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Re: rt_cache_flush()

To: "James R. Leu" <jleu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: rt_cache_flush()
From: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 21:11:45 +0200
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <20000501103620.A7015@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; from James R. Leu on Mon, May 01, 2000 at 04:36:56PM +0200
References: <20000501103620.A7015@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Mon, May 01, 2000 at 04:36:56PM +0200, James R. Leu wrote:
> I am fiddling with entries in the fib table and each time I modify a
> fib entry I want all entries in the route cache that used this fib entry
> to be flushed.
> 
> rt_cache_flush() seems to want to flush the whole cache.  For some reason
> it doesn't seem to be working.  Is this the correct way to flush the entire
> route cache?  What about entries that still have a ref_cnt > 0?

You set rt->u.dst.obsolete = 1 and expect the clients to relookup when they 
can.


-Andi

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