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    ipv6: Export sernum update function · 4a8e56ee
    Ido Schimmel authored
    We are going to allow dead routes to stay in the FIB tree (e.g., when
    they are part of a multipath route, directly connected route with no
    carrier) and revive them when their nexthop device gains carrier or when
    it is put administratively up.
    
    This is equivalent to the addition of the route to the FIB tree and we
    should therefore take care of updating the sernum of all the parent
    nodes of the node where the route is stored. Otherwise, we risk sockets
    caching and using sub-optimal dst entries.
    
    Export the function that performs the above, so that it could be invoked
    from fib6_ifup() later on.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarIdo Schimmel <idosch@mellanox.com>
    Acked-by: default avatarDavid Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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