netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC net-next] arp: Really delete an arp entry on "arp -d"

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Date:   Tue, 30 May 2017 18:42:22 -0600
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:     Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@...cle.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC net-next] arp: Really delete an arp entry on "arp -d"

On 5/30/17 5:32 PM, Sowmini Varadhan wrote:
> On (05/30/17 16:20), Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>>
>> Please don't copy/paste chunks of code. Instead refactor and make this
>> into a helper function. 
> 
> sure, I have no problems with that, and as I pointed out, I've not
> tested ipv6 for this yet either. I'll do all of this after getting
> some feedback on the more basic issue here:
> 
> I was first looking for comments on the more fundamental refcnt
> management behind the fix (I'm surprised no one noticed this 
> before, is there some deep reason for leaving it like this, that
> I am missing? Does it break something else?)

It has been noticed. I have not sent a patch since adjusting gc
parameters will reclaim FAILED entries at whatever rate the user wants.