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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index e446496f564f..1cc339441e7d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -1988,8 +1988,13 @@ static int __mkroute_input(struct sk_buff *skb,
if (skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
/* Not IP (i.e. ARP). Do not create route, if it is
* invalid for proxy arp. DNAT routes are always valid.
+ *
+ * Proxy arp feature have been extended to allow, ARP
+ * replies back to the same interface, to support
+ * Private VLAN switch technologies. See arp.c.
*/
- if (out_dev == in_dev) {
+ if (out_dev == in_dev &&
+ IN_DEV_PROXY_ARP_PVLAN(in_dev) == 0) {
err = -EINVAL;
goto cleanup;
}