/**
  * tipc_disc_recv_msg - handle incoming link setup message (request or response)
  * @buf: buffer containing message
+ * @b_ptr: bearer that message arrived on
  */
 
-void tipc_disc_recv_msg(struct sk_buff *buf)
+void tipc_disc_recv_msg(struct sk_buff *buf, struct bearer *b_ptr)
 {
-       struct bearer *b_ptr = (struct bearer *)TIPC_SKB_CB(buf)->handle;
        struct link *link;
        struct tipc_media_addr media_addr;
        struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(buf);
 
 void tipc_disc_update_link_req(struct link_req *req);
 void tipc_disc_stop_link_req(struct link_req *req);
 
-void tipc_disc_recv_msg(struct sk_buff *buf);
+void tipc_disc_recv_msg(struct sk_buff *buf, struct bearer *b_ptr);
 
 void tipc_disc_link_event(u32 addr, char *name, int up);
 #if 0
 
        l_ptr->retransm_queue_head = l_ptr->retransm_queue_size = 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * link_recv_non_seq: Receive packets which are outside
- *                    the link sequence flow
- */
-
-static void link_recv_non_seq(struct sk_buff *buf)
-{
-       struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(buf);
-
-       if (msg_user(msg) ==  LINK_CONFIG)
-               tipc_disc_recv_msg(buf);
-       else
-               tipc_bclink_recv_pkt(buf);
-}
-
 /**
  * link_insert_deferred_queue - insert deferred messages back into receive chain
  */
 {
        read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
        while (head) {
-               struct bearer *b_ptr;
+               struct bearer *b_ptr = (struct bearer *)tb_ptr;
                struct node *n_ptr;
                struct link *l_ptr;
                struct sk_buff *crs;
                u32 released = 0;
                int type;
 
-               b_ptr = (struct bearer *)tb_ptr;
-               TIPC_SKB_CB(buf)->handle = b_ptr;
-
                head = head->next;
 
                /* Ensure message is well-formed */
                msg = buf_msg(buf);
 
                if (unlikely(msg_non_seq(msg))) {
-                       link_recv_non_seq(buf);
+                       if (msg_user(msg) ==  LINK_CONFIG)
+                               tipc_disc_recv_msg(buf, b_ptr);
+                       else
+                               tipc_bclink_recv_pkt(buf);
                        continue;
                }
 
                                                if (link_recv_changeover_msg(&l_ptr, &buf)) {
                                                        msg = buf_msg(buf);
                                                        seq_no = msg_seqno(msg);
-                                                       TIPC_SKB_CB(buf)->handle
-                                                               = b_ptr;
                                                        if (type == ORIGINAL_MSG)
                                                                goto deliver;
                                                        goto protocol_check;