netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 18/22] nexthop: Remove in-kernel route notifications when nexthop changes

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Date:   Tue, 8 Sep 2020 09:38:33 -0600
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:     Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, roopa@...dia.com,
        mlxsw@...dia.com, Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 18/22] nexthop: Remove in-kernel route
 notifications when nexthop changes

On 9/8/20 3:10 AM, Ido Schimmel wrote:
> From: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>
> 
> Remove in-kernel route notifications when the configuration of their
> nexthop changes.
> 
> These notifications are unnecessary because the route still uses the
> same nexthop ID. A separate notification for the nexthop change itself
> is now sent in the nexthop notification chain.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>
> ---
>  net/ipv4/fib_trie.c | 9 ---------
>  net/ipv6/route.c    | 5 -----
>  2 files changed, 14 deletions(-)
> 

Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>