netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v7] mpls: support for dead routes

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Date:	Thu, 03 Dec 2015 15:03:52 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	roopa@...ulusnetworks.com
Cc:	ebiederm@...ssion.com, rshearma@...cade.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v7] mpls: support for dead routes

From: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
Date: Tue,  1 Dec 2015 22:18:11 -0800

> From: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
> 
> Adds support for RTNH_F_DEAD and RTNH_F_LINKDOWN flags on mpls
> routes due to link events. Also adds code to ignore dead
> routes during route selection.
> 
> Unlike ip routes, mpls routes are not deleted when the route goes
> dead. This is current mpls behaviour and this patch does not change
> that. With this patch however, routes will be marked dead.
> dead routes are not notified to userspace (this is consistent with ipv4
> routes).
 ...
> Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>

Applied, thanks so much!
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