[PATCH net-next 12/13] ipvlan: Ignore PACKET_LOOPBACK in handle_mode_l2()

From: Dmitry Skorodumov
Date: Tue Nov 18 2025 - 05:08:13 EST


Packets with pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK are captured by
handle_frame() function, but they don't have L2 header.
We should not process them in handle_mode_l2().

This doesn't affect old L2 functionality, since handling
was anyway incorrect.

Handle them the same way as in br_handle_frame():
just pass the skb.

To observe invalid behaviour, just start "ping -b" on bcast address
of port-interface.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Skorodumov <skorodumov.dmitry@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
index 425d2a12a4ee..d6975d5e2198 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
@@ -1160,6 +1160,9 @@ static rx_handler_result_t ipvlan_handle_mode_l2(struct sk_buff **pskb,
struct sk_buff *skb = *pskb;
bool need_eth_fix;

+ if (unlikely(skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK))
+ return RX_HANDLER_PASS;
+
/* Ignore already seen packets. */
if (ipvlan_is_skb_marked(skb, port->dev))
return RX_HANDLER_PASS;
--
2.25.1