Re: [RFC] sctp/tcp: Question -- ICMPv4 length check (not) redundant?
From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2008-07-30 10:19:35
From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2008-07-30 10:19:35
From: Vlad Yasevich <redacted> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:09:55 -0400
The IPv6 checks are much different. The MUST requirement is to provide as much data as possible upto IPv6 min mtu. So, the IPv6 icmp code should probably look to see if min(payload_len, min_mtu) is provided.
"Be liberal in what you accept..." -Jon Postel Also, do you know any case where 576 bytes won't provide enough quoted packet bytes? :-)