netdev - Re: [patch net] mlxsw: spectrum_router: Avoid potential packets loss

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Date:   Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:52:04 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jiri@...nulli.us
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, idosch@...lanox.com, mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [patch net] mlxsw: spectrum_router: Avoid potential packets
 loss

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 08:55:40 +0100

> From: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
> 
> When the structure of the LPM tree changes (f.e., due to the addition of
> a new prefix), we unbind the old tree and then bind the new one. This
> may result in temporary packet loss.
> 
> Instead, overwrite the old binding with the new one.
> 
> Fixes: 6b75c4807db3 ("mlxsw: spectrum_router: Add virtual router management")
> Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>

Applied.