[PATCH rdma-next] RDMA/core: Fix broadcast address falsely detected as local

From: Edward Srouji

Date: Tue Jun 09 2026 - 07:19:51 EST


From: Maher Sanalla <msanalla@xxxxxxxxxx>

When rdma_resolve_addr() is invoked with a broadcast destination on an
IPoIB interface, is_dst_local() inspects the resolved route and
incorrectly concludes that the address is local. As a result, the
resolution fails with -ENODEV.
The issue stems from using '&' to compare rt_type with RTN_LOCAL. The
RTN_* values form a sequential enum, not a bitmask (RTN_LOCAL=2,
RTN_BROADCAST=3). Thus, "rt_type & RTN_LOCAL" yields a non-zero result
for a broadcast route as well.

Replace '&' with '==' when comparing rt_type against RTN_LOCAL.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: c31e4038c97f ("RDMA/core: Use route entry flag to decide on loopback traffic")
Signed-off-by: Maher Sanalla <msanalla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Vlad Dumitrescu <vdumitrescu@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Edward Srouji <edwards@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
index 7e62b5b1ffaa364ce0720a09084beca5f4db95a5..e9fb7ad4c377cfe4605b12ed4b4be2e5dba7eb13 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static int addr6_resolve(struct sockaddr *src_sock,
static bool is_dst_local(const struct dst_entry *dst)
{
if (dst->ops->family == AF_INET)
- return !!(dst_rtable(dst)->rt_type & RTN_LOCAL);
+ return dst_rtable(dst)->rt_type == RTN_LOCAL;
else if (dst->ops->family == AF_INET6)
return !!(dst_rt6_info(dst)->rt6i_flags & RTF_LOCAL);
else

---
base-commit: ea4f6f6c53577fb3f05dbd78b15e586772d49831
change-id: 20260609-fix-rdma-resolve-addr-1ce615248b6a

Best regards,
--
Edward Srouji <edwards@xxxxxxxxxx>