[PATCH net-next] virtio-net: avoid unnecessary checksum calculation on guest RX

From: Jon Kohler

Date: Tue Nov 25 2025 - 12:12:13 EST


Commit a2fb4bc4e2a6 ("net: implement virtio helpers to handle UDP
GSO tunneling.") inadvertently altered checksum offload behavior
for guests not using UDP GSO tunneling.

Before, tun_put_user called tun_vnet_hdr_from_skb, which passed
has_data_valid = true to virtio_net_hdr_from_skb.

After, tun_put_user began calling tun_vnet_hdr_tnl_from_skb instead,
which passes has_data_valid = false into both call sites.

This caused virtio hdr flags to not include VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_DATA_VALID
for SKBs where skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY. As a result,
guests are forced to recalculate checksums unnecessarily.

Restore the previous behavior by ensuring has_data_valid = true is
passed in the !tnl_gso_type case.

Cc: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: a2fb4bc4e2a6 ("net: implement virtio helpers to handle UDP GSO tunneling.")
Signed-off-by: Jon Kohler <jon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/virtio_net.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
index b673c31569f3..570c6dd1666d 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_net.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ virtio_net_hdr_tnl_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb,
tnl_gso_type = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & (SKB_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL |
SKB_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL_CSUM);
if (!tnl_gso_type)
- return virtio_net_hdr_from_skb(skb, hdr, little_endian, false,
+ return virtio_net_hdr_from_skb(skb, hdr, little_endian, true,
vlan_hlen);

/* Tunnel support not negotiated but skb ask for it. */
--
2.43.0