+static walk_rc_t
+ip_neighbor_mark_one (index_t ipni, void *ctx)
+{
+ ip_neighbor_t *ipn;
+
+ ipn = ip_neighbor_get (ipni);
+
+ ipn->ipn_flags |= IP_NEIGHBOR_FLAG_STALE;
+
+ return (WALK_CONTINUE);
+}
+
+void
+ip_neighbor_mark (ip46_type_t type)
+{
+ ip_neighbor_walk (type, ~0, ip_neighbor_mark_one, NULL);
+}
+
+typedef struct ip_neighbor_sweep_ctx_t_
+{
+ index_t *ipnsc_stale;
+} ip_neighbor_sweep_ctx_t;
+
+static walk_rc_t
+ip_neighbor_sweep_one (index_t ipni, void *arg)
+{
+ ip_neighbor_sweep_ctx_t *ctx = arg;
+ ip_neighbor_t *ipn;
+
+ ipn = ip_neighbor_get (ipni);
+
+ if (ipn->ipn_flags & IP_NEIGHBOR_FLAG_STALE)
+ {
+ vec_add1 (ctx->ipnsc_stale, ipni);
+ }
+
+ return (WALK_CONTINUE);
+}
+
+void
+ip_neighbor_sweep (ip46_type_t type)
+{
+ ip_neighbor_sweep_ctx_t ctx = { };
+ index_t *ipni;
+
+ ip_neighbor_walk (type, ~0, ip_neighbor_sweep_one, &ctx);
+
+ vec_foreach (ipni, ctx.ipnsc_stale)
+ {
+ ip_neighbor_free (ip_neighbor_get (*ipni));
+ }
+ vec_free (ctx.ipnsc_stale);
+}
+