netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] selftests: disable rp_filter for icmp

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Date:   Mon, 17 Aug 2020 15:00:14 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     dsahern@...nel.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] selftests: disable rp_filter for
 icmp_redirect.sh

From: David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:43:33 -0600

> h1 is initially configured to reach h2 via r1 rather than the
> more direct path through r2. If rp_filter is set and inherited
> for r2, forwarding fails since the source address of h1 is
> reachable from eth0 vs the packet coming to it via r1 and eth1.
> Since rp_filter setting affects the test, explicitly reset it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>

As a bug fix I've applied this to 'net', thanks David.