netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: Move ipv6 stubs to a separate header file

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Date:   Sat, 23 Mar 2019 21:40:23 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     dsahern@...nel.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, dsahern@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: Move ipv6 stubs to a separate header
 file

From: David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 06:06:09 -0700

> From: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
> 
> The number of stubs is growing and has nothing to do with addrconf.
> Move the definition of the stubs to a separate header file and update
> users. In the move, drop the vxlan specific comment before ipv6_stub.
> 
> Code move only; no functional change intended.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>

Eric, I fully support David's overall plan to make separate nexthop
objects as it will significantly empower the stack to do more sensible
things when links flap etc.

If you don't like this road he is going down to achieve that, you must
suggest an alternative.