private ArpResolverMetadata resetFlowToRemove( final Ipv4Address gatewayIp, ArpResolverMetadata gatewayArpMetadata) { checkNotNull(gatewayIp); // If gatewayArpMetadata was not provided, look it up if (gatewayArpMetadata == null) { gatewayArpMetadata = gatewayToArpMetadataMap.get(gatewayIp); } if (gatewayArpMetadata != null && gatewayArpMetadata.getFlowToRemove() != null) { LOG.debug( "Flow to route ARP Reply to Controller from {} being removed from node {}", gatewayIp, gatewayArpMetadata.getFlowToRemove().getNode()); flowService.removeFlow(gatewayArpMetadata.getFlowToRemove()); gatewayArpMetadata.setFlowToRemove(null); } return gatewayArpMetadata; }