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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/vnet/ethernet/arp.c b/src/vnet/ethernet/arp.c
index c22be3fc809..c84ff47bc00 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ethernet/arp.c
+++ b/src/vnet/ethernet/arp.c
@@ -1004,7 +1004,17 @@ arp_input (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node, vlib_frame_t * frame)
if (FIB_ENTRY_FLAG_LOCAL & src_flags)
{
error0 = ETHERNET_ARP_ERROR_l3_src_address_is_local;
- goto drop2;
+ /*
+ * When VPP has an interface whose address is also
+ * applied to a TAP interface on the host, then VPP's
+ * TAP interface will be unnumbered to the 'real'
+ * interface and do proxy ARP from the host.
+ * The curious aspect of this setup is that ARP requests
+ * from the host will come from the VPP's own address.
+ * So don't drop immediately here, instead go see if this
+ * is a proxy ARP case.
+ */
+ goto drop1;
}
/* A Source must also be local to subnet of matching
* interface address. */
@@ -1151,9 +1161,11 @@ arp_input (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node, vlib_frame_t * frame)
}
}
- /* We are going to reply to this request, so learn the sender */
- error0 = arp_learn (vnm, am, sw_if_index0,
- &arp0->ip4_over_ethernet[1]);
+ /* We are going to reply to this request, so, in the absence of
+ errors, learn the sender */
+ if (!error0)
+ error0 = arp_learn (vnm, am, sw_if_index0,
+ &arp0->ip4_over_ethernet[1]);
vlib_validate_buffer_enqueue_x1 (vm, node, next_index, to_next,
n_left_to_next, pi0, next0);