ICMPv6 sockets don't return EINVAL when sending to IPv4 addresses
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type: bug
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Description
**Description**
While writing a PacketImpact test for ICMPv6 sockets, I found a discrepancy with Linux.
When bound to a unicast IPv6 address and sending to an IPv4 address, sendto returns `ENETUNREACH` whereas Linux returns `EINVAL`.
When unbound and sending to an IPv4 address, sendto **does not return an error** whereas Linux returns `EINVAL`.
**Steps to reproduce**
Run test `//third_party/gvisor/test/packetimpact/tests:generic_dgram_socket_send_recv_test` with the if statement linked to this bug removed.
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