1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-topology.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-topology.c
index c9be6e6948c4..8dd6703b55cd 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-topology.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-topology.c
@@ -518,6 +518,18 @@ fw_core_handle_bus_reset(struct fw_card *card,
         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;