netdev - Re: RTM_DELROUTE on interface going down

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Message-ID: <CAKfDRXi86Tb6ocJ9kegfQqWDcXG8i20yxdK0UqSnQ=1WWaaOuQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:11:32 +0100
From:	Kristian Evensen <kristian.evensen@...il.com>
To:	Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>
Cc:	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: RTM_DELROUTE on interface going down - when to send?

Hi Michal,

On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz> wrote:
>
> Before I start with the patch, I would like to ask: would it be more
> appropriate to send the message when the route is marked as dead or when
> it is actually deleted from the trie?

I noticed the same thing a few months ago and submitted a patch
(http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg254106.html). However, it was
not applied because it would cause too much traffic on large-scale
routers (see davem's reply here
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg254186.html).

-Kristian
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