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SubjectRe: [PATCH] udp6: fix UDP/IPv6 encap resubmit path
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From: Bill Sommerfeld <wsommerfeld@google.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 14:47:21 -0800

> IPv4 interprets a negative return value from a protocol handler as a
> request to redispatch to a new protocol. In contrast, IPv6 interprets a
> negative value as an error, and interprets a positive value as a request
> for redispatch.
>
> UDP for IPv6 was unaware of this difference. Change __udp6_lib_rcv() to
> return a positive value for redispatch. Note that the socket's
> encap_rcv hook still needs to return a negative value to request
> dispatch, and in the case of IPv6 packets, adjust IP6CB(skb)->nhoff to
> identify the byte containing the next protocol.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bill Sommerfeld <wsommerfeld@google.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.

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