spin_lock_bh(&dst_garbage.lock);
dst = dst_garbage.list;
dst_garbage.list = NULL;
+ /* The code in dst_ifdown places a hold on the loopback device.
+ * If the gc entry processing is set to expire after a lengthy
+ * interval, this hold can cause netdev_wait_allrefs() to hang
+ * out and wait for a long time -- until the the loopback
+ * interface is released. If we're really unlucky, it'll emit
+ * pr_emerg messages to console too. Reset the interval here,
+ * so dst cleanups occur in a more timely fashion.
+ */
+ if (dst_garbage.timer_inc > DST_GC_INC) {
+ dst_garbage.timer_inc = DST_GC_INC;
+ dst_garbage.timer_expires = DST_GC_MIN;
+ mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &dst_gc_work,
+ dst_garbage.timer_expires);
+ }
spin_unlock_bh(&dst_garbage.lock);
if (last)