Fixes message_age field update in config BPDUs. Also checks whether the BPDU 
message age has exceeded bridge max age before transmitting config BPDUs.

Signed-off-by: Kishore A K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Index: linux-2.6.7/net/bridge/br_stp.c
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--- linux-2.6.7/net/bridge/br_stp.c.orig        2004-06-17 20:17:27.000000000 +0530
+++ linux-2.6.7/net/bridge/br_stp.c     2004-06-22 19:32:49.015908632 +0530
@@ -161,20 +161,19 @@ void br_transmit_config(struct net_bridg
        if (!br_is_root_bridge(br)) {
                struct net_bridge_port *root
                        = br_get_port(br, br->root_port);
-               bpdu.max_age = root->message_age_timer.expires - jiffies;
-
-               if (bpdu.max_age <= 0) bpdu.max_age = 1;
+               bpdu.message_age = br->max_age - 
+                       (root->message_age_timer.expires - jiffies) + 1;
        }
        bpdu.max_age = br->max_age;
        bpdu.hello_time = br->hello_time;
        bpdu.forward_delay = br->forward_delay;
 
-       br_send_config_bpdu(p, &bpdu);
-
-       p->topology_change_ack = 0;
-       p->config_pending = 0;
-       
-       mod_timer(&p->hold_timer, jiffies + BR_HOLD_TIME);
+       if (bpdu.message_age < br->max_age) {
+               br_send_config_bpdu(p, &bpdu);
+               p->topology_change_ack = 0;
+               p->config_pending = 0;
+               mod_timer(&p->hold_timer, jiffies + BR_HOLD_TIME);
+       }
 }
 
 /* called under bridge lock */



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