netdev - why we use skb->rt->rt_src as dest address when replying packet?

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Date:	Wed, 16 May 2007 18:29:35 +0800
From:	lepton <ytht.net@...il.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: why we use skb->rt->rt_src as dest address when replying packet?

I found in function [ip_send_reply] and [icmp_reply], we
use such code to get the destination address of our
packet:

struct rtable *rt = (struct rtable *)skb->dst;
......
daddr = ipc.addr = rt->rt_src;

I have a question here:
Is there any special reason for using rt->rt_src as destination address?
Can I use codes like these?

struct iph * ip = skb->nh.iph;
......
daddr = ipc.addr = ip->saddr;

I found in some case, rt->rt_src is not equal to ip->saddr. Thanks.
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