Re: [PATCH net-next v6] ipmr: ip6mr: Create new sockopt to clear mfc cache or vifs

From: David Miller
Date: Thu Feb 21 2019 - 16:05:32 EST


From: Callum Sinclair <callum.sinclair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:07:51 +1300

> Created a way to clear the multicast forwarding cache on a socket
> without having to either remove the entries manually using the delete
> entry socket option or destroy and recreate the multicast socket.
>
> Calling the socket option MRT_FLUSH will allow any combination of the
> four flag options to be cleared.
>
> MRT_FLUSH_MFC will clear all non static mfc entries and clear the unresolved cache
> MRT_FLUSH_MFC_STATIC will clear all static mfc entries
> MRT_FLUSH_VIFS will clear all non static interfaces
> MRT_FLUSH_VIFS_STATIC will clear all static interfaces.

Applied.