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Diffstat (limited to 'net/ipv6/ip6_output.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | net/ipv6/ip6_output.c | 15 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c index 60fd91bb5171..c314fdde0097 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c +++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c @@ -547,7 +547,20 @@ int ip6_forward(struct sk_buff *skb) pneigh_lookup(&nd_tbl, net, &hdr->daddr, skb->dev, 0)) { int proxied = ip6_forward_proxy_check(skb); if (proxied > 0) { - hdr->hop_limit--; + /* It's tempting to decrease the hop limit + * here by 1, as we do at the end of the + * function too. + * + * But that would be incorrect, as proxying is + * not forwarding. The ip6_input function + * will handle this packet locally, and it + * depends on the hop limit being unchanged. + * + * One example is the NDP hop limit, that + * always has to stay 255, but other would be + * similar checks around RA packets, where the + * user can even change the desired limit. + */ return ip6_input(skb); } else if (proxied < 0) { __IP6_INC_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INDISCARDS); |