ixgbevf: Do not forward LLDP type frames

The driver should not forward LLDP type frames.  Inspect the ether type and
do not send if it is an LLDP ethertype frame.

Signed-off-by: Greg Rose <gregory.v.rose@intel.com>
Tested-by: Sibai Li <sibai.li@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 07d7eaba6f1b..b5979ba52b4c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -2968,6 +2968,11 @@ static int ixgbevf_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 #if PAGE_SIZE > IXGBE_MAX_DATA_PER_TXD
         unsigned short f;
 #endif
+        u8 *dst_mac = skb_header_pointer(skb, 0, 0, NULL);
+        if (!dst_mac || is_link_local(dst_mac)) {
+                dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+                return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+        }
 
         tx_ring = &adapter->tx_ring[r_idx];