linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.18 18/20] ip6_gre: only increase err_count for some certain type icmpv6 in ip6gre

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Message-Id: <20171116172722.490197092@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:   Thu, 16 Nov 2017 18:28:25 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Jianlin Shi <jishi@...hat.com>,
        Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [PATCH 3.18 18/20] ip6_gre: only increase err_count for some certain type icmpv6 in ip6gre_err

3.18-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>


[ Upstream commit f8d20b46ce55cf40afb30dcef6d9288f7ef46d9b ]

The similar fix in patch 'ipip: only increase err_count for some
certain type icmp in ipip_err' is needed for ip6gre_err.

In Jianlin's case, udp netperf broke even when receiving a TooBig
icmpv6 packet.

Fixes: c12b395a4664 ("gre: Support GRE over IPv6")
Reported-by: Jianlin Shi <jishi@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c |   11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -409,13 +409,16 @@ static void ip6gre_err(struct sk_buff *s
 	case ICMPV6_DEST_UNREACH:
 		net_warn_ratelimited("%s: Path to destination invalid or inactive!\n",
 				     t->parms.name);
-		break;
+		if (code != ICMPV6_PORT_UNREACH)
+			break;
+		return;
 	case ICMPV6_TIME_EXCEED:
 		if (code == ICMPV6_EXC_HOPLIMIT) {
 			net_warn_ratelimited("%s: Too small hop limit or routing loop in tunnel!\n",
 					     t->parms.name);
+			break;
 		}
-		break;
+		return;
 	case ICMPV6_PARAMPROB:
 		teli = 0;
 		if (code == ICMPV6_HDR_FIELD)
@@ -431,13 +434,13 @@ static void ip6gre_err(struct sk_buff *s
 			net_warn_ratelimited("%s: Recipient unable to parse tunneled packet!\n",
 					     t->parms.name);
 		}
-		break;
+		return;
 	case ICMPV6_PKT_TOOBIG:
 		mtu = be32_to_cpu(info) - offset;
 		if (mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU)
 			mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
 		t->dev->mtu = mtu;
-		break;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (time_before(jiffies, t->err_time + IP6TUNNEL_ERR_TIMEO))