netdev - Re: [PATCH ipsec-next v2] xfrm: update x->lastused for every packet

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Message-ID: <20221028113531.GL2602992@gauss3.secunet.de>
Date:   Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:35:31 +0200
From:   Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:     Antony Antony <antony.antony@...unet.com>
CC:     Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Tobias Brunner" <tobias@...ongswan.org>,
        Antony Antony <antony@...nome.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH ipsec-next v2] xfrm: update x->lastused for every packet

On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 03:42:01PM +0200, Antony Antony wrote:
> x->lastused was only updated for outgoing mobile IPv6 packet.
> With this fix update it for every, in and out, packet.
> 
> This is useful to check if the a SA is still in use, or when was
> the last time an SA was used. lastused time of in SA can used
> to check IPsec path is functional.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Antony Antony <antony.antony@...unet.com>

Applied, thanks a lot Antony!