From: Ralf Lici <ralf@mandelbit.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Daniel Gröber" <dxld@darkboxed.org>,
"Ralf Lici" <ralf@mandelbit.com>,
"Antonio Quartulli" <antonio@mandelbit.com>,
"Andrew Lunn" <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
"Eric Dumazet" <edumazet@google.com>,
"Jakub Kicinski" <kuba@kernel.org>,
"Paolo Abeni" <pabeni@redhat.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC net-next 07/15] ipxlat: add 4to6 and 6to4 TCP/UDP translation helpers
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:12:16 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260319151230.655687-8-ralf@mandelbit.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260319151230.655687-1-ralf@mandelbit.com>
Add protocol-specific transport translation entry points for both
address-family directions.
This wires checksum adjustment for outer and quoted-inner TCP/UDP
headers and provides the transport routines consumed by the translation
engine.
Signed-off-by: Ralf Lici <ralf@mandelbit.com>
---
drivers/net/ipxlat/transport.c | 194 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/net/ipxlat/transport.h | 20 ++++
2 files changed, 214 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipxlat/transport.c b/drivers/net/ipxlat/transport.c
index cd786ce84adc..3aa00c635916 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipxlat/transport.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipxlat/transport.c
@@ -144,3 +144,197 @@ int ipxlat_finalize_offload(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 l4_proto, bool is_fragment,
skb_clear_hash_if_not_l4(skb);
return 0;
}
+
+int ipxlat_46_outer_tcp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct iphdr *in4)
+{
+ const struct ipv6hdr *iph6 = ipv6_hdr(skb);
+ struct tcphdr *tcp_new = tcp_hdr(skb);
+ struct tcphdr tcp_old;
+ __sum16 csum16;
+
+ /* CHECKSUM_PARTIAL keeps a pseudohdr seed in check, not a final
+ * transport checksum. For 4->6, we only re-seed it with IPv6 pseudohdr
+ * data and keep completion deferred to offload.
+ */
+ if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
+ tcp_new->check = ~tcp_v6_check(ipxlat_skb_datagram_len(skb),
+ &iph6->saddr, &iph6->daddr, 0);
+ return ipxlat_set_partial_csum(skb,
+ offsetof(struct tcphdr, check));
+ }
+
+ /* zeroing check in old/new headers avoids double-accounting it */
+ csum16 = tcp_new->check;
+ tcp_old = *tcp_new;
+ tcp_old.check = 0;
+ tcp_new->check = 0;
+ tcp_new->check = ipxlat_46_update_csum(csum16, in4,
+ &tcp_old, iph6, tcp_new,
+ sizeof(*tcp_new));
+ skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int ipxlat_46_outer_udp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct iphdr *in4)
+{
+ const struct ipxlat_cb *cb = ipxlat_skb_cb(skb);
+ const struct ipv6hdr *iph6 = ipv6_hdr(skb);
+ struct udphdr *udp_new = udp_hdr(skb);
+ struct udphdr udp_old;
+ __sum16 csum16;
+
+ /* outer path enforces UDP zero-checksum policy in validation */
+ if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL && likely(udp_new->check != 0)) {
+ udp_new->check = ~udp_v6_check(ipxlat_skb_datagram_len(skb),
+ &iph6->saddr, &iph6->daddr, 0);
+ return ipxlat_set_partial_csum(skb,
+ offsetof(struct udphdr, check));
+ }
+
+ /* incoming UDP IPv4 has no checksum (legal in IPv4, not in IPv6) */
+ if (unlikely(udp_new->check == 0)) {
+ if (unlikely(!cb->udp_zero_csum_len))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ udp_new->check =
+ ipxlat_l4_csum_ipv6(&iph6->saddr, &iph6->daddr, skb,
+ skb_transport_offset(skb),
+ cb->udp_zero_csum_len, IPPROTO_UDP);
+ /* 0x0000 on wire means "no checksum"; preserve computed zero */
+ if (udp_new->check == 0)
+ udp_new->check = CSUM_MANGLED_0;
+ skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ csum16 = udp_new->check;
+ udp_old = *udp_new;
+ udp_old.check = 0;
+ udp_new->check = 0;
+ udp_new->check = ipxlat_46_update_csum(csum16, in4,
+ &udp_old, iph6, udp_new,
+ sizeof(*udp_new));
+ skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int ipxlat_46_inner_tcp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct iphdr *in4,
+ const struct ipv6hdr *iph6, struct tcphdr *tcp_new)
+{
+ struct tcphdr tcp_old;
+ __sum16 csum16;
+
+ csum16 = tcp_new->check;
+ tcp_old = *tcp_new;
+ tcp_old.check = 0;
+ tcp_new->check = 0;
+ tcp_new->check = ipxlat_46_update_csum(csum16, in4, &tcp_old, iph6,
+ tcp_new, sizeof(*tcp_new));
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int ipxlat_46_inner_udp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct iphdr *in4,
+ const struct ipv6hdr *iph6, struct udphdr *udp_new)
+{
+ struct udphdr udp_old;
+ __sum16 csum16;
+
+ if (unlikely(udp_new->check == 0))
+ return 0;
+
+ csum16 = udp_new->check;
+ udp_old = *udp_new;
+ udp_old.check = 0;
+ udp_new->check = 0;
+ udp_new->check = ipxlat_46_update_csum(csum16, in4, &udp_old, iph6,
+ udp_new, sizeof(*udp_new));
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int ipxlat_64_outer_tcp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct ipv6hdr *in6)
+{
+ struct tcphdr tcp_old, *tcp_new;
+ __sum16 csum16;
+
+ tcp_new = tcp_hdr(skb);
+
+ if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
+ tcp_new->check = ~tcp_v4_check(ipxlat_skb_datagram_len(skb),
+ ip_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+ ip_hdr(skb)->daddr, 0);
+ return ipxlat_set_partial_csum(skb,
+ offsetof(struct tcphdr, check));
+ }
+
+ csum16 = tcp_new->check;
+ tcp_old = *tcp_new;
+ tcp_old.check = 0;
+ tcp_new->check = 0;
+ tcp_new->check = ipxlat_64_update_csum(csum16, in6, &tcp_old,
+ sizeof(tcp_old), ip_hdr(skb),
+ tcp_new, sizeof(*tcp_new));
+ skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int ipxlat_64_outer_udp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct ipv6hdr *in6)
+{
+ struct udphdr udp_old, *udp_new;
+ __sum16 csum16;
+
+ udp_new = udp_hdr(skb);
+
+ if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
+ udp_new->check = ~udp_v4_check(ipxlat_skb_datagram_len(skb),
+ ip_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+ ip_hdr(skb)->daddr, 0);
+ return ipxlat_set_partial_csum(skb,
+ offsetof(struct udphdr, check));
+ }
+
+ csum16 = udp_new->check;
+ udp_old = *udp_new;
+ udp_old.check = 0;
+ udp_new->check = 0;
+ udp_new->check = ipxlat_64_update_csum(csum16, in6, &udp_old,
+ sizeof(udp_old), ip_hdr(skb),
+ udp_new, sizeof(*udp_new));
+ if (udp_new->check == 0)
+ udp_new->check = CSUM_MANGLED_0;
+ skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int ipxlat_64_inner_tcp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct ipv6hdr *in6,
+ const struct iphdr *out4, struct tcphdr *tcp_new)
+{
+ struct tcphdr tcp_old;
+ __sum16 csum16;
+
+ csum16 = tcp_new->check;
+ tcp_old = *tcp_new;
+ tcp_old.check = 0;
+ tcp_new->check = 0;
+ tcp_new->check = ipxlat_64_update_csum(csum16, in6, &tcp_old,
+ sizeof(tcp_old), out4, tcp_new,
+ sizeof(*tcp_new));
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int ipxlat_64_inner_udp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct ipv6hdr *in6,
+ const struct iphdr *out4, struct udphdr *udp_new)
+{
+ struct udphdr udp_old;
+ __sum16 csum16;
+
+ csum16 = udp_new->check;
+ udp_old = *udp_new;
+ udp_old.check = 0;
+ udp_new->check = 0;
+ udp_new->check = ipxlat_64_update_csum(csum16, in6, &udp_old,
+ sizeof(udp_old), out4, udp_new,
+ sizeof(*udp_new));
+ if (udp_new->check == 0)
+ udp_new->check = CSUM_MANGLED_0;
+ return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipxlat/transport.h b/drivers/net/ipxlat/transport.h
index bd228aecfb3b..9b6fe422b01f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipxlat/transport.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipxlat/transport.h
@@ -80,4 +80,24 @@ __sum16 ipxlat_l4_csum_ipv6(const struct in6_addr *saddr,
int ipxlat_finalize_offload(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 l4_proto, bool is_fragment,
u32 gso_from, u32 gso_to);
+/* outer transport translation helpers (packet L3 already translated) */
+int ipxlat_46_outer_tcp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct iphdr *in4);
+int ipxlat_46_outer_udp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct iphdr *in4);
+
+/* quoted-inner transport translation helpers for ICMP error payloads */
+int ipxlat_46_inner_tcp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct iphdr *in4,
+ const struct ipv6hdr *iph6, struct tcphdr *tcp_new);
+int ipxlat_46_inner_udp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct iphdr *in4,
+ const struct ipv6hdr *iph6, struct udphdr *udp_new);
+
+/* outer transport translation helpers (packet L3 already translated) */
+int ipxlat_64_outer_tcp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct ipv6hdr *in6);
+int ipxlat_64_outer_udp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct ipv6hdr *in6);
+
+/* quoted-inner transport translation helpers for ICMP error payloads */
+int ipxlat_64_inner_tcp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct ipv6hdr *in6,
+ const struct iphdr *out4, struct tcphdr *tcp_new);
+int ipxlat_64_inner_udp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct ipv6hdr *in6,
+ const struct iphdr *out4, struct udphdr *udp_new);
+
#endif /* _NET_IPXLAT_TRANSPORT_H_ */
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-19 15:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-19 15:12 [RFC net-next 00/15] Introducing ipxlat: a stateless IPv4/IPv6 translation device Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 01/15] drivers/net: add ipxlat netdevice skeleton and build plumbing Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 02/15] ipxlat: add RFC 6052 address conversion helpers Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 03/15] ipxlat: add packet metadata control block helpers Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 04/15] ipxlat: add IPv4 packet validation path Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 05/15] ipxlat: add IPv6 " Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 06/15] ipxlat: add transport checksum and offload helpers Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` Ralf Lici [this message]
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 08/15] ipxlat: add translation engine and dispatch core Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 09/15] ipxlat: emit translator-generated ICMP errors on drop Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 10/15] ipxlat: add 4to6 pre-fragmentation path Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 11/15] ipxlat: add ICMP informational translation paths Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 12/15] ipxlat: add ICMP error translation and quoted-inner handling Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 13/15] ipxlat: add netlink control plane and uapi Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 14/15] selftests: net: add ipxlat coverage Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 15:12 ` [RFC net-next 15/15] Documentation: networking: add ipxlat translator guide Ralf Lici
2026-03-19 22:11 ` Jonathan Corbet
2026-03-24 9:55 ` Ralf Lici
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20260319151230.655687-8-ralf@mandelbit.com \
--to=ralf@mandelbit.com \
--cc=andrew+netdev@lunn.ch \
--cc=antonio@mandelbit.com \
--cc=davem@davemloft.net \
--cc=dxld@darkboxed.org \
--cc=edumazet@google.com \
--cc=kuba@kernel.org \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=netdev@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=pabeni@redhat.com \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox