netdev - RE: [RFC PATCH] ipv6: Split from and expires field in dst

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Date:	Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:08:34 -0000
From:	"David Laight" <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:	"Neil Horman" <nhorman@...driver.com>
Cc:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	"David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"Gao feng" <gaofeng@...fujitsu.com>, "Jiri Bohac" <jbohac@...e.cz>
Subject: RE: [RFC PATCH] ipv6: Split from and expires field in dst_entry out of union [net-next]

> > Aren't there also problems with setting and clearing RTF_EXPIRES?
> > Since that flag looks as though it was the descriminant for the union
> > it probably isn't needed - provided dst.expires is never 0 when valid.
> >
> > 	David
>
> The use of RTF_EXPIRES is weak at this point, if there are multiple accessors,
> but I think the point is moot, in that the only thing we ever do when we change
> the flag is release dst.from, which is safe.
>
> Neil

I was also worried about the RMW cycles of rt6i_flags itself.

	David



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