> > > - ip_ftable.h line 64 and ip_ire.c line 2877: please clarify the > > "no netstack_hold()" comment? seems like the ipst is obtained from > > the ill_ipst or conn_netstack->netstack_ip, or by marching down some > > global netstack list, so what does the comment refer to? > > It refers to the fact that we only do netstack_hold in particular cases, > such as the references from open streams (ill_t and conn_t's > pointers). Internally within IP we rely on IP's ability to cleanup e.g. > ire_t's when an ill goes away. > > The design document (on opensolaris,org) has some added text to try to > explain this. Is there something better we can do in the source code?
Maybe add the above explanation in ip_ftable.h? thanks, --Sowmini
