netdev - Re: [PATCHv5 net-next 1/2] udp: call udp_encap_enable for v6 sockets when enabling encap

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Date:   Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:06:41 +0200
From:   Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...nvpn.net>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        network dev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv5 net-next 1/2] udp: call udp_encap_enable for v6 sockets
 when enabling encap

Hi,

On 29/03/2022 15:30, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>> I would like to propose to take this patch in stable releases.
>> Greg, is this an option?
>>
>> Commit in the linux kernel is:
>> a4a600dd301ccde6ea239804ec1f19364a39d643
> 
> 
> What stable tree(s) should this apply to, and where have you tested it?

Sorry for the delay, Greg, but I wanted to run some extra tests on the 
various longterm kernel releases.

This bug exists since "ever", therefore ideally it could/should be 
applied to all stable trees.

However, this patch applies as-is only to v5.10 and v5.4 (you need to 
ignore the hunk for 'drivers/net/bareudp.c' on the latter).

Older trees require a different code change.

My tests on v5.10 and v5.4 show that the patch works as expected.

Therefore, could it be backported to these 2 trees?
It can get my

Tested-by: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...nvpn.net>

Thanks a lot,

-- 
Antonio Quartulli
OpenVPN Inc.