[140/262] macvlan/macvtap: Fix unicast between macvtap interfaces in bridge mode

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:07:39 EST


3.0-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: David Ward <david.ward@xxxxxxxxxx>

[ Upstream commit cb2d0f3e968bff7c6d262aca3e3ab8d4184e69b2 ]

Packets should always be forwarded to the lowerdev using dev_forward_skb.
vlan->forward is for packets being forwarded directly to another macvlan/
macvtap device (used for multicast in bridge mode).

Reported-and-tested-by: Shlomo Pongratz <shlomop@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David Ward <david.ward@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/macvlan.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static int macvlan_queue_xmit(struct sk_
dest = macvlan_hash_lookup(port, eth->h_dest);
if (dest && dest->mode == MACVLAN_MODE_BRIDGE) {
/* send to lowerdev first for its network taps */
- vlan->forward(vlan->lowerdev, skb);
+ dev_forward_skb(vlan->lowerdev, skb);

return NET_XMIT_SUCCESS;
}


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