void br_transmit_config(struct net_bridge_port *p);
 void br_transmit_tcn(struct net_bridge *br);
 void br_topology_change_detection(struct net_bridge *br);
+void __br_set_topology_change(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned char val);
 
 /* br_stp_bpdu.c */
 void br_send_config_bpdu(struct net_bridge_port *, struct br_config_bpdu *);
 
        br->max_age = bpdu->max_age;
        br->hello_time = bpdu->hello_time;
        br->forward_delay = bpdu->forward_delay;
-       br->topology_change = bpdu->topology_change;
+       __br_set_topology_change(br, bpdu->topology_change);
 }
 
 /* called under bridge lock */
                isroot ? "propagating" : "sending tcn bpdu");
 
        if (isroot) {
-               br->topology_change = 1;
+               __br_set_topology_change(br, 1);
                mod_timer(&br->topology_change_timer, jiffies
                          + br->bridge_forward_delay + br->bridge_max_age);
        } else if (!br->topology_change_detected) {
        return 0;
 }
 
+/* called under bridge lock */
+void __br_set_topology_change(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned char val)
+{
+       br->topology_change = val;
+}
+
 void __br_set_forward_delay(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long t)
 {
        br->bridge_forward_delay = t;
 
 
        }
 
-       br->topology_change = 0;
+       __br_set_topology_change(br, 0);
        br->topology_change_detected = 0;
        spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
 
 
        br_debug(br, "topo change timer expired\n");
        spin_lock(&br->lock);
        br->topology_change_detected = 0;
-       br->topology_change = 0;
+       __br_set_topology_change(br, 0);
        spin_unlock(&br->lock);
 }