return n;
 }
 
+static inline void __ipv4_confirm_neigh(struct net_device *dev, u32 key)
+{
+       struct neighbour *n;
+
+       rcu_read_lock_bh();
+       n = __ipv4_neigh_lookup_noref(dev, key);
+       if (n) {
+               unsigned long now = jiffies;
+
+               /* avoid dirtying neighbour */
+               if (n->confirmed != now)
+                       n->confirmed = now;
+       }
+       rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+}
+
 void arp_init(void);
 int arp_ioctl(struct net *net, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg);
 void arp_send(int type, int ptype, __be32 dest_ip,
 
        return IS_ERR(n) ? NULL : n;
 }
 
+static inline void dst_confirm_neigh(const struct dst_entry *dst,
+                                    const void *daddr)
+{
+       if (dst->ops->confirm_neigh)
+               dst->ops->confirm_neigh(dst, daddr);
+}
+
 static inline void dst_link_failure(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
        struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
 
        struct neighbour *      (*neigh_lookup)(const struct dst_entry *dst,
                                                struct sk_buff *skb,
                                                const void *daddr);
+       void                    (*confirm_neigh)(const struct dst_entry *dst,
+                                                const void *daddr);
 
        struct kmem_cache       *kmem_cachep;
 
 
        return n;
 }
 
+static inline void __ipv6_confirm_neigh(struct net_device *dev,
+                                       const void *pkey)
+{
+       struct neighbour *n;
+
+       rcu_read_lock_bh();
+       n = __ipv6_neigh_lookup_noref(dev, pkey);
+       if (n) {
+               unsigned long now = jiffies;
+
+               /* avoid dirtying neighbour */
+               if (n->confirmed != now)
+                       n->confirmed = now;
+       }
+       rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+}
+
 int ndisc_init(void);
 int ndisc_late_init(void);
 
 
 static struct neighbour *ipv4_neigh_lookup(const struct dst_entry *dst,
                                           struct sk_buff *skb,
                                           const void *daddr);
+static void ipv4_confirm_neigh(const struct dst_entry *dst, const void *daddr);
 
 static struct dst_ops ipv4_dst_ops = {
        .family =               AF_INET,
        .redirect =             ip_do_redirect,
        .local_out =            __ip_local_out,
        .neigh_lookup =         ipv4_neigh_lookup,
+       .confirm_neigh =        ipv4_confirm_neigh,
 };
 
 #define ECN_OR_COST(class)     TC_PRIO_##class
        return neigh_create(&arp_tbl, pkey, dev);
 }
 
+static void ipv4_confirm_neigh(const struct dst_entry *dst, const void *daddr)
+{
+       struct net_device *dev = dst->dev;
+       const __be32 *pkey = daddr;
+       const struct rtable *rt;
+
+       rt = (const struct rtable *)dst;
+       if (rt->rt_gateway)
+               pkey = (const __be32 *)&rt->rt_gateway;
+       else if (!daddr ||
+                (rt->rt_flags &
+                 (RTCF_MULTICAST | RTCF_BROADCAST | RTCF_LOCAL)))
+               return;
+
+       __ipv4_confirm_neigh(dev, *(__force u32 *)pkey);
+}
+
 #define IP_IDENTS_SZ 2048u
 
 static atomic_t *ip_idents __read_mostly;
 
        return neigh_create(&nd_tbl, daddr, dst->dev);
 }
 
+static void ip6_confirm_neigh(const struct dst_entry *dst, const void *daddr)
+{
+       struct net_device *dev = dst->dev;
+       struct rt6_info *rt = (struct rt6_info *)dst;
+
+       daddr = choose_neigh_daddr(rt, NULL, daddr);
+       if (!daddr)
+               return;
+       if (dev->flags & (IFF_NOARP | IFF_LOOPBACK))
+               return;
+       if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast((const struct in6_addr *)daddr))
+               return;
+       __ipv6_confirm_neigh(dev, daddr);
+}
+
 static struct dst_ops ip6_dst_ops_template = {
        .family                 =       AF_INET6,
        .gc                     =       ip6_dst_gc,
        .redirect               =       rt6_do_redirect,
        .local_out              =       __ip6_local_out,
        .neigh_lookup           =       ip6_neigh_lookup,
+       .confirm_neigh          =       ip6_confirm_neigh,
 };
 
 static unsigned int ip6_blackhole_mtu(const struct dst_entry *dst)
 
        return dst->path->ops->neigh_lookup(dst, skb, daddr);
 }
 
+static void xfrm_confirm_neigh(const struct dst_entry *dst, const void *daddr)
+{
+       const struct dst_entry *path = dst->path;
+
+       for (; dst != path; dst = dst->child) {
+               const struct xfrm_state *xfrm = dst->xfrm;
+
+               if (xfrm->props.mode == XFRM_MODE_TRANSPORT)
+                       continue;
+               if (xfrm->type->flags & XFRM_TYPE_REMOTE_COADDR)
+                       daddr = xfrm->coaddr;
+               else if (!(xfrm->type->flags & XFRM_TYPE_LOCAL_COADDR))
+                       daddr = &xfrm->id.daddr;
+       }
+       path->ops->confirm_neigh(path, daddr);
+}
+
 int xfrm_policy_register_afinfo(struct xfrm_policy_afinfo *afinfo)
 {
        int err = 0;
                        dst_ops->link_failure = xfrm_link_failure;
                if (likely(dst_ops->neigh_lookup == NULL))
                        dst_ops->neigh_lookup = xfrm_neigh_lookup;
+               if (likely(!dst_ops->confirm_neigh))
+                       dst_ops->confirm_neigh = xfrm_confirm_neigh;
                if (likely(afinfo->garbage_collect == NULL))
                        afinfo->garbage_collect = xfrm_garbage_collect_deferred;
                rcu_assign_pointer(xfrm_policy_afinfo[afinfo->family], afinfo);