gem: bpdu.message_age = (jiffies - root->designated_age) p->designated_age = jiffies + bpdu->message_age; Notice how bpdu->message_age is negated when reassigned to bpdu.message_age. This causes message age to decrease breaking the STP protocol. Signed-off-by: Joakim Tjernlund Signed-off-by: David S. Miller È