[PATCH V3 1/3] table: improve learner table timers
Thomas Monjalon
thomas at monjalon.net
Wed Jun 1 15:57:26 CEST 2022
21/05/2022 00:12, Cristian Dumitrescu:
> Previously, on lookup hit, the hit key had its timer automatically
> rearmed with the same timeout in order to prevent its expiration. Now,
> a broader set of actions is available on lookup hit, which has to be
> managed explicitly: the key can have its timer rearmed with the same
> or with a different timeout, or the key timer can be left unmodified.
> The latter option allows the key to expire naturally when the timer
> eventually runs out, unless the key is hit again and its timer rearmed
> at that point. Needed by the TCP connection tracking state machine.
>
> Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu at intel.com>
Series applied, thanks.
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