+/* Resets the modified time for 'rule' or an equivalent rule. If 'rule' is not
+ * in the classifier, but an equivalent rule is, unref 'rule' and ref the new
+ * rule. Otherwise if 'rule' is no longer installed in the classifier,
+ * reinstall it.
+ *
+ * Returns the rule whose modified time has been reset. */
+struct rule *
+ofproto_refresh_rule(struct rule *rule)
+{
+ const struct oftable *table = &rule->ofproto->tables[rule->table_id];
+ const struct cls_rule *cr = &rule->cr;
+ struct rule *r;
+
+ /* do_add_flow() requires that the rule is not installed. We lock the
+ * ofproto_mutex here so that another thread cannot add the flow before
+ * we get a chance to add it.*/
+ ovs_mutex_lock(&ofproto_mutex);
+
+ fat_rwlock_rdlock(&table->cls.rwlock);
+ r = rule_from_cls_rule(classifier_find_rule_exactly(&table->cls, cr));
+ if (r != rule) {
+ ofproto_rule_ref(r);
+ }
+ fat_rwlock_unlock(&table->cls.rwlock);
+
+ if (!r) {
+ do_add_flow(rule->ofproto, NULL, NULL, 0, rule);
+ } else if (r != rule) {
+ ofproto_rule_unref(rule);
+ rule = r;
+ }
+ ovs_mutex_unlock(&ofproto_mutex);
+
+ /* Refresh the modified time for the rule. */
+ ovs_mutex_lock(&rule->mutex);
+ rule->modified = MAX(rule->modified, time_msec());
+ ovs_mutex_unlock(&rule->mutex);
+
+ return rule;
+}
+