netdev - [PATCH 3/3] xfrm4: Don't call icmp

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Message-ID: <20110630092041.GD13201@secunet.com>
Date:	Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:20:41 +0200
From:	Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] xfrm4: Don't call icmp_send on local error

Calling icmp_send() on a local message size error leads to
an incorrect update of the path mtu. So use ip_local_error()
instead to notify the socket about the error.

Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
---
 net/ipv4/xfrm4_output.c |    7 ++++++-
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_output.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_output.c
index 2d51840..327a617 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_output.c
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ static int xfrm4_tunnel_check_size(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	dst = skb_dst(skb);
 	mtu = dst_mtu(dst);
 	if (skb->len > mtu) {
-		icmp_send(skb, ICMP_DEST_UNREACH, ICMP_FRAG_NEEDED, htonl(mtu));
+		if (skb->sk)
+			ip_local_error(skb->sk, EMSGSIZE, ip_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+				       inet_sk(skb->sk)->inet_dport, mtu);
+		else
+			icmp_send(skb, ICMP_DEST_UNREACH,
+				  ICMP_FRAG_NEEDED, htonl(mtu));
 		ret = -EMSGSIZE;
 	}
 out:
-- 
1.7.0.4

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