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From: Robert Shearman <rshearma@brocade.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5] mpls: support for dead routes
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 09:51:30 +0000
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On 24/11/15 23:22, Roopa Prabhu wrote:
> From: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@cumulusnetworks.com>
>
> Adds support for RTNH_F_DEAD and RTNH_F_LINKDOWN flags on mpls
> routes due to link events. Also adds code to ignore dead
> routes during route selection.
>
> Unlike ip routes, mpls routes are not deleted when the route goes
> dead. This is current mpls behaviour and this patch does not change
> that. With this patch however, routes will be marked dead.
> dead routes are not notified to userspace (this is consistent with ipv4
> routes).
>
...
>

Acked-by: Robert Shearman <rshearma@brocade.com>

> Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@cumulusnetworks.com>