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-rw-r--r--net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c13
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diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
index 8e15d966d9b0..239992021b1d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
@@ -837,6 +837,19 @@ bool batadv_dat_snoop_outgoing_arp_request(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
dat_entry = batadv_dat_entry_hash_find(bat_priv, ip_dst);
if (dat_entry) {
+ /* If the ARP request is destined for a local client the local
+ * client will answer itself. DAT would only generate a
+ * duplicate packet.
+ *
+ * Moreover, if the soft-interface is enslaved into a bridge, an
+ * additional DAT answer may trigger kernel warnings about
+ * a packet coming from the wrong port.
+ */
+ if (batadv_is_my_client(bat_priv, dat_entry->mac_addr)) {
+ ret = true;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
skb_new = arp_create(ARPOP_REPLY, ETH_P_ARP, ip_src,
bat_priv->soft_iface, ip_dst, hw_src,
dat_entry->mac_addr, hw_src);
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