From cfe82469a00f0c0983bf4652de3a2972637dfc56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Xin Long Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 13:46:17 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] ipv6: add exception routes to GC list in rt6_insert_exception Commit 5eb902b8e719 ("net/ipv6: Remove expired routes with a separated list of routes.") introduced a separated list for managing route expiration via the GC timer. However, it missed adding exception routes (created by ip6_rt_update_pmtu() and rt6_do_redirect()) to this GC list. As a result, these exceptions were never considered for expiration and removal, leading to stale entries persisting in the routing table. This patch fixes the issue by calling fib6_add_gc_list() in rt6_insert_exception(), ensuring that exception routes are properly tracked and garbage collected when expired. Fixes: 5eb902b8e719 ("net/ipv6: Remove expired routes with a separated list of routes.") Reported-by: Jianlin Shi Signed-off-by: Xin Long Reviewed-by: David Ahern Link: https://patch.msgid.link/837e7506ffb63f47faa2b05d9b85481aad28e1a4.1744134377.git.lucien.xin@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski --- net/ipv6/route.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c index 210b84cecc24..96f1621e2381 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/route.c +++ b/net/ipv6/route.c @@ -1771,6 +1771,7 @@ static int rt6_insert_exception(struct rt6_info *nrt, if (!err) { spin_lock_bh(&f6i->fib6_table->tb6_lock); fib6_update_sernum(net, f6i); + fib6_add_gc_list(f6i); spin_unlock_bh(&f6i->fib6_table->tb6_lock); fib6_force_start_gc(net); }