netdev - Re: [PATCH net] vrf: Reset IPCB/IP6CB when processing outbound pkts in vrf dev xmit

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Date:   Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:15:28 -0700
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:     Stephen Suryaputra <ssuryaextr@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] vrf: Reset IPCB/IP6CB when processing outbound pkts
 in vrf dev xmit

On 11/30/21 9:26 AM, Stephen Suryaputra wrote:
> IPCB/IP6CB need to be initialized when processing outbound v4 or v6 pkts
> in the codepath of vrf device xmit function so that leftover garbage
> doesn't cause futher code that uses the CB to incorrectly process the
> pkt.
> 
> One occasion of the issue might occur when MPLS route uses the vrf
> device as the outgoing device such as when the route is added using "ip
> -f mpls route add <label> dev <vrf>" command.
> 
> The problems seems to exist since day one. Hence I put the day one
> commits on the Fixes tags.
> 
> Fixes: 193125dbd8eb ("net: Introduce VRF device driver")
> Fixes: 35402e313663 ("net: Add IPv6 support to VRF device")
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Suryaputra <ssuryaextr@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/vrf.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 

Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>