[PATCH net-next 2/3] ipv6: start fib6 gc on RTF_CACHE dst creation

[Paolo Abeni]

After the commit Fixes: 2b760fcf5cfb ("ipv6: hook up exception
table to store dst cache"), the fib6 gc is not started after
the creation of a RTF_CACHE via a redirect or pmtu update, since
fib6_add() isn't invoked anymore for such dsts.

We need the fib6 gc to run periodically to clean the RTF_CACHE,
or the dst will stay there forever.

Fix it by explicitly calling fib6_force_start_gc() on successful
exception creation. gc_args->more accounting will ensure that
the gc timer will run for whatever time needed to properly
clean the table.

Fixes: 2b760fcf5cfb ("ipv6: hook up exception table to store dst cache")
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pab...@redhat.com>
---
 net/ipv6/route.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 5bb53dbd4fd3..8b25a31b6b03 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1340,8 +1340,10 @@ static int rt6_insert_exception(struct rt6_info *nrt,
        spin_unlock_bh(&rt6_exception_lock);
 
        /* Update fn->fn_sernum to invalidate all cached dst */
-       if (!err)
+       if (!err) {
                fib6_update_sernum(ort);
+               fib6_force_start_gc(net);
+       }
 
        return err;
 }
-- 
2.13.6