netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2 2/3] ipv6: Set skb->protocol properly for local output

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Date:   Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:34:57 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     elicooper@....com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2 2/3] ipv6: Set skb->protocol properly for local
 output

From: Eli Cooper <elicooper@....com>
Date: Thu,  1 Dec 2016 10:05:11 +0800

> When xfrm is applied to TSO/GSO packets, it follows this path:
> 
>     xfrm_output() -> xfrm_output_gso() -> skb_gso_segment()
> 
> where skb_gso_segment() relies on skb->protocol to function properly.
> 
> This patch sets skb->protocol to ETH_P_IPV6 before dst_output() is called,
> fixing a bug where GSO packets sent through an ipip6 tunnel are dropped
> when xfrm is involved.
> 
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Eli Cooper <elicooper@....com>

Applied.