Bug ID 1203641: STPD memory usage is increasing linearly

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

Affected Product(s):
F5OS Velos(all modules)

Fixed In:
F5OS-A 1.4.0

Opened: Dec 02, 2022

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

Increase in memory utilization of the STPD process.

Impact

STPD's memory utilization increases over time, affecting the system's overall memory availability.

Conditions

=> Enable STP. => Configure STP on interfaces. => Monitor memory utilization of STP process using Top Command.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Fixed by deleting the data packets (BPDUs) after they are transmitted.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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