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

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
Date: Tue Mar 21 2023 - 08:50:22 EST


Hello:

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

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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