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    [IPV6]: Initialize pmtu/advmss in ndisc dst entries. · 637575a1
    Shirley Ma authored
    When creating dst entry from ndisc, the dst entry of pmtu is not set, and the 
    outout for this kind of dst entry is set to ip_output2 instead of ip_output. 
    This could lead to send bigger packets through these des entries without 
    fragmentation, and uninitialized pmtu could lead the network unreachable. 
    
    These problems are easy reproduced when configuring IPSEC for ipv6. IPSEC 
    could pick up dst entry created by ndisc as child des entry if ndisc dst 
    entry generated earlier. If sending bigger packets through IPSEC, the ip 
    output2 will send bigger packets out, the driver will drop these packets on 
    receiver side. Also the dst_entry pmtu will be 0, the network is unreachable.
    
    The patch has been tested against 2.6.6. I am not sure why ndisc genereats dst 
    entry with output equal to ip6_output2 not ip6_output. If ndisc sends bigger 
    packets, it will break also.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarShirley Ma <mashirle@us.ibm.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>
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