netdev - Re: [PATCH net] ip: fix triggering of 'icmp redirect'

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Date:   Thu, 01 Sep 2022 03:00:15 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        edumazet@...gle.com, dsahern@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        hengqi@...ux.alibaba.com, edwin.brossette@...nd.com, lkp@...el.com,
        lkp@...ts.01.org, stable@...r.kernel.org, yujie.liu@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ip: fix triggering of 'icmp redirect'

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:01:21 +0200 you wrote:
> __mkroute_input() uses fib_validate_source() to trigger an icmp redirect.
> My understanding is that fib_validate_source() is used to know if the src
> address and the gateway address are on the same link. For that,
> fib_validate_source() returns 1 (same link) or 0 (not the same network).
> __mkroute_input() is the only user of these positive values, all other
> callers only look if the returned value is negative.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] ip: fix triggering of 'icmp redirect'
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/eb55dc09b5dd

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