netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] Take care of xfrm policy when checking dst entries

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Message-ID: <504E2A7A.9000003@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:59:22 -0400
From:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com, sri@...ibm.com,
	linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] Take care of xfrm policy when checking dst
 entries

On 09/10/2012 01:18 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>
> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:35:03 -0400
>
>> I am not sure this is right...  This has a side-effect that when an
>> rt_cache_flush() is called, it invalidates IPv6 routes a well....
>>
>> Its all fine and good do this when a new policy is added, but not when
>> IPv4 routing table changes.
>
> I disagree.
>

So you are perfectly ok with invalidating IPv6 cache when IPv4 table 
changes, but not invalidating IPv4 cache if IPv6 table changes?

-vlad
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