The invention provides a flow control strategy processing method and device, and aims at solving the technical problem that attack flow filtering and control by a routing device are interrupted due to failure of a FlowSpec flow control strategy in the smooth restart process of the routing device. The method comprises that a notification message, of entering smooth restart, sent by a BGP is received, and all FlowSpec routes from the BGP are marked with first marks; a newly learnt FlowSpec route sent from the BGP is received, and compared with an original FlowSpec route, if the newly received FlowSpec route is the same with the original FlowSpec route, the first mark of the corresponding FlowSpec route is removed; and a message, of ending smooth restart, from the BGP is received, all FlowSpec routes with the first marks are deleted. According to the invention, filtering and control for attack flow of a forwarding plane are not interrupted in the smooth restart period of the routing device, the stability and reliability of the device are improved, and clients are prevented from unexpected loss caused by DoS/DDoS attack in the main and standby switching period.