From: Daniel Walter Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:09:25 +0000 (+0000) Subject: ipv6: ignore looped-back NA while dad is running X-Git-Url: https://git.stricted.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=bd015928bb1713691068c4d0d159afccbaf0f8c0;p=GitHub%2Fmt8127%2Fandroid_kernel_alcatel_ttab.git ipv6: ignore looped-back NA while dad is running [ipv6] Ignore looped-back NAs while in Duplicate Address Detection If we send an unsolicited NA shortly after bringing up an IPv6 address, the duplicate address detection algorithm fails and the ip stays in tentative mode forever. This is due a missing check if the NA is looped-back to us. Signed-off-by: Daniel Walter Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c index 92f952d093db..f057ff312840 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c +++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c @@ -945,9 +945,10 @@ static void ndisc_recv_na(struct sk_buff *skb) } ifp = ipv6_get_ifaddr(dev_net(dev), &msg->target, dev, 1); if (ifp) { - if (ifp->flags & IFA_F_TENTATIVE) { - addrconf_dad_failure(ifp); - return; + if (skb->pkt_type != PACKET_LOOPBACK + && (ifp->flags & IFA_F_TENTATIVE)) { + addrconf_dad_failure(ifp); + return; } /* What should we make now? The advertisement is invalid, but ndisc specs say nothing