netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v7] mpls: support for dead routes

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Message-ID: <565F371B.3010508@brocade.com>
Date:	Wed, 2 Dec 2015 18:23:23 +0000
From:	Robert Shearman <rshearma@...cade.com>
To:	Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>, <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	<davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v7] mpls: support for dead routes

On 02/12/15 06:18, Roopa Prabhu wrote:
> From: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
>
> Adds support for RTNH_F_DEAD and RTNH_F_LINKDOWN flags on mpls
> routes due to link events. Also adds code to ignore dead
> routes during route selection.
>
> Unlike ip routes, mpls routes are not deleted when the route goes
> dead. This is current mpls behaviour and this patch does not change
> that. With this patch however, routes will be marked dead.
> dead routes are not notified to userspace (this is consistent with ipv4
> routes).
>
...

>

Acked-by: Robert Shearman <rshearma@...cade.com>

> Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
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