[PATCH net v3 1/2] xsk: defer software checksum until the skb is complete

From: Rongzheng Wang

Date: Tue Oct 27 2026 - 22:51:39 EST


When XDP_UMEM_TX_SW_CSUM is used with multi-buffer TX, xsk_skb_metadata()
calls skb_checksum_help() while only the first descriptor has been added to
the skb. The checksum therefore covers just the first fragment, and
skb_checksum_help() sets ip_summed to CHECKSUM_NONE, so the remaining
fragments are never included in the checksum.

Move the software checksum calculation to the point where the last
descriptor has been added to the skb.

On a checksum failure the packet is now dropped instead of being returned
to the application for a retry. This path is not reachable with the
existing metadata validation, but the behavior change is intentional.

Fixes: 11614723af26 ("xsk: Add option to calculate TX checksum in SW")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Rongzheng Wang <testwrzwrz@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/xdp/xsk.c | 23 +++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk.c b/net/xdp/xsk.c
index 33475b180ea6..aa6b010192ad 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk.c
@@ -1011,14 +1011,6 @@ static int xsk_skb_metadata(struct sk_buff *skb, void *buffer,
skb->csum_start = hr + csum_start;
skb->csum_offset = csum_offset;
skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_PARTIAL;
-
- if (unlikely(pool->tx_sw_csum)) {
- int err;
-
- err = skb_checksum_help(skb);
- if (err)
- return err;
- }
}

if (flags & XDP_TXMD_FLAGS_LAUNCH_TIME)
@@ -1030,6 +1022,15 @@ static int xsk_skb_metadata(struct sk_buff *skb, void *buffer,
return 0;
}

+static int xsk_skb_sw_csum(struct sk_buff *skb, struct xsk_buff_pool *pool)
+{
+ if (unlikely(pool->tx_sw_csum &&
+ skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL))
+ return skb_checksum_help(skb);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static struct sk_buff *xsk_build_skb_zerocopy(struct xdp_sock *xs,
struct xdp_desc *desc)
{
@@ -1275,6 +1276,12 @@ static int __xsk_generic_xmit(struct sock *sk)
if (xp_mb_desc(&desc)) {
xs->skb = skb;
continue;
+ } else {
+ err = xsk_skb_sw_csum(skb, xs->pool);
+ if (unlikely(err)) {
+ xsk_drop_skb(skb);
+ goto out;
+ }
}

err = __dev_direct_xmit(skb, xs->queue_id);
--
2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)