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-rw-r--r--pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_cache.go15
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_cache.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_cache.go
index 27e1feec0..4df288798 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_cache.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/neighbor_cache.go
@@ -131,10 +131,17 @@ func (n *neighborCache) entry(remoteAddr, localAddr tcpip.Address, linkRes LinkA
defer entry.mu.Unlock()
switch s := entry.neigh.State; s {
- case Reachable, Static:
+ case Stale:
+ entry.handlePacketQueuedLocked()
+ fallthrough
+ case Reachable, Static, Delay, Probe:
+ // As per RFC 4861 section 7.3.3:
+ // "Neighbor Unreachability Detection operates in parallel with the sending
+ // of packets to a neighbor. While reasserting a neighbor's reachability,
+ // a node continues sending packets to that neighbor using the cached
+ // link-layer address."
return entry.neigh, nil, nil
-
- case Unknown, Incomplete, Stale, Delay, Probe:
+ case Unknown, Incomplete:
entry.addWakerLocked(w)
if entry.done == nil {
@@ -147,10 +154,8 @@ func (n *neighborCache) entry(remoteAddr, localAddr tcpip.Address, linkRes LinkA
entry.handlePacketQueuedLocked()
return entry.neigh, entry.done, tcpip.ErrWouldBlock
-
case Failed:
return entry.neigh, nil, tcpip.ErrNoLinkAddress
-
default:
panic(fmt.Sprintf("Invalid cache entry state: %s", s))
}