netdev - Re: BUG ? ipip unregister_netdevice

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Date:	Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:50:13 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ebiederm@...ssion.com
Cc:	hans.schillstrom@...csson.com, daniel.lezcano@...e.fr,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: BUG ? ipip unregister_netdevice_many()

From: ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:40:49 -0700

> However I think the test should still be rt_is_expired(), because
> that is what rt_do_flush() is doing removing the expired entries
> from the list.

I can't see a reason for that test.

Everything calling into this code path has created a condition
that requires that all routing cache entries for that namespace
be deleted.

This function is meant to unconditionally flush the entire table.

I believe you added that extraneous test, and it never existed there
before.
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