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    [IPv6]: Change IPv6 unspecified destination address to ::1 for raw and un-connected sockets · 876c7f41
    Brian Haley authored
    
    
    This patch fixes a difference between IPv4 and IPv6 when sending packets
    to the unspecified address (either 0.0.0.0 or ::) when using raw or
    un-connected UDP sockets.  There are two cases where IPv6 either fails
    to send anything, or sends with the destination address set to ::.  For
    example:
    
    --> ping -c1 0.0.0.0
    PING 0.0.0.0 (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.032 ms
    
    --> ping6 -c1 ::
    PING ::(::) 56 data bytes
    ping: sendmsg: Invalid argument
    
    Doing a sendto("0.0.0.0") reveals:
    
    10:55:01.495090 IP localhost.32780 > localhost.7639: UDP, length 100
    
    Doing a sendto("::") reveals:
    
    10:56:13.262478 IP6 fe80::217:8ff:fe7d:4718.32779 > ::.7639: UDP, length 100
    
    If you issue a connect() first in the UDP case, it will be sent to ::1,
    similar to what happens with TCP.
    
    This restores the BSD-ism.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarBrian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarYOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org>
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