* [PATCH net-next] docs: net: document neigh gc_interval sysctl
@ 2026-02-25 9:58 Gabriel Goller
2026-02-27 1:50 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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From: Gabriel Goller @ 2026-02-25 9:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni,
Simon Horman, Jonathan Corbet, Shuah Khan
Cc: netdev, linux-doc, linux-kernel
Add entry for the neigh/default/gc_interval sysctl. This sysctl is
unused since kernel v2.6.8.
Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Gabriel Goller <g.goller@proxmox.com>
---
Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
index d1eeb5323af0..265158534cda 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
@@ -202,6 +202,13 @@ neigh/default/gc_thresh3 - INTEGER
Default: 1024
+neigh/default/gc_interval - INTEGER
+ Specifies how often the garbage collector for neighbor entries
+ should run. This value applies to the entire table, not
+ individual entries. Unused since kernel v2.6.8.
+
+ Default: 30 seconds
+
neigh/default/gc_stale_time - INTEGER
Determines how long a neighbor entry can remain unused before it is
considered stale and eligible for garbage collection. Entries that have
--
2.47.3
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* Re: [PATCH net-next] docs: net: document neigh gc_interval sysctl
2026-02-25 9:58 [PATCH net-next] docs: net: document neigh gc_interval sysctl Gabriel Goller
@ 2026-02-27 1:50 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf @ 2026-02-27 1:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Gabriel Goller
Cc: davem, edumazet, kuba, pabeni, horms, corbet, skhan, netdev,
linux-doc, linux-kernel
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>:
On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:58:10 +0100 you wrote:
> Add entry for the neigh/default/gc_interval sysctl. This sysctl is
> unused since kernel v2.6.8.
>
> Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Gabriel Goller <g.goller@proxmox.com>
> ---
> Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst | 7 +++++++
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
Here is the summary with links:
- [net-next] docs: net: document neigh gc_interval sysctl
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d68d21ea6b29
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