Re: [PATCH] mctp: Remove only static neighbour on RTM_DELNEIGH

[Jeremy Kerr]

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