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Pass the duration of a lifetime (in seconds) to the function rt6_add_dflt_router() so that it can properly set the expiration time. The function ndisc_router_discovery() is the only one that calls rt6_add_dflt_router(), and it will later set the expiration time for the route created by rt6_add_dflt_router(). However, there is a gap of time between calling rt6_add_dflt_router() and setting the expiration time in ndisc_router_discovery(). During this period, there is a possibility that a new route may be removed from the routing table. By setting the correct expiration time in rt6_add_dflt_router(), we can prevent this from happening. The reason for setting RTF_EXPIRES in rt6_add_dflt_router() is to start the Garbage Collection (GC) timer, as it only activates when a route with RTF_EXPIRES is added to a table. Suggested-by: David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Kui-Feng Lee <thinker.li@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.