netdev - Re: [PATCH v5 net-next 0/3] Fix traceroute in the presence of SRv6

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Message-Id: <164130001053.24992.6088004457600780480.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:40:10 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org,
        dsahern@...nel.org, willemb@...gle.com, prestwoj@...il.com,
        justin.iurman@...ege.be, praveen5582@...il.com, Jason@...c4.com,
        edumazet@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 net-next 0/3] Fix traceroute in the presence of SRv6

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Mon,  3 Jan 2022 18:11:29 +0100 you wrote:
> When using SRv6 the destination IP address in the IPv6 header is not
> always the true destination, it can be a router along the path that
> SRv6 is using.
> 
> When ICMP reports an error, e.g, time exceeded, which is what
> traceroute uses, it included the packet which invoked the error into
> the ICMP message body. Upon receiving such an ICMP packet, the
> invoking packet is examined and an attempt is made to find the socket
> which sent the packet, so the error can be reported. Lookup is
> performed using the source and destination address. If the
> intermediary router IP address from the IP header is used, the lookup
> fails. It is necessary to dig into the header and find the true
> destination address in the Segment Router header, SRH.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v5,net-next,1/3] seg6: export get_srh() for ICMP handling
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/fa55a7d745de
  - [v5,net-next,2/3] icmp: ICMPV6: Examine invoking packet for Segment Route Headers.
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/e41294408c56
  - [v5,net-next,3/3] udp6: Use Segment Routing Header for dest address if present
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/222a011efc83

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