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diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 0d8fdc8fe6d4..f0cf768a59f3 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
*/
static const char *link_co_err = "Link tunneling error, ";
static const char *link_rst_msg = "Resetting link ";
+static const char tipc_bclink_name[] = "broadcast-link";
static const struct nla_policy tipc_nl_link_policy[TIPC_NLA_LINK_MAX + 1] = {
[TIPC_NLA_LINK_UNSPEC] = { .type = NLA_UNSPEC },
@@ -231,6 +232,34 @@ bool tipc_link_create(struct tipc_node *n, char *if_name, int bearer_id,
return true;
}
+/**
+ * tipc_link_bc_create - create new link to be used for broadcast
+ * @n: pointer to associated node
+ * @mtu: mtu to be used
+ * @window: send window to be used
+ * @inputq: queue to put messages ready for delivery
+ * @namedq: queue to put binding table update messages ready for delivery
+ * @link: return value, pointer to put the created link
+ *
+ * Returns true if link was created, otherwise false
+ */
+bool tipc_link_bc_create(struct tipc_node *n, int mtu, int window,
+ struct sk_buff_head *inputq,
+ struct sk_buff_head *namedq,
+ struct tipc_link **link)
+{
+ struct tipc_link *l;
+
+ if (!tipc_link_create(n, "", MAX_BEARERS, 0, 'Z', mtu, 0, window,
+ 0, 0, 0, NULL, inputq, namedq, link))
+ return false;
+
+ l = *link;
+ strcpy(l->name, tipc_bclink_name);
+ tipc_link_reset(l);
+ return true;
+}
+
/* tipc_link_build_bcast_sync_msg() - synchronize broadcast link endpoints.
*
* Give a newly added peer node the sequence number where it should