netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2 net-next v3] ipv6: use the right ifindex when replying to icmpv6 from localhost

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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:50:06 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@...e.de>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, dsahern@...nel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2 net-next v3] ipv6: use the right ifindex when replying
 to
 icmpv6 from localhost

Hello:

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

On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:44:08 +0100 you wrote:
> When replying to a ICMPv6 echo request that comes from localhost address
> the right output ifindex is 1 (lo) and not rt6i_idev dev index. Use the
> skb device ifindex instead. This fixes pinging to a local address from
> localhost source address.
> 
> $ ping6 -I ::1 2001:1:1::2 -c 3
> PING 2001:1:1::2 (2001:1:1::2) from ::1 : 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from 2001:1:1::2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.037 ms
> 64 bytes from 2001:1:1::2: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.069 ms
> 64 bytes from 2001:1:1::2: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.122 ms
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [1/2,net-next,v3] ipv6: use the right ifindex when replying to icmpv6 from localhost
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/03cbcdf93866
  - [2/2,net-next,v3] selftests: net: add ipv6 ping to local address from localhost
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/1742272bd3fa

You are awesome, thank you!
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