netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: geneve: accept every ethertype

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Date:   Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:50:16 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Josef Miegl <josef@...gl.cz>
Cc:     eyal.birger@...il.com, pshelar@....org, davem@...emloft.net,
        edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: geneve: accept every ethertype

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>:

On Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:09:54 +0100 you wrote:
> The Geneve encapsulation, as defined in RFC 8926, has a Protocol Type
> field, which states the Ethertype of the payload appearing after the
> Geneve header.
> 
> Commit 435fe1c0c1f7 ("net: geneve: support IPv4/IPv6 as inner protocol")
> introduced a new IFLA_GENEVE_INNER_PROTO_INHERIT flag that allowed the
> use of other Ethertypes than Ethernet. However, it did not get rid of a
> restriction that prohibits receiving payloads other than Ethernet,
> instead the commit white-listed additional Ethertypes, IPv4 and IPv6.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v2] net: geneve: accept every ethertype
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/251d5a2813f9

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