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[ Upstream commit57644431a6] In commitb406472b5a("net: ipv4: avoid mixed n_redirects and rate_tokens usage") I missed the fact that a 0 'rate_tokens' will bypass the backoff algorithm. Since rate_tokens is cleared after a redirect silence, and never incremented on redirects, if the host keeps receiving packets requiring redirect it will reply ignoring the backoff. Additionally, the 'rate_last' field will be updated with the cadence of the ingress packet requiring redirect. If that rate is high enough, that will prevent the host from generating any other kind of ICMP messages The check for a zero 'rate_tokens' value was likely a shortcut to avoid the more complex backoff algorithm after a redirect silence period. Address the issue checking for 'n_redirects' instead, which is incremented on successful redirect, and does not interfere with other ICMP replies. Fixes:b406472b5a("net: ipv4: avoid mixed n_redirects and rate_tokens usage") Reported-and-tested-by: Colin Walters <walters@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.