[PATCH net] vmxnet3: fix BUG_ON in vmxnet3_get_hdr_len() for Geneve packets
From: Harshaka Narayana
Date: Thu Jul 09 2026 - 14:15:51 EST
vmxnet3_get_hdr_len() assumes gdesc->rcd.v4/v6/tcp always describe the
outer header, but for a Geneve-encapsulated packet the device can set
them based on the inner header instead, signalled by the
VMXNET3_RCD_HDR_INNER_SHIFT bit in the completion descriptor. Since the
function never skips the outer encapsulation, this mismatch triggers:
- BUG_ON(hdr.ipv4->protocol != IPPROTO_TCP), because the outer
protocol is UDP (Geneve), not TCP.
- BUG_ON(hdr.eth->h_proto != ...), when the tunnel's outer and inner
IP versions differ (e.g. outer IPv6/inner IPv4 or vice versa).
Check VMXNET3_RCD_HDR_INNER_SHIFT up front and bail out, since the
function cannot locate the inner header it would need to parse. Also
convert the remaining BUG_ON()s in this function to return 0
defensively.
Fixes: 45dac1d6ea04 ("vmxnet3: Changes for vmxnet3 adapter version 2 (fwd)")
Signed-off-by: Harshaka Narayana <harshaka.narayana@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ronak Doshi <ronak.doshi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sankararaman Jayaraman <sankararaman.jayaraman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
index 40522afc0532..dedf4082eb6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
@@ -1530,7 +1530,13 @@ vmxnet3_get_hdr_len(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter, struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ipv6hdr *ipv6;
struct tcphdr *tcp;
} hdr;
- BUG_ON(gdesc->rcd.tcp == 0);
+
+ /* v4/v6/tcp then describe the inner header, which we can't locate. */
+ if (le32_to_cpu(gdesc->dword[0]) & (1UL << VMXNET3_RCD_HDR_INNER_SHIFT))
+ return 0;
+
+ if (gdesc->rcd.tcp == 0)
+ return 0;
maplen = skb_headlen(skb);
if (unlikely(sizeof(struct iphdr) + sizeof(struct tcphdr) > maplen))
@@ -1544,15 +1550,21 @@ vmxnet3_get_hdr_len(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter, struct sk_buff *skb,
hdr.eth = eth_hdr(skb);
if (gdesc->rcd.v4) {
- BUG_ON(hdr.eth->h_proto != htons(ETH_P_IP) &&
- hdr.veth->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto != htons(ETH_P_IP));
+ if (hdr.eth->h_proto != htons(ETH_P_IP) &&
+ hdr.veth->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto != htons(ETH_P_IP))
+ return 0;
+
hdr.ptr += hlen;
- BUG_ON(hdr.ipv4->protocol != IPPROTO_TCP);
+ if (hdr.ipv4->protocol != IPPROTO_TCP)
+ return 0;
+
hlen = hdr.ipv4->ihl << 2;
hdr.ptr += hdr.ipv4->ihl << 2;
} else if (gdesc->rcd.v6) {
- BUG_ON(hdr.eth->h_proto != htons(ETH_P_IPV6) &&
- hdr.veth->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto != htons(ETH_P_IPV6));
+ if (hdr.eth->h_proto != htons(ETH_P_IPV6) &&
+ hdr.veth->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto != htons(ETH_P_IPV6))
+ return 0;
+
hdr.ptr += hlen;
/* Use an estimated value, since we also need to handle
* TSO case.
--
2.52.0