Re: [PATCH net-next v1] icmp: fix ip_rt_bug race in icmp_route_lookup reverse path

[David Ahern]

On 2/3/26 7:27 PM, Jiayuan Chen wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the review.
> 
> Paolo, I'll fix it in newer version.
> 
> Regarding David's question about whether the message provides value:
> I think it could still be useful for debugging. If a user's configuration
> change causes ICMP packets to be silently dropped, there's currently no counter
> or indication of what happened. Adding a dedicated counter for this rare race
> condition seems overkill, so a rate-limited warning at least gives some visibility
> into the failure.
> 
> That said, I'm open to dropping the message entirely if you both think silent handling
> is preferred. Let me know and I'll send a new version either way.
> 

no strong opinions.