3 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/services/cache/dns.c b/services/cache/dns.c
index f3149b614b54..5b64fe47520c 100644
--- a/services/cache/dns.c
+++ b/services/cache/dns.c
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ struct dns_msg*
 dns_cache_lookup(struct module_env* env,
 	uint8_t* qname, size_t qnamelen, uint16_t qtype, uint16_t qclass,
 	uint16_t flags, struct regional* region, struct regional* scratch,
-	int no_partial)
+	int no_partial, uint8_t* dpname, size_t dpnamelen)
 {
 	struct lruhash_entry* e;
 	struct query_info k;
@@ -923,6 +923,9 @@ dns_cache_lookup(struct module_env* env,
 	 * the same.  We search upwards for NXDOMAINs. */
 	if(env->cfg->harden_below_nxdomain) {
 		while(!dname_is_root(k.qname)) {
+			if(dpname && dpnamelen
+				&& !dname_subdomain_c(k.qname, dpname))
+				break; /* no synth nxdomain above the stub */
 			dname_remove_label(&k.qname, &k.qname_len);
 			h = query_info_hash(&k, flags);
 			e = slabhash_lookup(env->msg_cache, h, &k, 0);
diff --git a/services/cache/dns.h b/services/cache/dns.h
index f1b77fb36c00..bece83702960 100644
--- a/services/cache/dns.h
+++ b/services/cache/dns.h
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ struct dns_msg* tomsg(struct module_env* env, struct query_info* q,
  * @param scratch: where to allocate temporary data.
  * @param no_partial: if true, only complete messages and not a partial
  *	one (with only the start of the CNAME chain and not the rest).
+ * @param dpname: if not NULL, do not return NXDOMAIN above this name.
+ * @param dpnamelen: length of dpname.
  * @return new response message (alloced in region, rrsets do not have IDs).
  * 	or NULL on error or if not found in cache.
  *	TTLs are made relative to the current time.
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ struct dns_msg* tomsg(struct module_env* env, struct query_info* q,
 struct dns_msg* dns_cache_lookup(struct module_env* env,
 	uint8_t* qname, size_t qnamelen, uint16_t qtype, uint16_t qclass,
 	uint16_t flags, struct regional* region, struct regional* scratch,
-	int no_partial);
+	int no_partial, uint8_t* dpname, size_t dpnamelen);
 
 /** 
  * find and add A and AAAA records for missing nameservers in delegpt 
diff --git a/services/cache/infra.c b/services/cache/infra.c
index 2d16bcd6e405..518e69622f83 100644
--- a/services/cache/infra.c
+++ b/services/cache/infra.c
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ infra_create(struct config_file* cfg)
 		sizeof(struct infra_cache));
 	size_t maxmem = cfg->infra_cache_numhosts * (sizeof(struct infra_key)+
 		sizeof(struct infra_data)+INFRA_BYTES_NAME);
+	if(!infra) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	infra->hosts = slabhash_create(cfg->infra_cache_slabs,
 		INFRA_HOST_STARTSIZE, maxmem, &infra_sizefunc, &infra_compfunc,
 		&infra_delkeyfunc, &infra_deldatafunc, NULL);