Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: check qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init() return value on ingress

[Eric Dumazet]

On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 11:22 AM David Carlier <devnexen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Commit 7fb4c1967011 ("net: pull headers in qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init()")
> changed qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init() to return an skb drop reason when
> it detects malicious GSO packets. The egress path in __dev_queue_xmit()
> checks this return value and drops bad packets, but the ingress path in
> sch_handle_ingress() ignores it.
>
> This means malformed GSO packets entering via TC ingress are not dropped
> and could be redirected to another interface or cause incorrect qdisc
> accounting.
>
> Check the return value and drop the packet when a bad GSO is detected.
>
> Fixes: 7fb4c1967011 ("net: pull headers in qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init()")
> Signed-off-by: David Carlier <devnexen@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> v1 -> v2: reorder variable declarations for reverse xmas tree
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260408172307.46498-1-devnexen@xxxxxxxxx/
>  net/core/dev.c | 12 ++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

NACK. This is is not needed.

I will not even bother, this is an obvious LLM based patch.