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From: Anton Danilov <littlesmilingcloud@gmail.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
	Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>, David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>,
	Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next v5 09/14] ip_tunnel: add drop reasons to the transmit path
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:39:05 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260930183910.3151873-10-littlesmilingcloud@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260930183910.3151873-1-littlesmilingcloud@gmail.com>

ip_tunnel_xmit() and ip_md_tunnel_xmit() encapsulate the packets sent
through the tunnel, and every failure these two functions detect ends in
a plain kfree_skb(). The device counters separate them a little, but
they are too coarse to act on: tx_errors counts an encapsulation
failure, a routing failure, a routing loop and a packet that is simply
too big alike.

The packet that is too big deserves attention. tnl_update_pmtu()
returns -E2BIG for a non-GSO packet larger than the MTU if it is IPv4
with the DF bit set, or IPv6 and the MTU is at least IPV6_MIN_MTU, after
it has already sent the ICMP error back to the sender. That is path MTU
discovery working as intended, yet among the device counters the drop
only bumps tx_errors, like a failed encapsulation and a few other
failures do. If the ICMP error never reaches the sender, the resulting
MTU black hole cannot be told from those by the device counters. A
failed route lookup and a routing loop do have counters of their own,
tx_carrier_errors and collisions, but in both functions all of these
packets end up in the same kfree_skb() call.

No new reason is needed for most of it:

 - SKB_DROP_REASON_PKT_TOO_BIG for the case above,
 - SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_OUTNOROUTES when the route lookup fails,
 - SKB_DROP_REASON_RECURSION_LIMIT when the route points back at the
   tunnel device itself, which is the "dead loop on virtual device" that
   reason describes; its description now gives this case as an example,
 - SKB_DROP_REASON_NOMEM when the headroom cannot be expanded,
 - SKB_DROP_REASON_NEIGH_CREATEFAIL when the NBMA neighbour lookup
   fails, and SKB_DROP_REASON_NO_TX_TARGET when no destination can be
   derived at all, which includes a payload that is neither IPv4 nor
   IPv6,
 - SKB_DROP_REASON_TUNNEL_TXINFO, which already documents a packet
   reaching an external mode device without metadata, for the
   collect_md path.

Only the encapsulation failure has no fitting reason, so add
SKB_DROP_REASON_TUNNEL_ENCAP for it.

Drop reasons on transmit are not new: vxlan already reports several of
them from its xmit path, and ip_tunnel_core.c reports
SKB_DROP_REASON_RECURSION_LIMIT. They are most useful for forwarded
packets, which is what a tunnel gateway mostly transmits: the sender is
another host, which gets an ICMP error for only some of these failures,
so the drop has to be explained on the gateway.

Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Anton Danilov <littlesmilingcloud@gmail.com>
---
 include/net/dropreason-core.h | 13 ++++++++++-
 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c          | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/net/dropreason-core.h b/include/net/dropreason-core.h
index 6f5273e16548..40f23548f668 100644
--- a/include/net/dropreason-core.h
+++ b/include/net/dropreason-core.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
 	FN(TUNNEL_OPT_MISMATCH)		\
 	FN(TUNNEL_OLD_SEQ)		\
 	FN(GRE_CSUM)			\
+	FN(TUNNEL_ENCAP)		\
 	FNe(MAX)
 
 /**
@@ -618,7 +619,11 @@ enum skb_drop_reason {
 	SKB_DROP_REASON_PSP_INPUT,
 	/** @SKB_DROP_REASON_PSP_OUTPUT: PSP output checks failed */
 	SKB_DROP_REASON_PSP_OUTPUT,
-	/** @SKB_DROP_REASON_RECURSION_LIMIT: Dead loop on virtual device. */
+	/**
+	 * @SKB_DROP_REASON_RECURSION_LIMIT: Dead loop on virtual device, e.g. a
+	 * tunnel whose route to its remote end goes out of the tunnel device
+	 * itself.
+	 */
 	SKB_DROP_REASON_RECURSION_LIMIT,
 	/**
 	 * @SKB_DROP_REASON_TUNNEL_OPT_MISMATCH: the tunnel options carried by
@@ -636,6 +641,12 @@ enum skb_drop_reason {
 	SKB_DROP_REASON_TUNNEL_OLD_SEQ,
 	/** @SKB_DROP_REASON_GRE_CSUM: GRE checksum error */
 	SKB_DROP_REASON_GRE_CSUM,
+	/**
+	 * @SKB_DROP_REASON_TUNNEL_ENCAP: failed to build the encapsulation
+	 * header of a tunnel, e.g. an unknown or unregistered encapsulation
+	 * type.
+	 */
+	SKB_DROP_REASON_TUNNEL_ENCAP,
 	/**
 	 * @SKB_DROP_REASON_MAX: the maximum of core drop reasons, which
 	 * shouldn't be used as a real 'reason' - only for tracing code gen
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
index 6d500751f837..98ebfadbf64b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ static int tnl_update_pmtu(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 void ip_md_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		       u8 proto, int tunnel_hlen)
 {
+	enum skb_drop_reason reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED;
 	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u32 headroom = sizeof(struct iphdr);
 	struct ip_tunnel_info *tun_info;
@@ -600,8 +601,10 @@ void ip_md_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	tun_info = skb_tunnel_info(skb);
 	if (unlikely(!tun_info || !(tun_info->mode & IP_TUNNEL_INFO_TX) ||
-		     ip_tunnel_info_af(tun_info) != AF_INET))
+		     ip_tunnel_info_af(tun_info) != AF_INET)) {
+		reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_TUNNEL_TXINFO;
 		goto tx_error;
+	}
 	key = &tun_info->key;
 	memset(&(IPCB(skb)->opt), 0, sizeof(IPCB(skb)->opt));
 	inner_iph = (const struct iphdr *)skb_inner_network_header(skb);
@@ -620,8 +623,10 @@ void ip_md_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!tunnel_hlen)
 		tunnel_hlen = ip_encap_hlen(&tun_info->encap);
 
-	if (ip_tunnel_encap(skb, &tun_info->encap, &proto, &fl4) < 0)
+	if (ip_tunnel_encap(skb, &tun_info->encap, &proto, &fl4) < 0) {
+		reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_TUNNEL_ENCAP;
 		goto tx_error;
+	}
 
 	use_cache = ip_tunnel_dst_cache_usable(skb, tun_info);
 	if (use_cache)
@@ -630,6 +635,7 @@ void ip_md_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		rt = ip_route_output_key(tunnel->net, &fl4);
 		if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
 			DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_carrier_errors);
+			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_OUTNOROUTES;
 			goto tx_error;
 		}
 		if (use_cache)
@@ -639,6 +645,7 @@ void ip_md_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (rt->dst.dev == dev) {
 		ip_rt_put(rt);
 		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, collisions);
+		reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_RECURSION_LIMIT;
 		goto tx_error;
 	}
 
@@ -647,6 +654,7 @@ void ip_md_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (tnl_update_pmtu(dev, skb, rt, df, inner_iph, tunnel_hlen,
 			    key->u.ipv4.dst, true)) {
 		ip_rt_put(rt);
+		reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_PKT_TOO_BIG;
 		goto tx_error;
 	}
 
@@ -664,6 +672,7 @@ void ip_md_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	headroom += LL_RESERVED_SPACE(rt->dst.dev) + rt->dst.header_len;
 	if (skb_cow_head(skb, headroom)) {
 		ip_rt_put(rt);
+		reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NOMEM;
 		goto tx_dropped;
 	}
 
@@ -678,13 +687,14 @@ void ip_md_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 tx_dropped:
 	DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_dropped);
 kfree:
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	kfree_skb_reason(skb, reason);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip_md_tunnel_xmit);
 
 void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		    const struct iphdr *tnl_params, u8 protocol)
 {
+	enum skb_drop_reason reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED;
 	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ip_tunnel_info *tun_info = NULL;
 	const struct iphdr *inner_iph;
@@ -712,6 +722,7 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 		if (!skb_dst(skb)) {
 			DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_fifo_errors);
+			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NO_TX_TARGET;
 			goto tx_error;
 		}
 
@@ -725,9 +736,8 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		} else if (payload_protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
 			rt = skb_rtable(skb);
 			dst = rt_nexthop(rt, inner_iph->daddr);
-		}
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-		else if (payload_protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
+		} else if (payload_protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
 			const struct in6_addr *addr6;
 			struct neighbour *neigh;
 			bool do_tx_error_icmp;
@@ -735,8 +745,10 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 			neigh = dst_neigh_lookup(skb_dst(skb),
 						 &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
-			if (!neigh)
+			if (!neigh) {
+				reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NEIGH_CREATEFAIL;
 				goto tx_error;
+			}
 
 			addr6 = (const struct in6_addr *)&neigh->primary_key;
 			addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(addr6);
@@ -753,12 +765,15 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 				dst = addr6->s6_addr32[3];
 			}
 			neigh_release(neigh);
-			if (do_tx_error_icmp)
+			if (do_tx_error_icmp) {
+				reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NO_TX_TARGET;
 				goto tx_error_icmp;
-		}
+			}
 #endif
-		else
+		} else {
+			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NO_TX_TARGET;
 			goto tx_error;
+		}
 
 		if (!md)
 			connected = false;
@@ -781,8 +796,10 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			    tunnel->net, READ_ONCE(tunnel->parms.link),
 			    tunnel->fwmark, skb_get_hash(skb), 0);
 
-	if (ip_tunnel_encap(skb, &tunnel->encap, &protocol, &fl4) < 0)
+	if (ip_tunnel_encap(skb, &tunnel->encap, &protocol, &fl4) < 0) {
+		reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_TUNNEL_ENCAP;
 		goto tx_error;
+	}
 
 	if (connected && md) {
 		use_cache = ip_tunnel_dst_cache_usable(skb, tun_info);
@@ -799,6 +816,7 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 		if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
 			DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_carrier_errors);
+			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_OUTNOROUTES;
 			goto tx_error;
 		}
 		if (use_cache)
@@ -812,6 +830,7 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (rt->dst.dev == dev) {
 		ip_rt_put(rt);
 		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, collisions);
+		reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_RECURSION_LIMIT;
 		goto tx_error;
 	}
 
@@ -821,6 +840,7 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	if (tnl_update_pmtu(dev, skb, rt, df, inner_iph, 0, 0, false)) {
 		ip_rt_put(rt);
+		reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_PKT_TOO_BIG;
 		goto tx_error;
 	}
 
@@ -855,7 +875,7 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (skb_cow_head(skb, max_headroom)) {
 		ip_rt_put(rt);
 		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_dropped);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_NOMEM);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -871,7 +891,7 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 #endif
 tx_error:
 	DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_errors);
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	kfree_skb_reason(skb, reason);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip_tunnel_xmit);
 
-- 
2.47.3


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-09-30 18:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-30 18:38 [PATCH net-next v5 00/14] tunnels: add core and gre drop reasons Anton Danilov
2026-09-30 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next v5 01/14] vxlan: rename the drop reasons for use by other tunnels Anton Danilov
2026-09-30 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next v5 02/14] ip_tunnel: make __iptunnel_pull_header() return a drop reason Anton Danilov
2026-10-04 21:00   ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-30 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next v5 03/14] vxlan: report the drop reason of __iptunnel_pull_header() Anton Danilov
2026-09-30 18:39 ` [PATCH net-next v5 04/14] ip_tunnel: add drop reasons to the generic RX path Anton Danilov
2026-10-04 16:06   ` Ido Schimmel
2026-09-30 18:39 ` [PATCH net-next v5 05/14] ip6_tunnel: add drop reasons to the receive path Anton Danilov
2026-10-04 16:47   ` Ido Schimmel
2026-10-04 21:00   ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-30 18:39 ` [PATCH net-next v5 06/14] gre: make gre_parse_header() report a drop reason Anton Danilov
2026-09-30 18:39 ` [PATCH net-next v5 07/14] ip_gre: add drop reasons to the RX path Anton Danilov
2026-10-04 21:00   ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-30 18:39 ` [PATCH net-next v5 08/14] ip6_gre: " Anton Danilov
2026-09-30 18:39 ` Anton Danilov [this message]
2026-10-04 16:08   ` [PATCH net-next v5 09/14] ip_tunnel: add drop reasons to the transmit path Ido Schimmel
2026-10-04 16:15     ` Ido Schimmel
2026-09-30 18:39 ` [PATCH net-next v5 10/14] ip_gre: " Anton Danilov
2026-09-30 18:39 ` [PATCH net-next v5 11/14] ip6_gre: make prepare_ip6gre_xmit_other() void Anton Danilov
2026-09-30 18:39 ` [PATCH net-next v5 12/14] ip6_tunnel: make ip6_tnl_xmit() return a drop reason Anton Danilov
2026-10-04 21:00   ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-30 18:39 ` [PATCH net-next v5 13/14] ip6_gre: add drop reasons to the transmit path Anton Danilov
2026-10-04 21:00   ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-05 17:46     ` Anton Danilov
2026-09-30 18:39 ` [PATCH net-next v5 14/14] vxlan: report a circular route as SKB_DROP_REASON_RECURSION_LIMIT Anton Danilov
2026-10-04 16:50 ` [PATCH net-next v5 00/14] tunnels: add core and gre drop reasons Ido Schimmel

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