netdev - Re: [PATCH] neigh: fix state transition INCOMPLETE->FAILED via Netlink request

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Date:	Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:16:45 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	timo.teras@....fi
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] neigh: fix state transition INCOMPLETE->FAILED via
 Netlink request

From: Timo Teras <timo.teras@....fi>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:32:25 +0300

> The current code errors out the INCOMPLETE neigh entry skb queue only from
> the timer if maximum probes have been attempted and there has been no reply.
> This also causes the transtion to FAILED state.
> 
> However, the neigh entry can be also updated via Netlink to inform that the
> address is unavailable.  Currently, neigh_update() just stops the timers and
> leaves the pending skb's unreleased. This results that the clean up code in
> the timer callback is never called, preventing also proper garbage collection.
> 
> This fixes neigh_update() to process the pending skb queue immediately if
> INCOMPLETE -> FAILED state transtion occurs due to a Netlink request.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Timo Teras <timo.teras@....fi>

Looks great, applied, thanks!
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