* [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I)
@ 2026-09-02 0:33 Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 01/10] bonding: do not assume mac header is set in ALB/TLB tx paths Eric Dumazet
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From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-09-02 0:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Andrew Lunn, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet
In the transmit path, network drivers should not assume that
skb->mac_header has been set.
In the TX path, skb->data points to the start of the L2 header. Using
eth_hdr(skb) or vlan_eth_hdr(skb) when mac_header is unset reads from
skb->head + (u16)~0, leading to out-of-bounds reads (flagged by KASAN)
or triggering DEBUG_NET warnings.
Commit 96cc4b69581d ("macvlan: do not assume mac_header is set in
macvlan_broadcast()") introduced skb_eth_hdr() (and later commit
1f5020acb33f ("net: vlan: introduce skb_vlan_eth_hdr()")) to safely
access L2 headers in TX paths via skb->data without needing to call
skb_reset_mac_header().
This series converts the first batch of 10 network drivers and virtual
devices to use skb_eth_hdr(), skb_vlan_eth_hdr(), and
skb_checksum_start_offset() in their TX paths, and removes now redundant
skb_reset_mac_header() calls.
When all drivers are converted, we will remove skb_reset_mac_header()
from our TX fast paths.
Eric Dumazet (10):
bonding: do not assume mac header is set in ALB/TLB tx paths
atlantic: do not assume mac header is set in aq_ndev_start_xmit()
ibmveth: do not assume mac header is set in ibmveth_start_xmit()
net: mediatek: do not assume mac header is set in mtk_start_xmit()
netvsc: do not assume mac header is set in netvsc_start_xmit()
macsec: do not assume mac header is set in macsec_encrypt_finish()
macvlan: do not assume mac header is set in macvlan_broadcast()
vxlan: do not assume mac header is set in tx paths
cdc_mbim: do not assume mac header is set in cdc_mbim_tx_fixup()
ice: do not assume mac header is set in tx paths
drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c | 8 +++----
.../net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c | 4 ++--
drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c | 3 +--
drivers/net/macsec.c | 3 +--
drivers/net/macvlan.c | 5 ++--
drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c | 5 ++--
drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c | 24 +++++++++----------
drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_mdb.c | 4 ++--
12 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
--
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* [PATCH net-next 01/10] bonding: do not assume mac header is set in ALB/TLB tx paths
2026-09-02 0:33 [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I) Eric Dumazet
@ 2026-09-02 0:33 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 02/10] atlantic: do not assume mac header is set in aq_ndev_start_xmit() Eric Dumazet
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From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-09-02 0:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Andrew Lunn, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet
We should not assume mac header is set in output path.
Use skb_eth_hdr() instead of eth_hdr() to fix the issue,
and remove now redundant skb_reset_mac_header() calls.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
---
drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c | 8 +++-----
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
index 839f7482dc1823b12a13437a4b6639e3b63d46ec..3d2c6a9fe3b7bfdd46299aeff14689d323c525d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t bond_do_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bonding *bond,
struct slave *tx_slave)
{
struct alb_bond_info *bond_info = &(BOND_ALB_INFO(bond));
- struct ethhdr *eth_data = eth_hdr(skb);
+ struct ethhdr *eth_data = skb_eth_hdr(skb);
if (!tx_slave) {
/* unbalanced or unassigned, send through primary */
@@ -1374,8 +1374,7 @@ struct slave *bond_xmit_tlb_slave_get(struct bonding *bond,
struct ethhdr *eth_data;
u32 hash_index;
- skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
- eth_data = eth_hdr(skb);
+ eth_data = skb_eth_hdr(skb);
/* Do not TX balance any multicast or broadcast */
if (!is_multicast_ether_addr(eth_data->h_dest)) {
@@ -1427,8 +1426,7 @@ struct slave *bond_xmit_alb_slave_get(struct bonding *bond,
u32 hash_index = 0;
int hash_size = 0;
- skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
- eth_data = eth_hdr(skb);
+ eth_data = skb_eth_hdr(skb);
switch (ntohs(skb->protocol)) {
case ETH_P_IP: {
--
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* [PATCH net-next 02/10] atlantic: do not assume mac header is set in aq_ndev_start_xmit()
2026-09-02 0:33 [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I) Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 01/10] bonding: do not assume mac header is set in ALB/TLB tx paths Eric Dumazet
@ 2026-09-02 0:33 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 03/10] ibmveth: do not assume mac header is set in ibmveth_start_xmit() Eric Dumazet
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From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-09-02 0:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Andrew Lunn, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet
We should not assume mac header is set in output path.
Use skb_eth_hdr() instead of eth_hdr() to fix the issue.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
index 1da14786fe5cc73234227222569f1f6c8207eeab..d7cbab46a943a87fed7cdd80b22d2542bbf12282 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t aq_ndev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *nd
udp_hdr(skb)->dest == htons(PTP_GEN_PORT))))
return aq_ptp_xmit(aq_nic, skb);
- if (unlikely(eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_1588)))
+ if (unlikely(skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_1588)))
return aq_ptp_xmit(aq_nic, skb);
}
#endif
--
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* [PATCH net-next 03/10] ibmveth: do not assume mac header is set in ibmveth_start_xmit()
2026-09-02 0:33 [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I) Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 01/10] bonding: do not assume mac header is set in ALB/TLB tx paths Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 02/10] atlantic: do not assume mac header is set in aq_ndev_start_xmit() Eric Dumazet
@ 2026-09-02 0:33 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 04/10] net: mediatek: do not assume mac header is set in mtk_start_xmit() Eric Dumazet
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10 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-09-02 0:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Andrew Lunn, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet
We should not assume mac header is set in output path.
Use skb_eth_hdr() instead of eth_hdr() to fix the issue.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
index 73e051d26b9d8887cfed1c4168684ae199bd3108..88e8bdfbcd11293d2cc0a36ebea6dfffa50bcedd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ static int ibmveth_is_packet_unsupported(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ethhdr *ether_header;
int ret = 0;
- ether_header = eth_hdr(skb);
+ ether_header = skb_eth_hdr(skb);
if (ether_addr_equal(ether_header->h_dest, netdev->dev_addr)) {
netdev_dbg(netdev, "veth doesn't support loopback packets, dropping packet.\n");
--
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* [PATCH net-next 04/10] net: mediatek: do not assume mac header is set in mtk_start_xmit()
2026-09-02 0:33 [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I) Eric Dumazet
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2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 03/10] ibmveth: do not assume mac header is set in ibmveth_start_xmit() Eric Dumazet
@ 2026-09-02 0:33 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 05/10] netvsc: do not assume mac header is set in netvsc_start_xmit() Eric Dumazet
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10 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-09-02 0:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Andrew Lunn, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet
We should not assume mac header is set in output path.
Use skb_eth_hdr() instead of eth_hdr() to fix the issue.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index be3bd025c41a1c90511f2d36806bfd075856e486..6be0080e6233fad3bfd8b5c9027d3d1759f74878 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t mtk_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
int tx_num;
if (skb_vlan_tag_present(skb) &&
- !eth_proto_is_802_3(eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto)) {
+ !eth_proto_is_802_3(skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto)) {
skb = __vlan_hwaccel_push_inside(skb);
if (!skb)
goto dropped;
--
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* [PATCH net-next 05/10] netvsc: do not assume mac header is set in netvsc_start_xmit()
2026-09-02 0:33 [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I) Eric Dumazet
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2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 04/10] net: mediatek: do not assume mac header is set in mtk_start_xmit() Eric Dumazet
@ 2026-09-02 0:33 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 06/10] macsec: do not assume mac header is set in macsec_encrypt_finish() Eric Dumazet
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10 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-09-02 0:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Andrew Lunn, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet
We should not assume mac header is set in output path.
Use skb_eth_hdr() instead of eth_hdr() to fix the issue,
and remove now redundant skb_reset_mac_header().
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
---
drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 1d43c73fd73f10200ee0c69c9221a2a44971b08a..d78ed0f3a3bd1de37a05187b4d7f499099041668 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -533,8 +533,7 @@ static int netvsc_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *net, bool xdp_tx)
if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_8021Q)) {
u16 vlan_tci;
- skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
- if (eth_type_vlan(eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto)) {
+ if (eth_type_vlan(skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto)) {
if (unlikely(__skb_vlan_pop(skb, &vlan_tci) != 0)) {
++net_device_ctx->eth_stats.vlan_error;
goto drop;
--
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* [PATCH net-next 06/10] macsec: do not assume mac header is set in macsec_encrypt_finish()
2026-09-02 0:33 [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I) Eric Dumazet
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2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 05/10] netvsc: do not assume mac header is set in netvsc_start_xmit() Eric Dumazet
@ 2026-09-02 0:33 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 07/10] macvlan: do not assume mac header is set in macvlan_broadcast() Eric Dumazet
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From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-09-02 0:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Andrew Lunn, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet
We should not assume mac header is set in output path.
Use skb_eth_hdr() instead of eth_hdr() to fix the issue,
and remove now redundant skb_reset_mac_header().
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
---
drivers/net/macsec.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 6f9f3aceffaad311d5d47bb93fa0df59082aa9f9..da7f917e71807410c050bcf4a8ed836272ab87cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -503,8 +503,7 @@ static void macsec_encrypt_finish(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
struct macsec_dev *macsec = netdev_priv(dev);
skb->dev = macsec->real_dev;
- skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
- skb->protocol = eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto;
+ skb->protocol = skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto;
}
static unsigned int macsec_msdu_len(struct sk_buff *skb)
--
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* [PATCH net-next 07/10] macvlan: do not assume mac header is set in macvlan_broadcast()
2026-09-02 0:33 [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I) Eric Dumazet
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2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 06/10] macsec: do not assume mac header is set in macsec_encrypt_finish() Eric Dumazet
@ 2026-09-02 0:33 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 08/10] vxlan: do not assume mac header is set in tx paths Eric Dumazet
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From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-09-02 0:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Andrew Lunn, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet
We should not assume mac header is set in output path.
Use skb_eth_hdr() instead of eth_hdr() to fix the issue,
and remove now redundant skb_reset_mac_header() call in macvlan_queue_xmit().
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
---
drivers/net/macvlan.c | 5 ++---
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index afad90b9222a287214418e93221d569d4d83a1a6..62cf0f6922168984249af647338102f1a8afcb25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static void macvlan_broadcast(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct net_device *src,
enum macvlan_mode mode)
{
- const struct ethhdr *eth = eth_hdr(skb);
+ const struct ethhdr *eth = skb_eth_hdr(skb);
const struct macvlan_dev *vlan;
struct sk_buff *nskb;
unsigned int i;
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static void macvlan_forward_source_one(struct sk_buff *skb,
len = nskb->len + ETH_HLEN;
nskb->dev = dev;
- if (ether_addr_equal_64bits(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest, dev->dev_addr))
+ if (ether_addr_equal_64bits(skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest, dev->dev_addr))
nskb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
ret = __netif_rx(nskb);
@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ static int macvlan_queue_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
/* send to other bridge ports directly */
if (is_multicast_ether_addr(eth->h_dest)) {
- skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
macvlan_broadcast(skb, port, dev, MACVLAN_MODE_BRIDGE);
goto xmit_world;
}
--
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* [PATCH net-next 08/10] vxlan: do not assume mac header is set in tx paths
2026-09-02 0:33 [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I) Eric Dumazet
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@ 2026-09-02 0:33 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 09/10] cdc_mbim: do not assume mac header is set in cdc_mbim_tx_fixup() Eric Dumazet
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From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-09-02 0:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Andrew Lunn, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet
We should not assume mac header is set in output path.
Use skb_eth_hdr() instead of eth_hdr() in tx paths,
and remove now redundant skb_reset_mac_header() call in vxlan_xmit().
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
---
drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c | 24 +++++++++++-------------
drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_mdb.c | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c b/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c
index 459f19f7071e5bafe9e4c57ef8819645c3da7121..a1c3bc530b97cb8617ac324b60e32b77ea23e5ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c
@@ -1967,7 +1967,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *vxlan_na_create(struct sk_buff *request,
ns = (struct nd_msg *)(ipv6_hdr(request) + 1);
- daddr = eth_hdr(request)->h_source;
+ daddr = skb_eth_hdr(request)->h_source;
ns_olen = request->len - skb_network_offset(request) -
sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) - sizeof(*ns);
for (i = 0; i < ns_olen-1; i += (ns->opt[i+1]<<3)) {
@@ -2108,11 +2108,11 @@ static bool route_shortcircuit(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
struct vxlan_dev *vxlan = netdev_priv(dev);
struct neighbour *n;
- if (is_multicast_ether_addr(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest))
+ if (is_multicast_ether_addr(skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest))
return false;
n = NULL;
- switch (ntohs(eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto)) {
+ switch (ntohs(skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto)) {
case ETH_P_IP:
{
struct iphdr *pip;
@@ -2169,15 +2169,15 @@ static bool route_shortcircuit(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
bool diff;
neigh_ha_snapshot(haddr, n, dev);
- diff = !ether_addr_equal_unaligned(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest, haddr);
+ diff = !ether_addr_equal_unaligned(skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest, haddr);
if (diff) {
if (skb_cow_head(skb, 0)) {
neigh_release(n);
return false;
}
- memcpy(eth_hdr(skb)->h_source, eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest,
+ memcpy(skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_source, skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest,
dev->addr_len);
- memcpy(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest, haddr, dev->addr_len);
+ memcpy(skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest, haddr, dev->addr_len);
}
neigh_release(n);
return diff;
@@ -2296,7 +2296,7 @@ static void vxlan_encap_bypass(struct sk_buff *skb, struct vxlan_dev *src_vxlan,
}
if ((dst_vxlan->cfg.flags & VXLAN_F_LEARN) && snoop)
- vxlan_snoop(dev, &loopback, eth_hdr(skb)->h_source, 0, vni);
+ vxlan_snoop(dev, &loopback, skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_source, 0, vni);
dev_dstats_tx_add(src_vxlan->dev, len);
vxlan_vnifilter_count(src_vxlan, vni, NULL, VXLAN_VNI_STATS_TX, len);
@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ void vxlan_xmit_one(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
if (vxlan->cfg.df == VXLAN_DF_SET) {
df = htons(IP_DF);
} else if (vxlan->cfg.df == VXLAN_DF_INHERIT) {
- struct ethhdr *eth = eth_hdr(skb);
+ struct ethhdr *eth = skb_eth_hdr(skb);
if (ntohs(eth->h_proto) == ETH_P_IPV6 ||
(ntohs(eth->h_proto) == ETH_P_IP &&
@@ -2747,8 +2747,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t vxlan_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
info = skb_tunnel_info(skb);
- skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
-
if (vxlan->cfg.flags & VXLAN_F_COLLECT_METADATA) {
if (info && info->mode & IP_TUNNEL_INFO_BRIDGE &&
info->mode & IP_TUNNEL_INFO_TX) {
@@ -2764,7 +2762,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t vxlan_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
}
if (vxlan->cfg.flags & VXLAN_F_PROXY) {
- eth = eth_hdr(skb);
+ eth = skb_eth_hdr(skb);
if (ntohs(eth->h_proto) == ETH_P_ARP)
return arp_reduce(dev, skb, vni);
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
@@ -2799,7 +2797,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t vxlan_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
rcu_read_unlock();
}
- eth = eth_hdr(skb);
+ eth = skb_eth_hdr(skb);
rcu_read_lock();
f = vxlan_find_mac_tx(vxlan, eth->h_dest, vni);
did_rsc = false;
@@ -2808,7 +2806,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t vxlan_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
(ntohs(eth->h_proto) == ETH_P_IP ||
ntohs(eth->h_proto) == ETH_P_IPV6)) {
did_rsc = route_shortcircuit(dev, skb);
- eth = eth_hdr(skb);
+ eth = skb_eth_hdr(skb);
if (did_rsc)
f = vxlan_find_mac_tx(vxlan, eth->h_dest, vni);
}
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_mdb.c b/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_mdb.c
index d71e1925ecfdbd6fa7b78b38cb4168b51c85a553..2ec005c003e3c0ada7eacf1f5af9a3bf5ab433da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_mdb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_mdb.c
@@ -1619,8 +1619,8 @@ struct vxlan_mdb_entry *vxlan_mdb_entry_skb_get(struct vxlan_dev *vxlan,
struct vxlan_mdb_entry *mdb_entry;
struct vxlan_mdb_entry_key group;
- if (!is_multicast_ether_addr(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest) ||
- is_broadcast_ether_addr(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest))
+ if (!is_multicast_ether_addr(skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest) ||
+ is_broadcast_ether_addr(skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest))
return NULL;
/* When not in collect metadata mode, 'src_vni' is zero, but MDB
--
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* [PATCH net-next 09/10] cdc_mbim: do not assume mac header is set in cdc_mbim_tx_fixup()
2026-09-02 0:33 [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I) Eric Dumazet
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2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 08/10] vxlan: do not assume mac header is set in tx paths Eric Dumazet
@ 2026-09-02 0:33 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 0:33 ` [PATCH net-next 10/10] ice: do not assume mac header is set in tx paths Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 11:22 ` [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I) Eric Dumazet
10 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-09-02 0:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Andrew Lunn, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet
We should not assume mac header is set in output path.
Use skb_vlan_eth_hdr() and skb_eth_hdr() instead of vlan_eth_hdr()
and eth_hdr(), and remove now redundant skb_reset_mac_header().
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
---
drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c | 5 ++---
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c
index 877fb0ed7d3d71c0e55fb5d29c269030b6c5b684..c773be03875634d16f64cc60c2bfe8a718356071 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c
@@ -240,13 +240,12 @@ static struct sk_buff *cdc_mbim_tx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb
* the accelerated out-of-band tag, but fall back if
* required
*/
- skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
if (vlan_get_tag(skb, &tci) < 0 && skb->len > VLAN_ETH_HLEN &&
__vlan_get_tag(skb, &tci) == 0) {
- is_ip = is_ip_proto(vlan_eth_hdr(skb)->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto);
+ is_ip = is_ip_proto(skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb)->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto);
skb_pull(skb, VLAN_ETH_HLEN);
} else {
- is_ip = is_ip_proto(eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto);
+ is_ip = is_ip_proto(skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto);
skb_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN);
}
--
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* [PATCH net-next 10/10] ice: do not assume mac header is set in tx paths
2026-09-02 0:33 [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I) Eric Dumazet
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@ 2026-09-02 0:33 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-09-02 11:22 ` [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I) Eric Dumazet
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From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-09-02 0:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Andrew Lunn, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet
We should not assume mac header is set in output path.
Use skb_eth_hdr() instead of skb_mac_header() in ice_xmit_frame_ring()
and ice_eswitch_set_target_vsi(). Also use skb_checksum_start_offset()
instead of skb->csum_start - skb->mac_header in ice_tx_csum().
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
index b069e6c514fb1279ddd9e941e76271be0e72c912..387e8fa8e924c64ce1146e0d86e0f8a853640085 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ ice_eswitch_set_target_vsi(struct sk_buff *skb,
u64 cd_cmd, dst_vsi;
if (!dst) {
- struct ethhdr *eth = (struct ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
+ struct ethhdr *eth = skb_eth_hdr(skb);
if (unlikely(eth->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_LLDP)))
return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
index 31303ab5be175a5ce698f16715ea8d75eeea7bc5..5e73cdc71a68dc23022ff91d10b2c8c872939ff2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ int ice_tx_csum(struct ice_tx_buf *first, struct ice_tx_offload_params *off)
!(first->tx_flags & ICE_TX_FLAGS_TSO) &&
!skb_csum_is_sctp(skb)) {
/* Set GCS */
- u16 csum_start = (skb->csum_start - skb->mac_header) / 2;
+ u16 csum_start = skb_checksum_start_offset(skb) / 2;
u16 csum_offset = skb->csum_offset / 2;
u16 gcs_params;
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ ice_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ice_tx_ring *tx_ring)
goto out_drop;
/* allow CONTROL frames egress from main VSI if FW LLDP disabled */
- eth = (struct ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
+ eth = skb_eth_hdr(skb);
if ((ice_is_switchdev_running(vsi->back) ||
ice_lag_is_switchdev_running(vsi->back)) &&
--
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* Re: [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I)
2026-09-02 0:33 [PATCH net-next 00/10] net: remove skb mac_header assumptions in TX paths (I) Eric Dumazet
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@ 2026-09-02 11:22 ` Eric Dumazet
10 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-09-02 11:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Andrew Lunn, netdev, eric.dumazet
On Wed, Sep 2, 2026 at 2:33 AM Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> wrote:
>
> In the transmit path, network drivers should not assume that
> skb->mac_header has been set.
>
> In the TX path, skb->data points to the start of the L2 header. Using
> eth_hdr(skb) or vlan_eth_hdr(skb) when mac_header is unset reads from
> skb->head + (u16)~0, leading to out-of-bounds reads (flagged by KASAN)
> or triggering DEBUG_NET warnings.
>
> Commit 96cc4b69581d ("macvlan: do not assume mac_header is set in
> macvlan_broadcast()") introduced skb_eth_hdr() (and later commit
> 1f5020acb33f ("net: vlan: introduce skb_vlan_eth_hdr()")) to safely
> access L2 headers in TX paths via skb->data without needing to call
> skb_reset_mac_header().
>
> This series converts the first batch of 10 network drivers and virtual
> devices to use skb_eth_hdr(), skb_vlan_eth_hdr(), and
> skb_checksum_start_offset() in their TX paths, and removes now redundant
> skb_reset_mac_header() calls.
>
> When all drivers are converted, we will remove skb_reset_mac_header()
> from our TX fast paths.
AI-reviews have killed the notion of patch series.
I will send stand alone patches, to avoid 10+ versions ;)
pw-bot: cr
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