--- /usr/src/linux/net/ipv4/route.c	Tue Jan 29 17:24:15 2002
+++ /usr/src/linux/net/patches/route.c	Tue Jan 29 17:26:22 2002
@@ -471,6 +471,37 @@
 	mod_timer(&rt_flush_timer, now+delay);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&rt_flush_lock);
 }
+/*
+	Called by rt_intern_hash. Deletes unused entries immediately
+	in emergency situations.
+*/
+static void rt_delete_now()
+{
+	int i;
+	struct rtable *rth, **rthp;
+
+	for(i=rt_hash_mask; i>=0; i--) {
+
+	rthp = &rt_hash_table[i].chain;
+	write_lock_bh(&rt_hash_table[i].lock);
+	
+		while((rth=*rthp) != NULL) {
+		if(atomic_read(&rth->u.dst.__refcnt)) {
+		rthp = &rth->u.rt_next;
+		continue;
+		}
+
+	*rthp = rth->u.rt_next;
+	rt_free(rth);
+
+	}
+
+	write_unlock_bh(&rt_hash_table[i].lock);
+
+	}
+
+}
+	
 
 /*
    Short description of GC goals.
@@ -646,13 +677,7 @@
 			   it is most likely it holds some neighbour records.
 			 */
 			if (attempts-- > 0) {
-				int saved_elasticity = ip_rt_gc_elasticity;
-				int saved_int = ip_rt_gc_min_interval;
-				ip_rt_gc_elasticity	= 1;
-				ip_rt_gc_min_interval	= 0;
-				rt_garbage_collect();
-				ip_rt_gc_min_interval	= saved_int;
-				ip_rt_gc_elasticity	= saved_elasticity;
+				rt_delete_now();
 				goto restart;
 			}