extern void br_config_bpdu_generation(struct net_bridge *);
 extern void br_configuration_update(struct net_bridge *);
 extern void br_port_state_selection(struct net_bridge *);
-extern void br_received_config_bpdu(struct net_bridge_port *p, struct br_config_bpdu *bpdu);
+extern void br_received_config_bpdu(struct net_bridge_port *p,
+                                   const struct br_config_bpdu *bpdu);
 extern void br_received_tcn_bpdu(struct net_bridge_port *p);
 extern void br_transmit_config(struct net_bridge_port *p);
 extern void br_transmit_tcn(struct net_bridge *br);
 
        list_for_each_entry(p, &br->port_list, list) {
                if (br_should_become_root_port(p, root_port))
                        root_port = p->port_no;
-
        }
 
        br->root_port = root_port;
        struct br_config_bpdu bpdu;
        struct net_bridge *br;
 
-
        if (timer_pending(&p->hold_timer)) {
                p->config_pending = 1;
                return;
 }
 
 /* called under bridge lock */
-static inline void br_record_config_information(struct net_bridge_port *p,
-                                               const struct br_config_bpdu *bpdu)
+static void br_record_config_information(struct net_bridge_port *p,
+                                        const struct br_config_bpdu *bpdu)
 {
        p->designated_root = bpdu->root;
        p->designated_cost = bpdu->root_path_cost;
 }
 
 /* called under bridge lock */
-static inline void br_record_config_timeout_values(struct net_bridge *br,
+static void br_record_config_timeout_values(struct net_bridge *br,
                                            const struct br_config_bpdu *bpdu)
 {
        br->max_age = bpdu->max_age;
 }
 
 /* called under bridge lock */
-static int br_supersedes_port_info(struct net_bridge_port *p, struct br_config_bpdu *bpdu)
+static int br_supersedes_port_info(const struct net_bridge_port *p,
+                                  const struct br_config_bpdu *bpdu)
 {
        int t;
 
 }
 
 /* called under bridge lock */
-static inline void br_topology_change_acknowledged(struct net_bridge *br)
+static void br_topology_change_acknowledged(struct net_bridge *br)
 {
        br->topology_change_detected = 0;
        del_timer(&br->tcn_timer);
 }
 
 /* called under bridge lock */
-static inline void br_reply(struct net_bridge_port *p)
+static void br_reply(struct net_bridge_port *p)
 {
        br_transmit_config(p);
 }
                p->state = BR_STATE_FORWARDING;
                br_topology_change_detection(br);
                del_timer(&p->forward_delay_timer);
-       }
-       else if (br->stp_enabled == BR_KERNEL_STP)
+       } else if (br->stp_enabled == BR_KERNEL_STP)
                p->state = BR_STATE_LISTENING;
        else
                p->state = BR_STATE_LEARNING;
 }
 
 /* called under bridge lock */
-static inline void br_topology_change_acknowledge(struct net_bridge_port *p)
+static void br_topology_change_acknowledge(struct net_bridge_port *p)
 {
        p->topology_change_ack = 1;
        br_transmit_config(p);
 }
 
 /* called under bridge lock */
-void br_received_config_bpdu(struct net_bridge_port *p, struct br_config_bpdu *bpdu)
+void br_received_config_bpdu(struct net_bridge_port *p,
+                            const struct br_config_bpdu *bpdu)
 {
        struct net_bridge *br;
        int was_root;