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-rw-r--r--net/core/neighbour.c14
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 7b315663f840..a426790b0688 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -1130,10 +1130,6 @@ int neigh_update(struct neighbour *neigh, const u8 *lladdr, u8 new,
lladdr = neigh->ha;
}
- if (new & NUD_CONNECTED)
- neigh->confirmed = jiffies;
- neigh->updated = jiffies;
-
/* If entry was valid and address is not changed,
do not change entry state, if new one is STALE.
*/
@@ -1155,6 +1151,16 @@ int neigh_update(struct neighbour *neigh, const u8 *lladdr, u8 new,
}
}
+ /* Update timestamps only once we know we will make a change to the
+ * neighbour entry. Otherwise we risk to move the locktime window with
+ * noop updates and ignore relevant ARP updates.
+ */
+ if (new != old || lladdr != neigh->ha) {
+ if (new & NUD_CONNECTED)
+ neigh->confirmed = jiffies;
+ neigh->updated = jiffies;
+ }
+
if (new != old) {
neigh_del_timer(neigh);
if (new & NUD_PROBE)