netdev - Re: [PATCH] net/ipv6: Skip policy check to improve compliance

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Message-Id: <20190310.114747.1143904056884112407.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Sun, 10 Mar 2019 11:47:47 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     andrew.boyer@...l.com
Cc:     aboyer@...ark.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, Farrell.Woods@...l.com,
        steffen.klassert@...unet.com, herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/ipv6: Skip policy check to improve compliance

From: Andrew Boyer <andrew.boyer@...l.com>
Date: Fri,  8 Mar 2019 14:01:11 -0500

> From: Farrell Woods <farrell_woods@...l.com>
> 
> The patch fixes an IPv6 conformance test failure (v6LC_1_2_03a in the
> UNH INTACT suite) that occurs specifically when IPsec is in use.  The
> test iterates through the set of unassigned protocol numbers (currently,
> 143 through 252) and inserts these into the next header field of a
> Destination Options header.  The expected test result is that an
> ICMPv6 Parameter Problem is sent back.  But if there's a policy in
> place that requires an active SA between the Test Node and the
> Device Under Test (and none exists), the inbound packet is quietly
> dropped.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Farrell Woods <farrell_woods@...l.com>

First of all, please CC: the IPSEC maintainers on all IPSEC changes.

Second of all, is the conformance test setting up these IPSEC rules?