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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net] Revert "ipv6: ndisc: inherit metadata dst when
 creating ndisc requests"
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:08:20 -0500 (EST)
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From: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:17:05 +0100

> This reverts commit ab450605b35caa768ca33e86db9403229bf42be4.
> 
> In IPv6, we cannot inherit the dst of the original dst. ndisc packets
> are IPv6 packets and may take another route than the original packet.
> 
> This patch breaks the following scenario: a packet comes from eth0 and
> is forwarded through vxlan1. The encapsulated packet triggers an NS
> which cannot be sent because of the wrong route.
> 
> CC: Jiri Benc <jbenc@redhat.com>
> CC: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com>
> ---
> 
> I know that this is not the right fix, it's why I've put RFC ;-)
> Should the right fix only do a copy of dst metadata in the new dst?
> Feedback is welcomed.

Ok I'll apply this revert while you guys try to come up with something
better.

Thanks.