sta = next_hop_deref_protected(mpath);
if (mpath->flags & MESH_PATH_ACTIVE &&
ether_addr_equal(ta, sta->sta.addr) &&
+ !(mpath->flags & MESH_PATH_FIXED) &&
(!(mpath->flags & MESH_PATH_SN_VALID) ||
SN_GT(target_sn, mpath->sn) || target_sn == 0)) {
mpath->flags &= ~MESH_PATH_ACTIVE;
goto enddiscovery;
spin_lock_bh(&mpath->state_lock);
+ if (mpath->flags & (MESH_PATH_DELETED | MESH_PATH_FIXED)) {
+ spin_unlock_bh(&mpath->state_lock);
+ goto enddiscovery;
+ }
mpath->flags &= ~MESH_PATH_REQ_QUEUED;
if (preq_node->flags & PREQ_Q_F_START) {
if (mpath->flags & MESH_PATH_RESOLVING) {