l2tp_ip_backlog_recv may not return -1 if the packet gets dropped. The return value is passed up to ip_local_deliver_finish, which treats negative values as an IP protocol number for resubmission.
Signed-off-by: Paul Hüber <phue...@kernsp.in> --- net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c index 28c21546d5b6..3ed30153a6f5 100644 --- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c +++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c @@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip_backlog_recv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb) drop: IP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), IPSTATS_MIB_INDISCARDS); kfree_skb(skb); - return -1; + return 0; } /* Userspace will call sendmsg() on the tunnel socket to send L2TP -- 2.11.1