[PATCH net-next 1/3] net: selftests: use skb_share_check() in the loopback receive hook

From: Nicolai Buchwitz

Date: Wed Oct 07 2026 - 14:30:32 EST


The loopback hook gets a shared skb when another ETH_P_IP handler is
bound to the device. skb_unshare() does not unshare it, so
skb_linearize() on a non-linear frame hits BUG_ON(skb_shared()).

Use skb_share_check() instead.

Fixes: 3e1e58d64c3d ("net: add generic selftest support")
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/core/selftests.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/core/selftests.c b/net/core/selftests.c
index 36b949ae520b..80029a67b2d2 100644
--- a/net/core/selftests.c
+++ b/net/core/selftests.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static int net_test_loopback_validate(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct tcphdr *thdr;
struct iphdr *ihdr;

- skb = skb_unshare(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!skb)
goto out;


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