Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] mctp: Remove only static neighbour on RTM_DELNEIGH | From | Jeremy Kerr <> | Date | Fri, 31 Dec 2021 11:33:00 +0800 |
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Hi Jakub & Gagan,
> > Add neighbour source flag in mctp_neigh_remove(...) to allow > > removal of only static neighbours. > > Which are the only ones that exist today right?
That's correct. There may be a future facility for the kernel to perform neighbour discovery itself (somewhat analogous to ARP), but only the static entries are possible at the moment.
> Can you clarify the motivation and practical impact of the change > in the commit message to make it clear? AFAICT this is a no-op / prep > for some later changes, right Jeremy?
Yes, it'll be a no-op now; I'm not aware of any changes coming that require parameterisation of the neighbour type yet.
Gagan - can you provide any context on this change?
Cheers,
Jeremy
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