ping over geneve over ipv6 would fail on 5.10.0-rc7 after commit Kernel repo: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git Commit: 88a5af943985 - Merge tag 'net-5.12-rc8' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net reproducer: ip netns add client ip netns add server ip link add veth0_c type veth peer name veth0_s ip link set veth0_c netns client ip link set veth0_s netns server ip netns exec client ip link set lo up ip netns exec client ip link set veth0_c up ip netns exec server ip link set lo up ip netns exec server ip link set veth0_s up ip netns exec client ip addr add 2000::1/64 dev veth0_c ip netns exec client ip addr add 10.10.0.1/24 dev veth0_c ip netns exec server ip addr add 2000::2/64 dev veth0_s ip netns exec server ip addr add 10.10.0.2/24 dev veth0_s ip netns exec client ping 10.10.0.2 -c 2 ip netns exec client ping6 2000::2 -c 2 ip netns exec client ip link add geneve1 type geneve vni 1234 remote 2000::2 ttl 64 ip netns exec server ip link add geneve1 type geneve vni 1234 remote 2000::1 ttl 64 ip netns exec client ip link set geneve1 up ip netns exec client ip addr add 1.1.1.1/24 dev geneve1 ip netns exec server ip link set geneve1 up ip netns exec server ip addr add 1.1.1.2/24 dev geneve1 ip netns exec client ping 1.1.1.2 -c 3 actual result: + ip netns exec client ping 1.1.1.2 -c 3 PING 1.1.1.2 (1.1.1.2) 56(84) bytes of data. From 1.1.1.1 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable From 1.1.1.1 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable From 1.1.1.1 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable --- 1.1.1.2 ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 0 received, +3 errors, 100% packet loss, time 2072ms expected result: ping should pass BTW, ping over geneve over ipv4 would pass
This is probably caused by commit 6628ddfec7580882f11fdc5c194a8ea781fdadfa (https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=6628ddfec7580882f11fdc5c194a8ea781fdadfa).