diff --git a/lib/libnetlink.c b/lib/libnetlink.c
index d6b5fd3e..245c4ca2 100644
--- a/lib/libnetlink.c
+++ b/lib/libnetlink.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ int rtnl_dump_filter_l(struct rtnl_handle *rth,
 		.msg_iov = &iov,
 		.msg_iovlen = 1,
 	};
-	char buf[16384];
+	char buf[32768];
 	int dump_intr = 0;
 
 	iov.iov_base = buf;
diff --git a/misc/ifstat.c b/misc/ifstat.c
index ac5c29c8..694d9839 100644
--- a/misc/ifstat.c
+++ b/misc/ifstat.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static void server_loop(int fd)
 
 	for (;;) {
 		int status;
-		int tdiff;
+		time_t tdiff;
 		struct timeval now;
 
 		gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static void server_loop(int fd)
 			tdiff = 0;
 		}
 
-		if (poll(&p, 1, tdiff + scan_interval) > 0
+		if (poll(&p, 1, scan_interval - tdiff) > 0
 		    && (p.revents&POLLIN)) {
 			int clnt = accept(fd, NULL, NULL);
 			if (clnt >= 0) {
@@ -613,11 +613,8 @@ static void server_loop(int fd)
 					close(clnt);
 				} else {
 					FILE *fp = fdopen(clnt, "w");
-					if (fp) {
-						if (tdiff > 0)
-							update_db(tdiff);
+					if (fp)
 						dump_raw_db(fp, 0);
-					}
 					exit(0);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/misc/nstat.c b/misc/nstat.c
index 99705286..22b27eba 100644
--- a/misc/nstat.c
+++ b/misc/nstat.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ static void server_loop(int fd)
 
 	for (;;) {
 		int status;
-		int tdiff;
+		time_t tdiff;
 		struct timeval now;
 		gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
 		tdiff = T_DIFF(now, snaptime);
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ static void server_loop(int fd)
 			snaptime = now;
 			tdiff = 0;
 		}
-		if (poll(&p, 1, tdiff + scan_interval) > 0
+		if (poll(&p, 1, scan_interval - tdiff) > 0
 		    && (p.revents&POLLIN)) {
 			int clnt = accept(fd, NULL, NULL);
 			if (clnt >= 0) {
@@ -455,11 +455,8 @@ static void server_loop(int fd)
 					close(clnt);
 				} else {
 					FILE *fp = fdopen(clnt, "w");
-					if (fp) {
-						if (tdiff > 0)
-							update_db(tdiff);
+					if (fp)
 						dump_kern_db(fp, 0);
-					}
 					exit(0);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/tc/m_pedit.c b/tc/m_pedit.c
index 86eb0ca3..a7960d52 100644
--- a/tc/m_pedit.c
+++ b/tc/m_pedit.c
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ pack_key32(__u32 retain,struct tc_pedit_sel *sel,struct tc_pedit_key *tkey)
 
 	tkey->val = htonl(tkey->val & retain);
 	tkey->mask = htonl(tkey->mask | ~retain);
-	/* jamal remove this - it is not necessary given the if check above */
-	tkey->off &= ~3;
 	return pack_key(sel,tkey);
 }
 
@@ -177,11 +175,8 @@ pack_key16(__u32 retain,struct tc_pedit_sel *sel,struct tc_pedit_key *tkey)
 	}
 
 	stride = 8 * ind;
-	tkey->val = htons(tkey->val);
-	tkey->val <<= stride;
-	tkey->mask <<= stride;
-	retain <<= stride;
-	tkey->mask = retain|m[ind];
+	tkey->val = htons(tkey->val & retain) << stride;
+	tkey->mask = (htons(tkey->mask | ~retain) << stride) | m[ind];
 
 	tkey->off &= ~3;
 
@@ -205,10 +200,8 @@ pack_key8(__u32 retain,struct tc_pedit_sel *sel,struct tc_pedit_key *tkey)
 	ind = tkey->off & 3;
 
 	stride = 8 * ind;
-	tkey->val <<= stride;
-	tkey->mask <<= stride;
-	retain <<= stride;
-	tkey->mask = retain|m[ind];
+	tkey->val = (tkey->val & retain) << stride;
+	tkey->mask = ((tkey->mask | ~retain) << stride) | m[ind];
 
 	tkey->off &= ~3;
 
@@ -269,13 +262,13 @@ parse_cmd(int *argc_p, char ***argv_p, __u32 len, int type,__u32 retain,struct t
 		o = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 
 	if (matches(*argv, "invert") == 0) {
-		retain = val = mask = o;
+		val = mask = o;
 	} else if (matches(*argv, "set") == 0) {
 		NEXT_ARG();
 		if (parse_val(&argc, &argv, &val, type))
 			return -1;
 	} else if (matches(*argv, "preserve") == 0) {
-		retain = mask = o;
+		retain = 0;
 	} else {
 		if (matches(*argv, "clear") != 0)
 			return -1;
@@ -291,19 +284,17 @@ parse_cmd(int *argc_p, char ***argv_p, __u32 len, int type,__u32 retain,struct t
 	}
 
 	tkey->val = val;
+	tkey->mask = mask;
 
 	if (len == 1) {
-		tkey->mask = 0xFF;
 		res = pack_key8(retain,sel,tkey);
 		goto done;
 	}
 	if (len == 2) {
-		tkey->mask = mask;
 		res = pack_key16(retain,sel,tkey);
 		goto done;
 	}
 	if (len == 4) {
-		tkey->mask = mask;
 		res = pack_key32(retain,sel,tkey);
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -422,6 +413,7 @@ parse_munge(int *argc_p, char ***argv_p,struct tc_pedit_sel *sel)
 			p = get_pedit_kind(k);
 			if (NULL == p)
 				goto bad_val;
+			NEXT_ARG();
 			res = p->parse_peopt(&argc, &argv, sel,&tkey);
 			if (res < 0) {
 				fprintf(stderr,"bad pedit parsing\n");
diff --git a/tc/p_ip.c b/tc/p_ip.c
index 08fdbaa4..10e4bebc 100644
--- a/tc/p_ip.c
+++ b/tc/p_ip.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ parse_ip(int *argc_p, char ***argv_p,struct tc_pedit_sel *sel,struct tc_pedit_ke
 	if (strcmp(*argv, "ihl") == 0) {
 		NEXT_ARG();
 		tkey->off = 0;
-		res = parse_cmd(&argc, &argv, 1, TU32,RU8,sel,tkey);
+		res = parse_cmd(&argc, &argv, 1, TU32,0x0f,sel,tkey);
 		goto done;
 	}
 	if (strcmp(*argv, "protocol") == 0) {