netdev - Re: [PATCH v3] ipv6: Change skb->data before using icmpv6

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Date:	Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:16:38 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	djduanjiong@...il.com
Cc:	steffen.klassert@...unet.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] ipv6: Change skb->data before using icmpv6_notify()
 to propagate redirect

From: Duan Jiong <djduanjiong@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:59:59 +0800

> 
> In function ndisc_redirect_rcv(), the skb->data points to the transport
> header, but function icmpv6_notify() need the skb->data points to the
> inner IP packet. So before using icmpv6_notify() to propagate redirect,
> change skb->data to point the inner IP packet that triggered the sending
> of the Redirect, and introduce struct rd_msg to make it easy.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Duan Jiong <djduanjiong@...il.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable.
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