Re: [PATCH bpf-next v3 5/6] bpf: clear decap tunnel GSO state in skb_adjust_room

From: Willem de Bruijn

Date: Wed Apr 08 2026 - 11:18:23 EST


Nick Hudson wrote:
> On shrink in bpf_skb_adjust_room(), clear tunnel-specific GSO flags
> according to the decapsulation flags:
>
> - BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_L4_UDP clears SKB_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL{,_CSUM}, and
> SKB_GSO_TUNNEL_REMCSUM
> - BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_L4_GRE clears SKB_GSO_GRE{,_CSUM}
> - BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_IPXIP4 clears SKB_GSO_IPXIP4
> - BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_IPXIP6 clears SKB_GSO_IPXIP6
>
> When all tunnel-related GSO bits are cleared, also clear
> skb->encapsulation.
>
> Handle the ESP inside a UDP tunnel case where encapsulation should remain
> set.
>
> If UDP decap is performed and GSO state removed then reset encap_hdr_csum, and
> remcsum_offload.
>
> Co-developed-by: Max Tottenham <mtottenh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Max Tottenham <mtottenh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Co-developed-by: Anna Glasgall <aglasgal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Anna Glasgall <aglasgal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Nick Hudson <nhudson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> net/core/filter.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
> index 7f8d43420afb..04059d07d368 100644
> --- a/net/core/filter.c
> +++ b/net/core/filter.c
> @@ -3667,6 +3667,46 @@ static int bpf_skb_net_shrink(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 off, u32 len_diff,
> if (!(flags & BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_FIXED_GSO))
> skb_increase_gso_size(shinfo, len_diff);
>
> + /* Selective GSO flag clearing based on decap type.
> + * Only clear the flags for the tunnel layer being removed.
> + */
> + if ((flags & BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_L4_UDP) &&
> + (shinfo->gso_type & (SKB_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL |
> + SKB_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL_CSUM |
> + SKB_GSO_TUNNEL_REMCSUM)))
> + shinfo->gso_type &= ~(SKB_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL |
> + SKB_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL_CSUM |
> + SKB_GSO_TUNNEL_REMCSUM);

REMCSUM was previously not included in the series.

It is a non-obvious and rare enough feature that I would exclude it,
or move it to a separate patch.

> + if ((flags & BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_L4_GRE) &&
> + (shinfo->gso_type & (SKB_GSO_GRE | SKB_GSO_GRE_CSUM)))
> + shinfo->gso_type &= ~(SKB_GSO_GRE |
> + SKB_GSO_GRE_CSUM);
> + if ((flags & BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_IPXIP4) &&
> + (shinfo->gso_type & SKB_GSO_IPXIP4))
> + shinfo->gso_type &= ~SKB_GSO_IPXIP4;
> + if ((flags & BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_IPXIP6) &&
> + (shinfo->gso_type & SKB_GSO_IPXIP6))
> + shinfo->gso_type &= ~SKB_GSO_IPXIP6;
> +
> + /* Clear encapsulation flag only when no tunnel GSO flags remain */
> + if (flags & (BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_L4_MASK |
> + BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_IPXIP_MASK)) {
> + if (!(shinfo->gso_type & (SKB_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL |
> + SKB_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL_CSUM |
> + SKB_GSO_GRE |
> + SKB_GSO_GRE_CSUM |
> + SKB_GSO_IPXIP4 |
> + SKB_GSO_IPXIP6 |
> + SKB_GSO_ESP)))
> + if (skb->encapsulation)
> + skb->encapsulation = 0;
> +
> + if (flags & BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_L4_UDP) {
> + skb->encap_hdr_csum = !!(shinfo->gso_type & SKB_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL_CSUM);

Since the flag is never set, only possibly cleared: just clear this field when clearing the flag?

It appears that this is only used for deprecated UFO anyway.

> + skb->remcsum_offload = !!(shinfo->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TUNNEL_REMCSUM);

Always zero?