From da1dfd6d90b984354abb0f6dcb0d7a9b7dd489da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Eckersberg
Date: Jan 20 2016 11:42:47 +0000
Subject: Add patch for epmd ipv6 support
Resolves: rhbz#1299253
---
diff --git a/erlang.spec b/erlang.spec
index 4c859f2..bb87f85 100644
--- a/erlang.spec
+++ b/erlang.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
Name: erlang
Version: 18.2.2
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
Summary: General-purpose programming language and runtime environment
Group: Development/Languages
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ Patch7: otp-0007-Split-off-webtool-dependency-from-tools.patch
# Fedora specific patch
# Add patch to crash dump on large distribution
Patch8: otp-0008-Add-patch-to-crash-dump-on-large-distribution.patch
+# Fedora specific patch
+# epmd: support IPv6 node registration
+Patch9: otp-0009-epmd-support-IPv6-node-registration.patch
# end of autogenerated patch tag list
BuildRequires: flex
@@ -897,6 +900,7 @@ Erlang mode for XEmacs (source lisp files).
%patch6 -p1 -b .Do_not_install_erlang_sources
%patch7 -p1 -b .Split_off_webtool_dependency_from_tools
%patch8 -p1 -b .Add_patch_to_crash_dump_on_large_distribution
+%patch9 -p1 -b .epmd_support_IPv6_node_registration
# end of autogenerated prep patch list
# FIXME we should come up with a better solution
@@ -2218,6 +2222,9 @@ useradd -r -g epmd -d /tmp -s /sbin/nologin \
%changelog
+* Sun Jan 17 2016 John Eckersberg - 18.2.2-2
+- Add patch for epmd ipv6 support (rhbz#1299253)
+
* Mon Jan 11 2016 Peter Lemenkov - 18.2.2-1
- Ver. 18.2.2
diff --git a/otp-0009-epmd-support-IPv6-node-registration.patch b/otp-0009-epmd-support-IPv6-node-registration.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0347c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/otp-0009-epmd-support-IPv6-node-registration.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,701 @@
+From: Michael Santos
+Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 16:20:37 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] epmd: support IPv6 node registration
+
+Allow IPv6 nodes to register with and query epmd. On systems with
+IPv6 support:
+
+* epmd listens on both the IPv4 and IPv6 ANY or loopback sockets
+
+* the epmd cli client connects to epmd over the IPv6 loopback
+
+* distributed nodes started with "-proto_dist inet6_tcp" will register
+ with epmd over IPv6
+
+To work on IPv6 capable systems that have IPv6 support disabled,
+epmd ignores errors opening the socket if the protocol is not
+supported. Similarly, the epmd client will fall back to IPv4 if the IPv6
+socket is not available.
+
+The interaction between IPv4 and IPv6 sockets depends on the platform:
+
+* FreeBSD allows multiple "specific" sockets to bind the same port (such
+ as 2 sockets listening to the same port on ANY and the loopback).
+ Binding port 4369 to IPv4 and IPv6 sockets simulataneously is allowed.
+
+* Linux does not allow the same port to be bound by different sockets.
+ Setting the IPV6_V6ONLY socket option is required.
+
+* Windows
+
+ The behaviour differs depending on the version of Windows:
+
+ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb513665(v=vs.85).aspx
+
+ According to the site, sockets on Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
+ and Windows Server 2003 will only listen on either IPv4 or IPv6, so
+ creating two sockets is required to service IPv4 and IPv6 traffic on
+ the same port. The IPV6_V6ONLY socket option is not supported.
+
+ For Windows Vista and later, a single socket can handle IPv4 and IPv6
+ traffic for the same port. The IPV6_V6ONLY socket option is supported
+ and is enabled for IPv6 sockets by default.
+
+diff --git a/erts/doc/src/epmd.xml b/erts/doc/src/epmd.xml
+index 28fcc8f..7f61804 100644
+--- a/erts/doc/src/epmd.xml
++++ b/erts/doc/src/epmd.xml
+@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
+
+ Erlang Port Mapper Daemon
+
+-
++
+ -
+
Starts the port mapper daemon
+
+diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
+index ec4a0de..cdf8aef 100644
+--- a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
++++ b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
+@@ -382,6 +382,28 @@
+ similar to . See
+ code(3) .
+
++
++ -
++
Specify a protocol for Erlang distribution.
++
++ inet_tcp
++ -
++
TCP over IPv4 (the default)
++
++ inet_tls
++ -
++
distribution over TLS/SSL
++
++ inet6_tcp
++ -
++
TCP over IPv6
++
++
++ For example, to start up IPv6 distributed nodes:
++
++% erl -name test@ipv6node.example.com -proto_dist inet6_tcp
++
++
+
+ -
+
Starts Erlang with a remote shell connected to .
+diff --git a/erts/epmd/src/epmd.c b/erts/epmd/src/epmd.c
+index 63ec18d..5513cb2 100644
+--- a/erts/epmd/src/epmd.c
++++ b/erts/epmd/src/epmd.c
+@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static void run_daemon(EpmdVars *g)
+ for (fd = 0; fd < g->max_conn ; fd++) /* close all files ... */
+ close(fd);
+ /* Syslog on linux will try to write to whatever if we dont
+- inform it of that the log is closed. */
++ inform it that the log is closed. */
+ closelog();
+
+ /* These shouldn't be needed but for safety... */
+diff --git a/erts/epmd/src/epmd_cli.c b/erts/epmd/src/epmd_cli.c
+index a8fe865..6fc05e1 100644
+--- a/erts/epmd/src/epmd_cli.c
++++ b/erts/epmd/src/epmd_cli.c
+@@ -136,19 +136,33 @@ void epmd_call(EpmdVars *g,int what)
+ static int conn_to_epmd(EpmdVars *g)
+ {
+ struct EPMD_SOCKADDR_IN address;
++ size_t salen = 0;
+ int connect_sock;
+-
+- connect_sock = socket(FAMILY, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+- if (connect_sock<0)
+- goto error;
++ unsigned short sport = g->port;
++
++#if defined(EPMD6)
++ SET_ADDR6(address, in6addr_loopback, sport);
++ salen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
++
++ connect_sock = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
++ if (connect_sock>=0) {
++
++ if (connect(connect_sock, (struct sockaddr*)&address, salen) == 0)
++ return connect_sock;
+
+- { /* store port number in unsigned short */
+- unsigned short sport = g->port;
+- SET_ADDR(address, EPMD_ADDR_LOOPBACK, sport);
++ close(connect_sock);
+ }
++#endif
++ SET_ADDR(address, htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK), sport);
++ salen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
+
+- if (connect(connect_sock, (struct sockaddr*)&address, sizeof address) < 0)
++ connect_sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
++ if (connect_sock<0)
+ goto error;
++
++ if (connect(connect_sock, (struct sockaddr*)&address, salen) < 0)
++ goto error;
++
+ return connect_sock;
+
+ error:
+diff --git a/erts/epmd/src/epmd_int.h b/erts/epmd/src/epmd_int.h
+index 26100af..8f44c2a 100644
+--- a/erts/epmd/src/epmd_int.h
++++ b/erts/epmd/src/epmd_int.h
+@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
+ # ifndef WINDOWS_H_INCLUDES_WINSOCK2_H
+ # include
+ # endif
++# include
+ # include
+ # include
+ #endif
+@@ -130,6 +131,12 @@
+ # include
+ #endif /* HAVE_SYSTEMD_DAEMON */
+
++#if defined(HAVE_IN6) && defined(AF_INET6)
++#if !defined(__WIN32__)
++# define EPMD6
++#endif
++#endif
++
+ /* ************************************************************************ */
+ /* Replace some functions by others by making the function name a macro */
+
+@@ -183,33 +190,53 @@
+ /* ************************************************************************ */
+ /* Macros that let us use IPv6 */
+
+-#if defined(HAVE_IN6) && defined(AF_INET6) && defined(EPMD6)
++#if HAVE_IN6
++# if ! defined(HAVE_IN6ADDR_ANY) || ! HAVE_IN6ADDR_ANY
++# if HAVE_DECL_IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT
++static const struct in6_addr in6addr_any = { { IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT } };
++# else
++static const struct in6_addr in6addr_any =
++ { { { 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 } } };
++# endif /* HAVE_IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT */
++# endif /* ! HAVE_DECL_IN6ADDR_ANY */
++
++# if ! defined(HAVE_IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK) || ! HAVE_IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK
++# if HAVE_DECL_IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK_INIT
++static const struct in6_addr in6addr_loopback =
++ { { IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK_INIT } };
++# else
++static const struct in6_addr in6addr_loopback =
++ { { { 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1 } } };
++# endif /* HAVE_IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK_INIT */
++# endif /* ! HAVE_DECL_IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK */
++#endif /* HAVE_IN6 */
++
++#define IS_ADDR_LOOPBACK(addr) ((addr).s_addr == htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK))
+
+-#define EPMD_SOCKADDR_IN sockaddr_in6
+-#define EPMD_IN_ADDR in6_addr
+-#define EPMD_S_ADDR s6_addr
+-#define EPMD_ADDR_LOOPBACK in6addr_loopback.s6_addr
+-#define EPMD_ADDR_ANY in6addr_any.s6_addr
++#if defined(EPMD6)
++
++#define EPMD_SOCKADDR_IN sockaddr_storage
+ #define FAMILY AF_INET6
+
+-#define SET_ADDR(dst, addr, port) do { \
+- memset((char*)&(dst), 0, sizeof(dst)); \
+- memcpy((char*)&(dst).sin6_addr.s6_addr, (char*)&(addr), 16); \
+- (dst).sin6_family = AF_INET6; \
+- (dst).sin6_flowinfo = 0; \
+- (dst).sin6_port = htons(port); \
++#define SET_ADDR6(dst, addr, port) do { \
++ struct sockaddr_in6 *sa = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&(dst); \
++ memset(sa, 0, sizeof(dst)); \
++ sa->sin6_family = AF_INET6; \
++ sa->sin6_addr = (addr); \
++ sa->sin6_port = htons(port); \
+ } while(0)
+
+-#define IS_ADDR_LOOPBACK(addr) \
+- (memcmp((addr).s6_addr, in6addr_loopback.s6_addr, 16) == 0)
++#define SET_ADDR(dst, addr, port) do { \
++ struct sockaddr_in *sa = (struct sockaddr_in *)&(dst); \
++ memset(sa, 0, sizeof(dst)); \
++ sa->sin_family = AF_INET; \
++ sa->sin_addr.s_addr = (addr); \
++ sa->sin_port = htons(port); \
++ } while(0)
+
+ #else /* Not IP v6 */
+
+ #define EPMD_SOCKADDR_IN sockaddr_in
+-#define EPMD_IN_ADDR in_addr
+-#define EPMD_S_ADDR s_addr
+-#define EPMD_ADDR_LOOPBACK htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK)
+-#define EPMD_ADDR_ANY htonl(INADDR_ANY)
+ #define FAMILY AF_INET
+
+ #define SET_ADDR(dst, addr, port) do { \
+@@ -219,8 +246,6 @@
+ (dst).sin_port = htons(port); \
+ } while(0)
+
+-#define IS_ADDR_LOOPBACK(addr) ((addr).s_addr == htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK))
+-
+ #endif /* Not IP v6 */
+
+ /* ************************************************************************ */
+diff --git a/erts/epmd/src/epmd_srv.c b/erts/epmd/src/epmd_srv.c
+index 8c8d730..28a2968 100644
+--- a/erts/epmd/src/epmd_srv.c
++++ b/erts/epmd/src/epmd_srv.c
+@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ static time_t current_time(EpmdVars*);
+
+ static Connection *conn_init(EpmdVars*);
+ static int conn_open(EpmdVars*,int);
++static int conn_local_peer_check(EpmdVars*, int);
+ static int conn_close_fd(EpmdVars*,int);
+
+ static void node_init(EpmdVars*);
+@@ -206,10 +207,11 @@ void run(EpmdVars *g)
+ {
+ struct EPMD_SOCKADDR_IN iserv_addr[MAX_LISTEN_SOCKETS];
+ int listensock[MAX_LISTEN_SOCKETS];
+- int num_sockets;
++ int num_sockets = 0;
+ int i;
+ int opt;
+ unsigned short sport = g->port;
++ int bound = 0;
+
+ node_init(g);
+ g->conn = conn_init(g);
+@@ -252,64 +254,82 @@ void run(EpmdVars *g)
+ if (g->addresses != NULL && /* String contains non-separator characters if: */
+ g->addresses[strspn(g->addresses," ,")] != '\000')
+ {
+- char *tmp;
+- char *token;
+- int loopback_ok = 0;
++ char *tmp = NULL;
++ char *token = NULL;
++
++ /* Always listen on the loopback. */
++ SET_ADDR(iserv_addr[num_sockets],htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK),sport);
++ num_sockets++;
++#if defined(EPMD6)
++ SET_ADDR6(iserv_addr[num_sockets],in6addr_loopback,sport);
++ num_sockets++;
++#endif
+
+- if ((tmp = (char *)malloc(strlen(g->addresses) + 1)) == NULL)
++ if ((tmp = strdup(g->addresses)) == NULL)
+ {
+ dbg_perror(g,"cannot allocate memory");
+ epmd_cleanup_exit(g,1);
+ }
+- strcpy(tmp,g->addresses);
+
+- for(token = strtok(tmp,", "), num_sockets = 0;
++ for(token = strtok(tmp,", ");
+ token != NULL;
+- token = strtok(NULL,", "), num_sockets++)
++ token = strtok(NULL,", "))
+ {
+- struct EPMD_IN_ADDR addr;
+-#ifdef HAVE_INET_PTON
+- int ret;
++ struct in_addr addr;
++#if defined(EPMD6)
++ struct in6_addr addr6;
++ struct sockaddr_storage *sa = &iserv_addr[num_sockets];
+
+- if ((ret = inet_pton(FAMILY,token,&addr)) == -1)
++ if (inet_pton(AF_INET6,token,&addr6) == 1)
+ {
+- dbg_perror(g,"cannot convert IP address to network format");
+- epmd_cleanup_exit(g,1);
++ SET_ADDR6(iserv_addr[num_sockets],addr6,sport);
++ }
++ else if (inet_pton(AF_INET,token,&addr) == 1)
++ {
++ SET_ADDR(iserv_addr[num_sockets],addr.s_addr,sport);
++ }
++ else
++#else
++ if ((addr.s_addr = inet_addr(token)) != INADDR_NONE)
++ {
++ SET_ADDR(iserv_addr[num_sockets],addr.s_addr,sport);
+ }
+- else if (ret == 0)
+-#elif !defined(EPMD6)
+- if ((addr.EPMD_S_ADDR = inet_addr(token)) == INADDR_NONE)
++ else
+ #endif
+ {
+ dbg_tty_printf(g,0,"cannot parse IP address \"%s\"",token);
+ epmd_cleanup_exit(g,1);
+ }
+
++#if defined(EPMD6)
++ if (sa->ss_family == AF_INET6 && IN6_IS_ADDR_LOOPBACK(&addr6))
++ continue;
++
++ if (sa->ss_family == AF_INET)
++#endif
+ if (IS_ADDR_LOOPBACK(addr))
+- loopback_ok = 1;
++ continue;
++
++ num_sockets++;
+
+- if (num_sockets - loopback_ok == MAX_LISTEN_SOCKETS - 1)
++ if (num_sockets >= MAX_LISTEN_SOCKETS)
+ {
+ dbg_tty_printf(g,0,"cannot listen on more than %d IP addresses",
+ MAX_LISTEN_SOCKETS);
+ epmd_cleanup_exit(g,1);
+ }
+-
+- SET_ADDR(iserv_addr[num_sockets],addr.EPMD_S_ADDR,sport);
+ }
+
+ free(tmp);
+-
+- if (!loopback_ok)
+- {
+- SET_ADDR(iserv_addr[num_sockets],EPMD_ADDR_LOOPBACK,sport);
+- num_sockets++;
+- }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+- SET_ADDR(iserv_addr[0],EPMD_ADDR_ANY,sport);
+- num_sockets = 1;
++ SET_ADDR(iserv_addr[num_sockets],htonl(INADDR_ANY),sport);
++ num_sockets++;
++#if defined(EPMD6)
++ SET_ADDR6(iserv_addr[num_sockets],in6addr_any,sport);
++ num_sockets++;
++#endif
+ }
+ #ifdef HAVE_SYSTEMD_DAEMON
+ }
+@@ -340,13 +360,39 @@ void run(EpmdVars *g)
+ #endif /* HAVE_SYSTEMD_DAEMON */
+ for (i = 0; i < num_sockets; i++)
+ {
+- if ((listensock[i] = socket(FAMILY,SOCK_STREAM,0)) < 0)
++ struct sockaddr *sa = (struct sockaddr *)&iserv_addr[i];
++#if defined(EPMD6)
++ size_t salen = (sa->sa_family == AF_INET6 ?
++ sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6) :
++ sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
++#else
++ size_t salen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
++#endif
++
++ if ((listensock[i] = socket(sa->sa_family,SOCK_STREAM,0)) < 0)
+ {
+- dbg_perror(g,"error opening stream socket");
+- epmd_cleanup_exit(g,1);
++ switch (errno) {
++ case EAFNOSUPPORT:
++ case EPROTONOSUPPORT:
++ continue;
++ default:
++ dbg_perror(g,"error opening stream socket");
++ epmd_cleanup_exit(g,1);
++ }
+ }
+ g->listenfd[i] = listensock[i];
+-
++
++#if HAVE_DECL_IPV6_V6ONLY
++ opt = 1;
++ if (sa->sa_family == AF_INET6 &&
++ setsockopt(listensock[i],IPPROTO_IPV6,IPV6_V6ONLY,&opt,
++ sizeof(opt)) <0)
++ {
++ dbg_perror(g,"can't set IPv6 only socket option");
++ epmd_cleanup_exit(g,1);
++ }
++#endif
++
+ /*
+ * Note that we must not enable the SO_REUSEADDR on Windows,
+ * because addresses will be reused even if they are still in use.
+@@ -378,8 +424,7 @@ void run(EpmdVars *g)
+ dbg_perror(g,"failed to set non-blocking mode of listening socket %d",
+ listensock[i]);
+
+- if (bind(listensock[i], (struct sockaddr*) &iserv_addr[i],
+- sizeof(iserv_addr[i])) < 0)
++ if (bind(listensock[i], (struct sockaddr*) &iserv_addr[i], salen) < 0)
+ {
+ if (errno == EADDRINUSE)
+ {
+@@ -394,12 +439,18 @@ void run(EpmdVars *g)
+ }
+ }
+
++ bound++;
++
+ if(listen(listensock[i], SOMAXCONN) < 0) {
+ dbg_perror(g,"failed to listen on socket");
+ epmd_cleanup_exit(g,1);
+ }
+ select_fd_set(g, listensock[i]);
+ }
++ if (bound == 0) {
++ dbg_perror(g,"unable to bind any address");
++ epmd_cleanup_exit(g,1);
++ }
+ #ifdef HAVE_SYSTEMD_DAEMON
+ }
+ sd_notifyf(0, "READY=1\n"
+@@ -1007,15 +1058,6 @@ static int conn_open(EpmdVars *g,int fd)
+
+ for (i = 0; i < g->max_conn; i++) {
+ if (g->conn[i].open == EPMD_FALSE) {
+- struct sockaddr_in si;
+- struct sockaddr_in di;
+-#ifdef HAVE_SOCKLEN_T
+- socklen_t st;
+-#else
+- int st;
+-#endif
+- st = sizeof(si);
+-
+ g->active_conn++;
+ s = &g->conn[i];
+
+@@ -1026,20 +1068,7 @@ static int conn_open(EpmdVars *g,int fd)
+ s->open = EPMD_TRUE;
+ s->keep = EPMD_FALSE;
+
+- /* Determine if connection is from localhost */
+- if (getpeername(s->fd,(struct sockaddr*) &si,&st) ||
+- st < sizeof(si)) {
+- /* Failure to get peername is regarded as non local host */
+- s->local_peer = EPMD_FALSE;
+- } else {
+- /* Only 127.x.x.x and connections from the host's IP address
+- allowed, no false positives */
+- s->local_peer =
+- (((((unsigned) ntohl(si.sin_addr.s_addr)) & 0xFF000000U) ==
+- 0x7F000000U) ||
+- (getsockname(s->fd,(struct sockaddr*) &di,&st) ?
+- EPMD_FALSE : si.sin_addr.s_addr == di.sin_addr.s_addr));
+- }
++ s->local_peer = conn_local_peer_check(g, s->fd);
+ dbg_tty_printf(g,2,(s->local_peer) ? "Local peer connected" :
+ "Non-local peer connected");
+
+@@ -1047,7 +1076,7 @@ static int conn_open(EpmdVars *g,int fd)
+ s->got = 0;
+ s->mod_time = current_time(g); /* Note activity */
+
+- s->buf = (char *)malloc(INBUF_SIZE);
++ s->buf = malloc(INBUF_SIZE);
+
+ if (s->buf == NULL) {
+ dbg_printf(g,0,"epmd: Insufficient memory");
+@@ -1065,6 +1094,60 @@ static int conn_open(EpmdVars *g,int fd)
+ return EPMD_FALSE;
+ }
+
++static int conn_local_peer_check(EpmdVars *g, int fd)
++{
++ struct EPMD_SOCKADDR_IN si;
++ struct EPMD_SOCKADDR_IN di;
++
++ struct sockaddr_in *si4 = (struct sockaddr_in *)&si;
++ struct sockaddr_in *di4 = (struct sockaddr_in *)&di;
++
++#if defined(EPMD6)
++ struct sockaddr_in6 *si6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&si;
++ struct sockaddr_in6 *di6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&di;
++#endif
++
++#ifdef HAVE_SOCKLEN_T
++ socklen_t st;
++#else
++ int st;
++#endif
++
++ st = sizeof(si);
++
++ /* Determine if connection is from localhost */
++ if (getpeername(fd,(struct sockaddr*) &si,&st) ||
++ st > sizeof(si)) {
++ /* Failure to get peername is regarded as non local host */
++ return EPMD_FALSE;
++ }
++
++ /* Only 127.x.x.x and connections from the host's IP address
++ allowed, no false positives */
++#if defined(EPMD6)
++ if (si.ss_family == AF_INET6 && IN6_IS_ADDR_LOOPBACK(&(si6->sin6_addr)))
++ return EPMD_TRUE;
++
++ if (si.ss_family == AF_INET)
++#endif
++ if ((((unsigned) ntohl(si4->sin_addr.s_addr)) & 0xFF000000U) ==
++ 0x7F000000U)
++ return EPMD_TRUE;
++
++ if (getsockname(fd,(struct sockaddr*) &di,&st))
++ return EPMD_FALSE;
++
++#if defined(EPMD6)
++ if (si.ss_family == AF_INET6)
++ return IN6_ARE_ADDR_EQUAL( &(si6->sin6_addr), &(di6->sin6_addr));
++ if (si.ss_family == AF_INET)
++#endif
++ return si4->sin_addr.s_addr == di4->sin_addr.s_addr;
++#if defined(EPMD6)
++ return EPMD_FALSE;
++#endif
++}
++
+ static int conn_close_fd(EpmdVars *g,int fd)
+ {
+ int i;
+diff --git a/erts/epmd/test/epmd_SUITE.erl b/erts/epmd/test/epmd_SUITE.erl
+index e8bbfdb..f3c0ada 100644
+--- a/erts/epmd/test/epmd_SUITE.erl
++++ b/erts/epmd/test/epmd_SUITE.erl
+@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
+ -export(
+ [
+ register_name/1,
++ register_name_ipv6/1,
+ register_names_1/1,
+ register_names_2/1,
+ register_duplicate_name/1,
+@@ -111,7 +112,8 @@
+ suite() -> [{ct_hooks,[ts_install_cth]}].
+
+ all() ->
+- [register_name, register_names_1, register_names_2,
++ [register_name, register_name_ipv6,
++ register_names_1, register_names_2,
+ register_duplicate_name, unicode_name, long_unicode_name,
+ get_port_nr, slow_get_port_nr,
+ unregister_others_name_1, unregister_others_name_2,
+@@ -169,6 +171,24 @@ register_name(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+ ?line ok = close(Sock), % Unregister
+ ok.
+
++register_name_ipv6(doc) ->
++ ["Register a name over IPv6"];
++register_name_ipv6(suite) ->
++ [];
++register_name_ipv6(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
++ % Test if the host has an IPv6 loopback address
++ Res = gen_tcp:listen(0, [inet6, {ip, {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1}}]),
++ case Res of
++ {ok,LSock} ->
++ gen_tcp:close(LSock),
++ ?line ok = epmdrun(),
++ ?line {ok,Sock} = register_node6("foobar6"),
++ ?line ok = close(Sock), % Unregister
++ ok;
++ _Error ->
++ {skip, "Host does not have an IPv6 loopback address"}
++ end.
++
+ register_names_1(doc) ->
+ ["Register and unregister two nodes"];
+ register_names_1(suite) ->
+@@ -242,13 +262,18 @@ register_node(Name) ->
+ register_node(Name,Port) ->
+ register_node_v2(Port,$M,0,5,5,Name,"").
+
++register_node6(Name) ->
++ register_node_v2({0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1},?DUMMY_PORT,$M,0,5,5,Name,"").
++
+ register_node_v2(Port, NodeType, Prot, HVsn, LVsn, Name, Extra) ->
++ register_node_v2("localhost", Port, NodeType, Prot, HVsn, LVsn, Name, Extra).
++register_node_v2(Addr, Port, NodeType, Prot, HVsn, LVsn, Name, Extra) ->
+ Utf8Name = unicode:characters_to_binary(Name),
+ Req = [?EPMD_ALIVE2_REQ, put16(Port), NodeType, Prot,
+ put16(HVsn), put16(LVsn),
+ put16(size(Utf8Name)), binary_to_list(Utf8Name),
+ size16(Extra), Extra],
+- case send_req(Req) of
++ case send_req(Req, Addr) of
+ {ok,Sock} ->
+ case recv(Sock,4) of
+ {ok, [?EPMD_ALIVE2_RESP,_Res=0,_C0,_C1]} ->
+@@ -1151,7 +1176,9 @@ send_direct(Sock, Bytes) ->
+ end.
+
+ send_req(Req) ->
+- case connect() of
++ send_req(Req, "localhost").
++send_req(Req, Addr) ->
++ case connect(Addr) of
+ {ok,Sock} ->
+ case send(Sock, [size16(Req), Req]) of
+ ok ->
+diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/erl_epmd.erl b/lib/kernel/src/erl_epmd.erl
+index 55ce9a7..c6202dd 100644
+--- a/lib/kernel/src/erl_epmd.erl
++++ b/lib/kernel/src/erl_epmd.erl
+@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
+ %% External exports
+ -export([start/0, start_link/0, stop/0, port_please/2,
+ port_please/3, names/0, names/1,
+- register_node/2, open/0, open/1, open/2]).
++ register_node/2, register_node/3, open/0, open/1, open/2]).
+
+ %% gen_server callbacks
+ -export([init/1, handle_call/3, handle_cast/2, handle_info/2,
+@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ names(EpmdAddr) ->
+
+
+ register_node(Name, PortNo) ->
+- gen_server:call(erl_epmd, {register, Name, PortNo}, infinity).
++ register_node(Name, PortNo, inet).
++register_node(Name, PortNo, Family) ->
++ gen_server:call(erl_epmd, {register, Name, PortNo, Family}, infinity).
+
+ %%%----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ %%% Callback functions from gen_server
+@@ -120,10 +122,10 @@ init(_) ->
+ -spec handle_call(calls(), term(), state()) ->
+ {'reply', term(), state()} | {'stop', 'shutdown', 'ok', state()}.
+
+-handle_call({register, Name, PortNo}, _From, State) ->
++handle_call({register, Name, PortNo, Family}, _From, State) ->
+ case State#state.socket of
+ P when P < 0 ->
+- case do_register_node(Name, PortNo) of
++ case do_register_node(Name, PortNo, Family) of
+ {alive, Socket, Creation} ->
+ S = State#state{socket = Socket,
+ port_no = PortNo,
+@@ -206,8 +208,12 @@ open({A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H}=EpmdAddr, Timeout) when ?ip6(A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H) ->
+ close(Socket) ->
+ gen_tcp:close(Socket).
+
+-do_register_node(NodeName, TcpPort) ->
+- case open() of
++do_register_node(NodeName, TcpPort, Family) ->
++ Localhost = case Family of
++ inet -> open({127,0,0,1});
++ inet6 -> open({0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1})
++ end,
++ case Localhost of
+ {ok, Socket} ->
+ Name = to_string(NodeName),
+ Extra = "",