((lacpdu->partner_state & AD_STATE_SYNCHRONIZATION) != (port->actor_oper_port_state & AD_STATE_SYNCHRONIZATION)) ||
                    ((lacpdu->partner_state & AD_STATE_AGGREGATION) != (port->actor_oper_port_state & AD_STATE_AGGREGATION))
                   ) {
-                       // set ntt to be TRUE
-                       port->ntt = 1;
+
+                       port->ntt = true;
                }
        }
 }
                        ad_disable_collecting_distributing(port);
                        port->actor_oper_port_state &= ~AD_STATE_COLLECTING;
                        port->actor_oper_port_state &= ~AD_STATE_DISTRIBUTING;
-                       port->ntt = 1;
+                       port->ntt = true;
                        break;
                case AD_MUX_WAITING:
                        port->sm_mux_timer_counter = __ad_timer_to_ticks(AD_WAIT_WHILE_TIMER, 0);
                        port->actor_oper_port_state &= ~AD_STATE_COLLECTING;
                        port->actor_oper_port_state &= ~AD_STATE_DISTRIBUTING;
                        ad_disable_collecting_distributing(port);
-                       port->ntt = 1;
+                       port->ntt = true;
                        break;
                case AD_MUX_COLLECTING_DISTRIBUTING:
                        port->actor_oper_port_state |= AD_STATE_COLLECTING;
                        port->actor_oper_port_state |= AD_STATE_DISTRIBUTING;
                        ad_enable_collecting_distributing(port);
-                       port->ntt = 1;
+                       port->ntt = true;
                        break;
                default:    //to silence the compiler
                        break;
                // check if there is something to send
                if (port->ntt && (port->sm_vars & AD_PORT_LACP_ENABLED)) {
                        __update_lacpdu_from_port(port);
-                       // send the lacpdu
+
                        if (ad_lacpdu_send(port) >= 0) {
                                pr_debug("Sent LACPDU on port %d\n", port->actor_port_number);
-                               // mark ntt as false, so it will not be sent again until demanded
-                               port->ntt = 0;
+
+                               /* mark ntt as false, so it will not be sent again until
+                                  demanded */
+                               port->ntt = false;
                        }
                }
                // restart tx timer(to verify that we will not exceed AD_MAX_TX_IN_SECOND
                        port->sm_periodic_timer_counter = __ad_timer_to_ticks(AD_PERIODIC_TIMER, (u16)(AD_SLOW_PERIODIC_TIME))-1; // decrement 1 tick we lost in the PERIODIC_TX cycle
                        break;
                case AD_PERIODIC_TX:
-                       port->ntt = 1;
+                       port->ntt = true;
                        break;
                default:    //to silence the compiler
                        break;
                port->actor_system = null_mac_addr;
                port->actor_system_priority = 0xffff;
                port->actor_port_aggregator_identifier = 0;
-               port->ntt = 0;
+               port->ntt = false;
                port->actor_admin_port_key = 1;
                port->actor_oper_port_key  = 1;
                port->actor_admin_port_state = AD_STATE_AGGREGATION | AD_STATE_LACP_ACTIVITY;
 
        struct mac_addr actor_system;          // This parameter is added here although it is not specified in the standard, just for simplification
        u16 actor_system_priority;       // This parameter is added here although it is not specified in the standard, just for simplification
        u16 actor_port_aggregator_identifier;
-       u16 ntt;                         // BOOLEAN
+       bool ntt;
        u16 actor_admin_port_key;
        u16 actor_oper_port_key;
        u8 actor_admin_port_state;