struct fw_node *local_node;
unsigned long flags;
+ /*
+ * If the selfID buffer is not the immediate successor of the
+ * previously processed one, we cannot reliably compare the
+ * old and new topologies.
+ */
+ if (!is_next_generation(generation, card->generation) &&
+ card->local_node != NULL) {
+ fw_notify("skipped bus generations, destroying all nodes\n");
+ fw_destroy_nodes(card);
+ card->bm_retries = 0;
+ }
+
spin_lock_irqsave(&card->lock, flags);
card->node_id = node_id;