diff --git a/net/tipc/addr.c b/net/tipc/addr.c
index 6e06b4d..4841e98 100644
--- a/net/tipc/addr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/addr.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * net/tipc/addr.c: TIPC address utility routines
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2000-2006, Ericsson AB
+ * Copyright (c) 2000-2006, 2018, Ericsson AB
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005, 2010-2011, Wind River Systems
  * All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -34,18 +34,9 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include "addr.h"
 #include "core.h"
 
-/**
- * in_own_node - test for node inclusion; <0.0.0> always matches
- */
-int in_own_node(struct net *net, u32 addr)
-{
-	return addr == tipc_own_addr(net) || !addr;
-}
-
 bool tipc_in_scope(bool legacy_format, u32 domain, u32 addr)
 {
 	if (!domain || (domain == addr))
@@ -61,9 +52,71 @@ bool tipc_in_scope(bool legacy_format, u32 domain, u32 addr)
 	return false;
 }
 
-char *tipc_addr_string_fill(char *string, u32 addr)
+void tipc_set_node_id(struct net *net, u8 *id)
 {
-	snprintf(string, 16, "<%u.%u.%u>",
-		 tipc_zone(addr), tipc_cluster(addr), tipc_node(addr));
-	return string;
+	struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
+	u32 *tmp = (u32 *)id;
+
+	memcpy(tn->node_id, id, NODE_ID_LEN);
+	tipc_nodeid2string(tn->node_id_string, id);
+	tn->node_addr = tmp[0] ^ tmp[1] ^ tmp[2] ^ tmp[3];
+	pr_info("Own node identity %s, cluster identity %u\n",
+		tipc_own_id_string(net), tn->net_id);
+}
+
+void tipc_set_node_addr(struct net *net, u32 addr)
+{
+	struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
+	u8 node_id[NODE_ID_LEN] = {0,};
+
+	tn->node_addr = addr;
+	if (!tipc_own_id(net)) {
+		sprintf(node_id, "%x", addr);
+		tipc_set_node_id(net, node_id);
+	}
+	pr_info("32-bit node address hash set to %x\n", addr);
+}
+
+char *tipc_nodeid2string(char *str, u8 *id)
+{
+	int i;
+	u8 c;
+
+	/* Already a string ? */
+	for (i = 0; i < NODE_ID_LEN; i++) {
+		c = id[i];
+		if (c >= '0' && c <= '9')
+			continue;
+		if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z')
+			continue;
+		if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z')
+			continue;
+		if (c == '.')
+			continue;
+		if (c == ':')
+			continue;
+		if (c == '_')
+			continue;
+		if (c == '-')
+			continue;
+		if (c == '@')
+			continue;
+		if (c != 0)
+			break;
+	}
+	if (i == NODE_ID_LEN) {
+		memcpy(str, id, NODE_ID_LEN);
+		str[NODE_ID_LEN] = 0;
+		return str;
+	}
+
+	/* Translate to hex string */
+	for (i = 0; i < NODE_ID_LEN; i++)
+		sprintf(&str[2 * i], "%02x", id[i]);
+
+	/* Strip off trailing zeroes */
+	for (i = NODE_ID_STR_LEN - 2; str[i] == '0'; i--)
+		str[i] = 0;
+
+	return str;
 }
diff --git a/net/tipc/addr.h b/net/tipc/addr.h
index 6b48f0d..31bee0e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/addr.h
+++ b/net/tipc/addr.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * net/tipc/addr.h: Include file for TIPC address utility routines
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2000-2006, Ericsson AB
+ * Copyright (c) 2000-2006, 2018, Ericsson AB
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005, Wind River Systems
  * All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -45,9 +45,21 @@
 
 static inline u32 tipc_own_addr(struct net *net)
 {
+	return tipc_net(net)->node_addr;
+}
+
+static inline u8 *tipc_own_id(struct net *net)
+{
 	struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
 
-	return tn->own_addr;
+	if (!strlen(tn->node_id_string))
+		return NULL;
+	return tn->node_id;
+}
+
+static inline char *tipc_own_id_string(struct net *net)
+{
+	return tipc_net(net)->node_id_string;
 }
 
 static inline u32 tipc_cluster_mask(u32 addr)
@@ -65,9 +77,15 @@ static inline int tipc_scope2node(struct net *net, int sc)
 	return sc != TIPC_NODE_SCOPE ? 0 : tipc_own_addr(net);
 }
 
-u32 tipc_own_addr(struct net *net);
-int in_own_node(struct net *net, u32 addr);
+static inline int in_own_node(struct net *net, u32 addr)
+{
+	return addr == tipc_own_addr(net) || !addr;
+}
+
 bool tipc_in_scope(bool legacy_format, u32 domain, u32 addr);
-char *tipc_addr_string_fill(char *string, u32 addr);
+void tipc_set_node_id(struct net *net, u8 *id);
+void tipc_set_node_addr(struct net *net, u32 addr);
+char *tipc_nodeid2string(char *str, u8 *id);
+u32 tipc_node_id2hash(u8 *id128);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
index 04fd91b..e92fed4 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.c
+++ b/net/tipc/core.c
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ static int __net_init tipc_init_net(struct net *net)
 	int err;
 
 	tn->net_id = 4711;
-	tn->own_addr = 0;
+	tn->node_addr = 0;
+	memset(tn->node_id, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id));
+	memset(tn->node_id_string, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id_string));
 	tn->mon_threshold = TIPC_DEF_MON_THRESHOLD;
 	get_random_bytes(&tn->random, sizeof(int));
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tn->node_list);
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.h b/net/tipc/core.h
index bd2b112..eabad41 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.h
+++ b/net/tipc/core.h
@@ -72,13 +72,17 @@ struct tipc_monitor;
 #define NODE_HTABLE_SIZE       512
 #define MAX_BEARERS	         3
 #define TIPC_DEF_MON_THRESHOLD  32
+#define NODE_ID_LEN             16
+#define NODE_ID_STR_LEN        (NODE_ID_LEN * 2 + 1)
 
 extern unsigned int tipc_net_id __read_mostly;
 extern int sysctl_tipc_rmem[3] __read_mostly;
 extern int sysctl_tipc_named_timeout __read_mostly;
 
 struct tipc_net {
-	u32 own_addr;
+	u8  node_id[NODE_ID_LEN];
+	u32 node_addr;
+	char node_id_string[NODE_ID_STR_LEN];
 	int net_id;
 	int random;
 	bool legacy_addr_format;
diff --git a/net/tipc/discover.c b/net/tipc/discover.c
index 94d5240..b4c4cd1 100644
--- a/net/tipc/discover.c
+++ b/net/tipc/discover.c
@@ -118,13 +118,11 @@ static void tipc_disc_msg_xmit(struct net *net, u32 mtyp, u32 dst, u32 src,
 static void disc_dupl_alert(struct tipc_bearer *b, u32 node_addr,
 			    struct tipc_media_addr *media_addr)
 {
-	char node_addr_str[16];
 	char media_addr_str[64];
 
-	tipc_addr_string_fill(node_addr_str, node_addr);
 	tipc_media_addr_printf(media_addr_str, sizeof(media_addr_str),
 			       media_addr);
-	pr_warn("Duplicate %s using %s seen on <%s>\n", node_addr_str,
+	pr_warn("Duplicate %x using %s seen on <%s>\n", node_addr,
 		media_addr_str, b->name);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 4aa56e3..bcd76b1 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ bool tipc_link_create(struct net *net, char *if_name, int bearer_id,
 		      struct sk_buff_head *namedq,
 		      struct tipc_link **link)
 {
+	char *self_str = tipc_own_id_string(net);
 	struct tipc_link *l;
 
 	l = kzalloc(sizeof(*l), GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -451,7 +452,10 @@ bool tipc_link_create(struct net *net, char *if_name, int bearer_id,
 	l->session = session;
 
 	/* Note: peer i/f name is completed by reset/activate message */
-	sprintf(l->name, "%x:%s-%x:unknown", self, if_name, peer);
+	if (strlen(self_str) > 16)
+		sprintf(l->name, "%x:%s-%x:unknown", self, if_name, peer);
+	else
+		sprintf(l->name, "%s:%s-%x:unknown", self_str, if_name, peer);
 	strcpy(l->if_name, if_name);
 	l->addr = peer;
 	l->peer_caps = peer_caps;
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
index 7e571f4..8240a85 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ void tipc_named_process_backlog(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct distr_queue_item *e, *tmp;
 	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
-	char addr[16];
 	unsigned long now = get_jiffies_64();
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(e, tmp, &tn->dist_queue, next) {
@@ -326,12 +325,11 @@ void tipc_named_process_backlog(struct net *net)
 			if (!tipc_update_nametbl(net, &e->i, e->node, e->dtype))
 				continue;
 		} else {
-			tipc_addr_string_fill(addr, e->node);
-			pr_warn_ratelimited("Dropping name table update (%d) of {%u, %u, %u} from %s key=%u\n",
+			pr_warn_ratelimited("Dropping name table update (%d) of {%u, %u, %u} from %x key=%u\n",
 					    e->dtype, ntohl(e->i.type),
 					    ntohl(e->i.lower),
 					    ntohl(e->i.upper),
-					    addr, ntohl(e->i.key));
+					    e->node, ntohl(e->i.key));
 		}
 		list_del(&e->next);
 		kfree(e);
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
index 7f140a5..e786748 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.c
+++ b/net/tipc/net.c
@@ -104,27 +104,31 @@
  *     - A local spin_lock protecting the queue of subscriber events.
 */
 
-int tipc_net_start(struct net *net, u32 addr)
+int tipc_net_init(struct net *net, u8 *node_id, u32 addr)
 {
-	struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
-	char addr_string[16];
+	if (tipc_own_id(net)) {
+		pr_info("Cannot configure node identity twice\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	pr_info("Started in network mode\n");
 
-	tn->own_addr = addr;
+	if (node_id) {
+		tipc_set_node_id(net, node_id);
+		tipc_net_finalize(net, tipc_own_addr(net));
+	}
+	if (addr)
+		tipc_net_finalize(net, addr);
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	/* Ensure that the new address is visible before we reinit. */
+void tipc_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr)
+{
+	tipc_set_node_addr(net, addr);
 	smp_mb();
-
 	tipc_named_reinit(net);
 	tipc_sk_reinit(net);
-
 	tipc_nametbl_publish(net, TIPC_CFG_SRV, addr, addr,
 			     TIPC_CLUSTER_SCOPE, 0, addr);
-
-	pr_info("Started in network mode\n");
-	pr_info("Own node address %s, cluster identity %u\n",
-		tipc_addr_string_fill(addr_string, addr),
-		tn->net_id);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 void tipc_net_stop(struct net *net)
@@ -146,8 +150,10 @@ void tipc_net_stop(struct net *net)
 static int __tipc_nl_add_net(struct net *net, struct tipc_nl_msg *msg)
 {
 	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
-	void *hdr;
+	u64 *w0 = (u64 *)&tn->node_id[0];
+	u64 *w1 = (u64 *)&tn->node_id[8];
 	struct nlattr *attrs;
+	void *hdr;
 
 	hdr = genlmsg_put(msg->skb, msg->portid, msg->seq, &tipc_genl_family,
 			  NLM_F_MULTI, TIPC_NL_NET_GET);
@@ -160,7 +166,10 @@ static int __tipc_nl_add_net(struct net *net, struct tipc_nl_msg *msg)
 
 	if (nla_put_u32(msg->skb, TIPC_NLA_NET_ID, tn->net_id))
 		goto attr_msg_full;
-
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(msg->skb, TIPC_NLA_NET_NODEID, *w0, 0))
+		goto attr_msg_full;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(msg->skb, TIPC_NLA_NET_NODEID_W1, *w1, 0))
+		goto attr_msg_full;
 	nla_nest_end(msg->skb, attrs);
 	genlmsg_end(msg->skb, hdr);
 
@@ -212,6 +221,7 @@ int __tipc_nl_net_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	err = nla_parse_nested(attrs, TIPC_NLA_NET_MAX,
 			       info->attrs[TIPC_NLA_NET], tipc_nl_net_policy,
 			       info->extack);
+
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -236,9 +246,18 @@ int __tipc_nl_net_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		if (!addr)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		tn->legacy_addr_format = true;
-		tipc_net_start(net, addr);
+		tipc_net_init(net, NULL, addr);
 	}
 
+	if (attrs[TIPC_NLA_NET_NODEID]) {
+		u8 node_id[NODE_ID_LEN];
+		u64 *w0 = (u64 *)&node_id[0];
+		u64 *w1 = (u64 *)&node_id[8];
+
+		*w0 = nla_get_u64(attrs[TIPC_NLA_NET_NODEID]);
+		*w1 = nla_get_u64(attrs[TIPC_NLA_NET_NODEID_W1]);
+		tipc_net_init(net, node_id, 0);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.h b/net/tipc/net.h
index c0306aa..08efa60 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.h
+++ b/net/tipc/net.h
@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@
 
 extern const struct nla_policy tipc_nl_net_policy[];
 
-int tipc_net_start(struct net *net, u32 addr);
-
+void tipc_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr);
 void tipc_net_stop(struct net *net);
-
 int tipc_nl_net_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);
 int tipc_nl_net_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int __tipc_nl_net_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 8a4b049..7b0c993 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -883,11 +883,9 @@ void tipc_node_delete_links(struct net *net, int bearer_id)
 
 static void tipc_node_reset_links(struct tipc_node *n)
 {
-	char addr_string[16];
 	int i;
 
-	pr_warn("Resetting all links to %s\n",
-		tipc_addr_string_fill(addr_string, n->addr));
+	pr_warn("Resetting all links to %x\n", n->addr);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_BEARERS; i++) {
 		tipc_node_link_down(n, i, false);
@@ -1074,15 +1072,13 @@ static void tipc_node_fsm_evt(struct tipc_node *n, int evt)
 static void node_lost_contact(struct tipc_node *n,
 			      struct sk_buff_head *inputq)
 {
-	char addr_string[16];
 	struct tipc_sock_conn *conn, *safe;
 	struct tipc_link *l;
 	struct list_head *conns = &n->conn_sks;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	uint i;
 
-	pr_debug("Lost contact with %s\n",
-		 tipc_addr_string_fill(addr_string, n->addr));
+	pr_debug("Lost contact with %x\n", n->addr);
 
 	/* Clean up broadcast state */
 	tipc_bcast_remove_peer(n->net, n->bc_entry.link);
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.h b/net/tipc/node.h
index 5fb38cf..e06faf4 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.h
+++ b/net/tipc/node.h
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ enum {
 	TIPC_BCAST_STATE_NACK = (1 << 2),
 	TIPC_BLOCK_FLOWCTL    = (1 << 3),
 	TIPC_BCAST_RCAST      = (1 << 4),
-	TIPC_NODE_ID32        = (1 << 5)
+	TIPC_NODE_ID128       = (1 << 5)
 };
 
 #define TIPC_NODE_CAPABILITIES (TIPC_BCAST_SYNCH | \
 				TIPC_BCAST_STATE_NACK | \
 				TIPC_BCAST_RCAST | \
 				TIPC_BLOCK_FLOWCTL | \
-				TIPC_NODE_ID32)
+				TIPC_NODE_ID128)
 #define INVALID_BEARER_ID -1
 
 void tipc_node_stop(struct net *net);