {
 				/* Re-insert buffer in front of queue */
 				__skb_queue_head(&head, skb);
 				skb = NULL;
@@ -1122,7 +1155,7 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 			goto unlock;
 		}
 
-		/* Link is now in state WORKING_WORKING */
+		/* Link is now in state TIPC_LINK_WORKING */
 		if (unlikely(seq_no != l_ptr->rcv_nxt)) {
 			link_handle_out_of_seq_msg(l_ptr, skb);
 			link_retrieve_defq(l_ptr, &head);
@@ -1365,16 +1398,15 @@ static void tipc_link_proto_rcv(struct tipc_link *l_ptr,
 	switch (msg_type(msg)) {
 
 	case RESET_MSG:
-		if (!link_working_unknown(l_ptr) &&
+		if (!link_probing(l_ptr) &&
 		    (l_ptr->peer_session != WILDCARD_SESSION)) {
 			if (less_eq(msg_session(msg), l_ptr->peer_session))
 				break; /* duplicate or old reset: ignore */
 		}
 
-		if (!msg_redundant_link(msg) && (link_working_working(l_ptr) ||
-				link_working_unknown(l_ptr))) {
-			/*
-			 * peer has lost contact -- don't allow peer's links
+		if (!msg_redundant_link(msg) && (link_working(l_ptr) ||
+						 link_probing(l_ptr))) {
+			/* peer has lost contact -- don't allow peer's links
 			 * to reactivate before we recognize loss & clean up
 			 */
 			l_ptr->owner->action_flags |= TIPC_WAIT_OWN_LINKS_DOWN;
@@ -1432,7 +1464,7 @@ static void tipc_link_proto_rcv(struct tipc_link *l_ptr,
 
 		link_state_event(l_ptr, TRAFFIC_EVT);
 		l_ptr->stats.recv_states++;
-		if (link_reset_unknown(l_ptr))
+		if (link_resetting(l_ptr))
 			break;
 
 		if (less_eq(l_ptr->rcv_nxt, msg_next_sent(msg)))
@@ -1822,14 +1854,14 @@ static void link_print(struct tipc_link *l_ptr, const char *str)
 		pr_info("%s Link %x<%s>:", str, l_ptr->addr, b_ptr->name);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	if (link_working_unknown(l_ptr))
-		pr_cont(":WU\n");
-	else if (link_reset_reset(l_ptr))
-		pr_cont(":RR\n");
-	else if (link_reset_unknown(l_ptr))
-		pr_cont(":RU\n");
-	else if (link_working_working(l_ptr))
-		pr_cont(":WW\n");
+	if (link_probing(l_ptr))
+		pr_cont(":P\n");
+	else if (link_establishing(l_ptr))
+		pr_cont(":E\n");
+	else if (link_resetting(l_ptr))
+		pr_cont(":R\n");
+	else if (link_working(l_ptr))
+		pr_cont(":W\n");
 	else
 		pr_cont("\n");
 }
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.h b/net/tipc/link.h
index 0509c6de03cd..ef68424f492d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.h
+++ b/net/tipc/link.h
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ enum {
 	TIPC_LINK_TUNNEL
 };
 
+/* Events occurring at packet reception or at timeout
+ */
+enum {
+	TIPC_LINK_UP_EVT       = 1,
+	TIPC_LINK_DOWN_EVT     = (1 << 1)
+};
+
 /* Starting value for maximum packet size negotiation on unicast links
  * (unless bearer MTU is less)
  */