netdev - [PATCH net-next 06/18] ipv6: Set nexthop flags during route creation

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Date:   Sun,  7 Jan 2018 12:45:06 +0200
From:   Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, dsahern@...il.com, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com,
        nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com, weiwan@...gle.com, kafai@...com,
        yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, mlxsw@...lanox.com,
        Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 06/18] ipv6: Set nexthop flags during route creation

It is valid to install routes with a nexthop device that does not have a
carrier, so we need to make sure they're marked accordingly.

As explained in the previous patch, host and anycast routes are never
marked with the 'linkdown' flag.

Note that reject routes are unaffected, as these use the loopback device
which always has a carrier.

Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
---
 net/ipv6/route.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 2fd36c7dd143..314e3bf41f6f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -2746,6 +2746,9 @@ static struct rt6_info *ip6_route_info_create(struct fib6_config *cfg,
 	rt->rt6i_flags = cfg->fc_flags;
 
 install_route:
+	if (!(rt->rt6i_flags & (RTF_LOCAL | RTF_ANYCAST)) &&
+	    !netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+		rt->rt6i_nh_flags |= RTNH_F_LINKDOWN;
 	rt->dst.dev = dev;
 	rt->rt6i_idev = idev;
 	rt->rt6i_table = table;
-- 
2.14.3