neigh: Better handling of transition to NUD_PROBE state
[1] When entering NUD_PROBE state via neigh_update(), perhaps received from userspace, correctly (re)initialize the probes count to zero. This is useful for forcing revalidation of a neighbor (for example if the host is attempting to do DNA [IPv4 4436, IPv6 6059]). [2] Notify listeners when a neighbor goes into NUD_PROBE state. By sending notifications on entry to NUD_PROBE state listeners get more timely warnings of imminent connectivity issues. The current notifications on entry to NUD_STALE have somewhat limited usefulness: NUD_STALE is a perfectly normal state, as is NUD_DELAY, whereas notifications on entry to NUD_FAILURE come after a neighbor reachability problem has been confirmed (typically after three probes). Change-Id: Idfbff01774453b0930da48edaf0dfb9da701387a Signed-off-by:Erik Kline <ek@google.com> Acked-By:
Lorenzo Colitti <lorenzo@google.com> Acked-by:
Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@stressinduktion.org> Signed-off-by:
David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Git-commit: 765c9c639fbb132af0cafc6e1da22fe6cea26bb8 Git-repo: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git Acked-by:
Nagarjuna Chaganti <nchagant@qti.qualcomm.com> Signed-off-by:
Subash Abhinov Kasiviswanathan <subashab@codeaurora.org>
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