From: ThisSeanZhang <thisseanzhang@gmail.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>,
Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>,
Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@linux.dev>,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, Nick Hudson <nhudson@akamai.com>,
Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Subject: [RFC bpf-next v3 2/3] bpf: Add PPPoE encap/decap kfuncs
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:21:40 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261111032141.525444-3-thisseanzhang@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261111032141.525444-1-thisseanzhang@gmail.com>
Add bpf_skb_pppoe_encap() and bpf_skb_pppoe_decap() kfuncs so that a
TC BPF program can encapsulate an IPv4 or IPv6 packet into a PPPoE
session frame, and decapsulate one again:
bpf_skb_pppoe_encap(skb, sid, flags);
bpf_skb_pppoe_decap(skb, flags);
The kfuncs insert or remove the 8 byte PPPoE session header between
the MAC header and the network header, and update the skb metadata to
match: skb->protocol is set to ETH_P_PPP_SES on encapsulation, or
restored from the PPP protocol field on decapsulation, mac_len is
reset, and the GSO metadata is adjusted like bpf_skb_adjust_room()
does (gso_size, gso_segs, SKB_GSO_DODGY).
Both kfuncs accept BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_FIXED_GSO to leave gso_size
unchanged and only recompute gso_segs, reusing the existing flag
instead of adding a new one; UDP GSO packets require it, as their
gso_size is the datagram size. Unknown flags are rejected.
Previously, a TC program could add or remove the header bytes
manually, but the skb would keep a stale skb->protocol: forwarded GSO
packets larger than the PPPoE MTU could not reach the PPPoE
segmentation path registered for ETH_P_PPP_SES and could be dropped.
bpf_skb_adjust_room() cannot be used for the decapsulation direction
either, because it only accepts ETH_P_IP or ETH_P_IPV6 in
skb->protocol.
The encap kfunc fills in the PPPoE header itself from the session id:
version 1, type 1, code 0, and the PPP protocol derived from
skb->protocol, mirroring what pppoe_xmit() writes. The ethertype of
the MAC header remains for the BPF program, like with the existing
BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_ENCAP_* flags. skb->encapsulation is deliberately left
unset, like pppoe_xmit() does: PPPoE is not an IP tunnel, and setting
it would narrow the device features to hw_enc_features in
netif_skb_features(). The decap kfunc accepts only PPP_IP and PPP_IPV6
payloads and requires a full inner L3 header to remain.
The kfuncs are registered for SCHED_CLS and SCHED_ACT with the new
KF_CHANGES_PKT flag, so the verifier invalidates packet pointers after
a call, like it does for bpf_skb_adjust_room().
PPPoE GRO/GSO support must be built in or loaded before this path is
used; loading pppoe.ko is left to user space.
Signed-off-by: ThisSeanZhang <thisseanzhang@gmail.com>
---
net/core/filter.c | 192 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 192 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 9245009d9..3d9143552 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
#include <linux/ratelimit.h>
#include <linux/seccomp.h>
#include <linux/if_vlan.h>
+#include <linux/if_pppox.h>
+#include <linux/ppp_defs.h>
#include <linux/bpf.h>
#include <linux/btf.h>
#include <net/sch_generic.h>
@@ -12919,6 +12921,184 @@ __bpf_kfunc int bpf_icmp_send(struct __sk_buff *skb_ctx, int type, int code)
return 0;
}
+/**
+ * bpf_skb_pppoe_encap() - Encapsulate an IPv4 or IPv6 packet in a
+ * PPPoE session header.
+ *
+ * Insert an 8 byte PPPoE session header, made of the 6 byte session
+ * header plus the 2 byte PPP protocol field, between the MAC header
+ * and the network header, and fill it in for the given session id.
+ * skb->protocol is set to ETH_P_PPP_SES so the skb reaches the PPPoE
+ * GRO/GSO support; the ethertype of the MAC header is left to the BPF
+ * program.
+ *
+ * A packet whose VLAN tag is still present in the packet data is
+ * rejected, as skb->protocol is then the VLAN ethertype.
+ *
+ * On GSO skbs, gso_size is reduced by the size of the inserted header
+ * and gso_segs is recomputed, like bpf_skb_adjust_room() does. With
+ * BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_FIXED_GSO, gso_size is left unchanged and only
+ * gso_segs is recomputed; UDP GSO packets require this, as their
+ * gso_size is the datagram size.
+ *
+ * A call to this kfunc changes packet data. Therefore, at load time,
+ * all checks on pointers previously done by the verifier are
+ * invalidated and must be performed again, if the kfunc is used in
+ * combination with direct packet access.
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * @skb_ctx: Pointer to ctx (__sk_buff) in TC program. Cannot be NULL
+ * @sid: PPPoE session id, in network byte order
+ * @flags: BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_FIXED_GSO to leave gso_size unchanged
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * %0 - success
+ * * %-EINVAL - unknown flags
+ * * %-ENOTSUPP - skb->protocol is neither ETH_P_IP nor ETH_P_IPV6, the
+ * new length would exceed the maximum skb length, or the
+ * GSO metadata cannot be adjusted
+ * * %-ENOMEM - the skb head could not be expanded
+ */
+__bpf_kfunc int bpf_skb_pppoe_encap(struct __sk_buff *skb_ctx, __be16 sid,
+ u64 flags)
+{
+ struct sk_buff *skb = (struct sk_buff *)skb_ctx;
+ struct pppoe_hdr *ph;
+ u16 ppp_proto;
+ u32 off;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (flags & ~BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_FIXED_GSO)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IP) &&
+ skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IPV6))
+ return -ENOTSUPP;
+
+ if (skb->len + PPPOE_SES_HLEN > BPF_SKB_MAX_LEN && !skb_is_gso(skb))
+ return -ENOTSUPP;
+
+ off = skb_mac_header_len(skb);
+
+ ret = bpf_skb_net_grow(skb, off, PPPOE_SES_HLEN, flags);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP))
+ ppp_proto = PPP_IP;
+ else
+ ppp_proto = PPP_IPV6;
+
+ ph = (struct pppoe_hdr *)(skb->data + off);
+ ph->ver = 1;
+ ph->type = 1;
+ ph->code = 0;
+ ph->sid = sid;
+ ph->length = htons(skb->len - off - sizeof(*ph));
+ put_unaligned_be16(ppp_proto, (u8 *)ph + sizeof(*ph));
+
+ skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_PPP_SES);
+ skb_reset_mac_len(skb);
+ if (skb_valid_dst(skb))
+ skb_dst_drop(skb);
+
+ __skb_reset_checksum_unnecessary(skb);
+ bpf_compute_data_pointers(skb);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * bpf_skb_pppoe_decap() - Remove the PPPoE session header from a
+ * packet.
+ *
+ * Remove the 8 byte PPPoE session header between the MAC header and
+ * the network header. skb->protocol is restored from the PPP protocol
+ * field; a payload with any other PPP protocol is rejected. The
+ * ethertype of the MAC header is left to the BPF program.
+ *
+ * A packet whose VLAN tag is still present in the packet data is
+ * rejected, as skb->protocol is then the VLAN ethertype.
+ *
+ * On GSO skbs, gso_size is increased by the size of the removed
+ * header and gso_segs is recomputed, like bpf_skb_adjust_room() does.
+ * With BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_FIXED_GSO, gso_size is left unchanged and only
+ * gso_segs is recomputed.
+ *
+ * A call to this kfunc changes packet data. Therefore, at load time,
+ * all checks on pointers previously done by the verifier are
+ * invalidated and must be performed again, if the kfunc is used in
+ * combination with direct packet access.
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * @skb_ctx: Pointer to ctx (__sk_buff) in TC program. Cannot be NULL
+ * @flags: BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_FIXED_GSO to leave gso_size unchanged
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * %0 - success
+ * * %-ENOTSUPP - skb->protocol is not ETH_P_PPP_SES, or the PPP
+ * protocol is neither PPP_IP nor PPP_IPV6
+ * * %-EINVAL - unknown flags, the packet is shorter than the PPPoE
+ * session header, or no full L3 header would remain
+ * after decapsulation
+ * * %-ENOMEM - the header is not linearly accessible
+ */
+__bpf_kfunc int bpf_skb_pppoe_decap(struct __sk_buff *skb_ctx, u64 flags)
+{
+ struct sk_buff *skb = (struct sk_buff *)skb_ctx;
+ __be16 inner_proto;
+ u32 inner_len, off;
+ u16 ppp_proto;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (flags & ~BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_FIXED_GSO)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_PPP_SES))
+ return -ENOTSUPP;
+
+ off = skb_mac_header_len(skb);
+
+ if (skb->len < off + PPPOE_SES_HLEN)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, off + PPPOE_SES_HLEN))
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ppp_proto = get_unaligned_be16(skb->data + off +
+ sizeof(struct pppoe_hdr));
+ switch (ppp_proto) {
+ case PPP_IP:
+ inner_proto = htons(ETH_P_IP);
+ inner_len = sizeof(struct iphdr);
+ break;
+ case PPP_IPV6:
+ inner_proto = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
+ inner_len = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
+ break;
+ default:
+ return -ENOTSUPP;
+ }
+
+ /* A full inner L3 header must remain after decapsulation. */
+ if (skb->len - off - PPPOE_SES_HLEN < inner_len)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ ret = bpf_skb_net_shrink(skb, off, PPPOE_SES_HLEN, flags);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ skb->protocol = inner_proto;
+ skb_reset_mac_len(skb);
+ if (skb_valid_dst(skb))
+ skb_dst_drop(skb);
+
+ __skb_reset_checksum_unnecessary(skb);
+ bpf_compute_data_pointers(skb);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
__bpf_kfunc_end_defs();
int bpf_dynptr_from_skb_rdonly(struct __sk_buff *skb, u64 flags,
@@ -12965,6 +13145,11 @@ BTF_KFUNCS_START(bpf_kfunc_check_set_icmp_send)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_icmp_send)
BTF_KFUNCS_END(bpf_kfunc_check_set_icmp_send)
+BTF_KFUNCS_START(bpf_kfunc_check_set_skb_pppoe)
+BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_skb_pppoe_encap, KF_CHANGES_PKT)
+BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_skb_pppoe_decap, KF_CHANGES_PKT)
+BTF_KFUNCS_END(bpf_kfunc_check_set_skb_pppoe)
+
static const struct btf_kfunc_id_set bpf_kfunc_set_skb = {
.owner = THIS_MODULE,
.set = &bpf_kfunc_check_set_skb,
@@ -13000,6 +13185,11 @@ static const struct btf_kfunc_id_set bpf_kfunc_set_icmp_send = {
.set = &bpf_kfunc_check_set_icmp_send,
};
+static const struct btf_kfunc_id_set bpf_kfunc_set_skb_pppoe = {
+ .owner = THIS_MODULE,
+ .set = &bpf_kfunc_check_set_skb_pppoe,
+};
+
static int __init bpf_kfunc_init(void)
{
int ret;
@@ -13023,6 +13213,8 @@ static int __init bpf_kfunc_init(void)
&bpf_kfunc_set_sock_addr);
ret = ret ?: register_btf_kfunc_id_set(BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS, &bpf_kfunc_set_tcp_reqsk);
ret = ret ?: register_btf_kfunc_id_set(BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB, &bpf_kfunc_set_icmp_send);
+ ret = ret ?: register_btf_kfunc_id_set(BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS, &bpf_kfunc_set_skb_pppoe);
+ ret = ret ?: register_btf_kfunc_id_set(BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_ACT, &bpf_kfunc_set_skb_pppoe);
return ret ?: register_btf_kfunc_id_set(BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCK_OPS, &bpf_kfunc_set_sock_ops);
}
late_initcall(bpf_kfunc_init);
--
2.47.3
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2026-11-11 3:21 [RFC bpf-next v3 0/3] bpf: Add PPPoE encap/decap kfuncs ThisSeanZhang
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