This is an optimization to keep the per-cpu lists as short as possible:

Whenever rt6_uncached_list_flush_dev() changes one rt6_info
matching the disappearing device, it can can transfer the object
to a quarantine list, waiting for a final rt6_uncached_list_del().
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>