tech-net: Question about the call to rtflushclone when adding routes

Subject: Question about the call to rtflushclone when adding routes
To: None <tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: Frederick Lefebvre <frederick.lefebvre@hexago.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 03/06/2005 17:10:38

My understanding is that the function 'rtflushclone'  is used to delete 
any entry in the routing table that were cloned from the 'rtentry' 
received in arguments.  Is that right?
If so, why is 'rtfluchclone' called in rtrequest1 when a new route is 
added?  How could that new route already have clones?

Thank you for any help in understanding this.

Frederick Lefebvre