netdev - Re: [PATCH net] nfp: flower: ensure dead neighbour entries are not offloaded

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Date:   Sun, 22 Jul 2018 10:56:10 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com
Cc:     oss-drivers@...ronome.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        john.hurley@...ronome.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] nfp: flower: ensure dead neighbour entries are not
 offloaded

From: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 21:07:54 -0700

> From: John Hurley <john.hurley@...ronome.com>
> 
> Previously only the neighbour state was checked to decide if an offloaded
> entry should be removed. However, there can be situations when the entry
> is dead but still marked as valid. This can lead to dead entries not
> being removed from fw tables or even incorrect data being added.
> 
> Check the entry dead bit before deciding if it should be added to or
> removed from fw neighbour tables.
> 
> Fixes: 8e6a9046b66a ("nfp: flower vxlan neighbour offload")
> Signed-off-by: John Hurley <john.hurley@...ronome.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>

Patch applied and queued up for -stable, thanks Jakub.