diff --git a/net/tipc/core.h b/net/tipc/core.h
index 53e8146b14e0..0fcf133d5cb7 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.h
+++ b/net/tipc/core.h
@@ -109,6 +109,26 @@ struct tipc_net {
 	atomic_t subscription_count;
 };
 
+static inline u16 mod(u16 x)
+{
+	return x & 0xffffu;
+}
+
+static inline int less_eq(u16 left, u16 right)
+{
+	return mod(right - left) < 32768u;
+}
+
+static inline int more(u16 left, u16 right)
+{
+	return !less_eq(left, right);
+}
+
+static inline int less(u16 left, u16 right)
+{
+	return less_eq(left, right) && (mod(right) != mod(left));
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 int tipc_register_sysctl(void);
 void tipc_unregister_sysctl(void);
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index d71e83d0959b..391a96f0efc7 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -685,9 +685,9 @@ int __tipc_link_xmit(struct net *net, struct tipc_link *link,
 	unsigned int maxwin = link->window;
 	unsigned int imp = msg_importance(msg);
 	uint mtu = link->mtu;
-	uint ack = mod(link->next_in_no - 1);
-	uint seqno = link->next_out_no;
-	uint bc_last_in = link->owner->bclink.last_in;
+	u16 ack = mod(link->next_in_no - 1);
+	u16 seqno = link->next_out_no;
+	u16 bc_last_in = link->owner->bclink.last_in;
 	struct tipc_media_addr *addr = &link->media_addr;
 	struct sk_buff_head *transmq = &link->transmq;
 	struct sk_buff_head *backlogq = &link->backlogq;
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ void tipc_link_push_packets(struct tipc_link *link)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct tipc_msg *msg;
-	unsigned int ack = mod(link->next_in_no - 1);
+	u16 ack = mod(link->next_in_no - 1);
 
 	while (skb_queue_len(&link->transmq) < link->window) {
 		skb = __skb_dequeue(&link->backlogq);
@@ -998,13 +998,13 @@ static bool link_synch(struct tipc_link *l)
 static void link_retrieve_defq(struct tipc_link *link,
 			       struct sk_buff_head *list)
 {
-	u32 seq_no;
+	u16 seq_no;
 
 	if (skb_queue_empty(&link->deferdq))
 		return;
 
 	seq_no = buf_seqno(skb_peek(&link->deferdq));
-	if (seq_no == mod(link->next_in_no))
+	if (seq_no == link->next_in_no)
 		skb_queue_splice_tail_init(&link->deferdq, list);
 }
 
@@ -1025,8 +1025,8 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 	struct tipc_link *l_ptr;
 	struct sk_buff *skb1, *tmp;
 	struct tipc_msg *msg;
-	u32 seq_no;
-	u32 ackd;
+	u16 seq_no;
+	u16 ackd;
 	u32 released;
 
 	skb2list(skb, &head);
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 		}
 
 		/* Link is now in state WORKING_WORKING */
-		if (unlikely(seq_no != mod(l_ptr->next_in_no))) {
+		if (unlikely(seq_no != l_ptr->next_in_no)) {
 			link_handle_out_of_seq_msg(l_ptr, skb);
 			link_retrieve_defq(l_ptr, &head);
 			skb = NULL;
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ static void tipc_link_input(struct tipc_link *link, struct sk_buff *skb)
 u32 tipc_link_defer_pkt(struct sk_buff_head *list, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb1;
-	u32 seq_no = buf_seqno(skb);
+	u16 seq_no = buf_seqno(skb);
 
 	/* Empty queue ? */
 	if (skb_queue_empty(list)) {
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ u32 tipc_link_defer_pkt(struct sk_buff_head *list, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	/* Locate insertion point in queue, then insert; discard if duplicate */
 	skb_queue_walk(list, skb1) {
-		u32 curr_seqno = buf_seqno(skb1);
+		u16 curr_seqno = buf_seqno(skb1);
 
 		if (seq_no == curr_seqno) {
 			kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ static void link_handle_out_of_seq_msg(struct tipc_link *l_ptr,
 	 * Discard packet if a duplicate; otherwise add it to deferred queue
 	 * and notify peer of gap as per protocol specification
 	 */
-	if (less(seq_no, mod(l_ptr->next_in_no))) {
+	if (less(seq_no, l_ptr->next_in_no)) {
 		l_ptr->stats.duplicates++;
 		kfree_skb(buf);
 		return;
@@ -1326,6 +1326,7 @@ void tipc_link_proto_xmit(struct tipc_link *l_ptr, u32 msg_typ, int probe_msg,
 	struct tipc_msg *msg = l_ptr->pmsg;
 	u32 msg_size = sizeof(l_ptr->proto_msg);
 	int r_flag;
+	u16 last_rcv;
 
 	/* Don't send protocol message during link failover */
 	if (l_ptr->flags & LINK_FAILINGOVER)
@@ -1342,7 +1343,7 @@ void tipc_link_proto_xmit(struct tipc_link *l_ptr, u32 msg_typ, int probe_msg,
 	msg_set_last_bcast(msg, tipc_bclink_get_last_sent(l_ptr->owner->net));
 
 	if (msg_typ == STATE_MSG) {
-		u32 next_sent = mod(l_ptr->next_out_no);
+		u16 next_sent = l_ptr->next_out_no;
 
 		if (!tipc_link_is_up(l_ptr))
 			return;
@@ -1350,8 +1351,8 @@ void tipc_link_proto_xmit(struct tipc_link *l_ptr, u32 msg_typ, int probe_msg,
 			next_sent = buf_seqno(skb_peek(&l_ptr->backlogq));
 		msg_set_next_sent(msg, next_sent);
 		if (!skb_queue_empty(&l_ptr->deferdq)) {
-			u32 rec = buf_seqno(skb_peek(&l_ptr->deferdq));
-			gap = mod(rec - mod(l_ptr->next_in_no));
+			last_rcv = buf_seqno(skb_peek(&l_ptr->deferdq));
+			gap = mod(last_rcv - l_ptr->next_in_no);
 		}
 		msg_set_seq_gap(msg, gap);
 		if (gap)
@@ -1485,10 +1486,8 @@ static void tipc_link_proto_rcv(struct tipc_link *l_ptr,
 		if (link_reset_unknown(l_ptr))
 			break;
 
-		if (less_eq(mod(l_ptr->next_in_no), msg_next_sent(msg))) {
-			rec_gap = mod(msg_next_sent(msg) -
-				      mod(l_ptr->next_in_no));
-		}
+		if (less_eq(l_ptr->next_in_no, msg_next_sent(msg)))
+			rec_gap = mod(msg_next_sent(msg) - l_ptr->next_in_no);
 
 		if (msg_probe(msg))
 			l_ptr->stats.recv_probes++;
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.h b/net/tipc/link.h
index dc27bb62b1f5..a65770bf647c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.h
+++ b/net/tipc/link.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ struct tipc_link {
 
 	/* Management and link supervision data */
 	unsigned int flags;
-	u32 checkpoint;
+	u16 checkpoint;
 	u32 peer_session;
 	u32 peer_bearer_id;
 	u32 bearer_id;
@@ -185,13 +185,13 @@ struct tipc_link {
 		u16 len;
 		u16 limit;
 	} backlog[5];
-	u32 next_out_no;
+	u16 next_out_no;
+	u16 last_retransmitted;
 	u32 window;
-	u32 last_retransmitted;
 	u32 stale_count;
 
 	/* Reception */
-	u32 next_in_no;
+	u16 next_in_no;
 	u32 rcv_unacked;
 	struct sk_buff_head deferdq;
 	struct sk_buff_head inputq;
@@ -245,39 +245,6 @@ int tipc_nl_link_reset_stats(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int tipc_nl_parse_link_prop(struct nlattr *prop, struct nlattr *props[]);
 void link_prepare_wakeup(struct tipc_link *l);
 
-/*
- * Link sequence number manipulation routines (uses modulo 2**16 arithmetic)
- */
-static inline u32 buf_seqno(struct sk_buff *buf)
-{
-	return msg_seqno(buf_msg(buf));
-}
-
-static inline u32 mod(u32 x)
-{
-	return x & 0xffffu;
-}
-
-static inline int less_eq(u32 left, u32 right)
-{
-	return mod(right - left) < 32768u;
-}
-
-static inline int more(u32 left, u32 right)
-{
-	return !less_eq(left, right);
-}
-
-static inline int less(u32 left, u32 right)
-{
-	return less_eq(left, right) && (mod(right) != mod(left));
-}
-
-static inline u32 lesser(u32 left, u32 right)
-{
-	return less_eq(left, right) ? left : right;
-}
-
 static inline u32 link_own_addr(struct tipc_link *l)
 {
 	return msg_prevnode(l->pmsg);
diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.h b/net/tipc/msg.h
index e1d3595e2ee9..6ca2366f3a53 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.h
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.h
@@ -313,12 +313,12 @@ static inline void msg_set_lookup_scope(struct tipc_msg *m, u32 n)
 	msg_set_bits(m, 1, 19, 0x3, n);
 }
 
-static inline u32 msg_bcast_ack(struct tipc_msg *m)
+static inline u16 msg_bcast_ack(struct tipc_msg *m)
 {
 	return msg_bits(m, 1, 0, 0xffff);
 }
 
-static inline void msg_set_bcast_ack(struct tipc_msg *m, u32 n)
+static inline void msg_set_bcast_ack(struct tipc_msg *m, u16 n)
 {
 	msg_set_bits(m, 1, 0, 0xffff, n);
 }
@@ -327,22 +327,22 @@ static inline void msg_set_bcast_ack(struct tipc_msg *m, u32 n)
 /*
  * Word 2
  */
-static inline u32 msg_ack(struct tipc_msg *m)
+static inline u16 msg_ack(struct tipc_msg *m)
 {
 	return msg_bits(m, 2, 16, 0xffff);
 }
 
-static inline void msg_set_ack(struct tipc_msg *m, u32 n)
+static inline void msg_set_ack(struct tipc_msg *m, u16 n)
 {
 	msg_set_bits(m, 2, 16, 0xffff, n);
 }
 
-static inline u32 msg_seqno(struct tipc_msg *m)
+static inline u16 msg_seqno(struct tipc_msg *m)
 {
 	return msg_bits(m, 2, 0, 0xffff);
 }
 
-static inline void msg_set_seqno(struct tipc_msg *m, u32 n)
+static inline void msg_set_seqno(struct tipc_msg *m, u16 n)
 {
 	msg_set_bits(m, 2, 0, 0xffff, n);
 }
@@ -782,6 +782,11 @@ bool tipc_msg_lookup_dest(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 *dnode,
 			  int *err);
 struct sk_buff *tipc_msg_reassemble(struct sk_buff_head *list);
 
+static inline u16 buf_seqno(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return msg_seqno(buf_msg(skb));
+}
+
 /* tipc_skb_peek(): peek and reserve first buffer in list
  * @list: list to be peeked in
  * Returns pointer to first buffer in list, if any