[PATCH] selftests/bpf: tc_tunnel - validate decap tunnel state without false-pass gaps

From: Nick Hudson

Date: Tue Aug 18 2026 - 08:03:52 EST


This follow-up tightens the selftest to guard against false passes in
GSO decap validation.

It validates the expected post-decap state for both GSO and non-GSO
packets: expected tunnel gso_type bits must be cleared and
skb->encapsulation must match the remaining tunnel state.

It also adds explicit assertions that the decap validation path was
executed, including the large-send phase for GSO-marked subtests, and
asserts that the large-send marker is reset after the send.

This keeps the tc_tunnel decap checks meaningful and avoids false-pass
regressions without over-constraining behavior across tunnel modes.

Signed-off-by: Nick Hudson <nhudson@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_tc_tunnel.c | 33 +++++++++++++++----
.../selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_tunnel.c | 19 +++++++++++
2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_tc_tunnel.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_tc_tunnel.c
index 67ba27d69347..08d7d90f7772 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_tc_tunnel.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_tc_tunnel.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void disconnect_client_from_server(struct subtest_cfg *cfg,
free(conn);
}

-static int send_and_test_data(struct subtest_cfg *cfg)
+static int send_and_test_data(struct subtest_cfg *cfg, struct test_tc_tunnel *skel)
{
struct connection *conn;
int err, res = -1;
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ static int send_and_test_data(struct subtest_cfg *cfg)
if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(conn, "connect to server"))
return -1;

+ skel->bss->decap_expect_large_send = 0;
err = send(conn->client_fd, tx_buffer, DEFAULT_TEST_DATA_SIZE, 0);
if (!ASSERT_EQ(err, DEFAULT_TEST_DATA_SIZE, "send data from client"))
goto end;
@@ -226,14 +227,17 @@ static int send_and_test_data(struct subtest_cfg *cfg)
goto end;
}

+ skel->bss->decap_expect_large_send = 1;
err = send(conn->client_fd, tx_buffer, GSO_TEST_DATA_SIZE, 0);
if (!ASSERT_EQ(err, GSO_TEST_DATA_SIZE, "send (large) data from client"))
goto end;
if (check_server_rx_data(cfg, conn, DEFAULT_TEST_DATA_SIZE))
goto end;
+ skel->bss->decap_expect_large_send = 0;

res = 0;
end:
+ skel->bss->decap_expect_large_send = 0;
disconnect_client_from_server(cfg, conn);
return res;
}
@@ -374,10 +378,15 @@ static int configure_ebpf_decapsulation(struct subtest_cfg *cfg)
return ret;
}

-static void run_test(struct subtest_cfg *cfg)
+static void run_test(struct subtest_cfg *cfg, struct test_tc_tunnel *skel)
{
struct nstoken *nstoken;

+ skel->bss->decap_validation_seen = 0;
+ skel->bss->decap_gso_validation_seen = 0;
+ skel->bss->decap_large_send_validation_seen = 0;
+ skel->bss->decap_expect_large_send = 0;
+
if (!ASSERT_OK(run_server(cfg), "run server"))
return;

@@ -386,7 +395,7 @@ static void run_test(struct subtest_cfg *cfg)
goto fail;

/* Basic communication must work */
- if (!ASSERT_OK(send_and_test_data(cfg), "connect without any encap"))
+ if (!ASSERT_OK(send_and_test_data(cfg, skel), "connect without any encap"))
goto fail;

/* Attach encapsulation program to client */
@@ -398,7 +407,7 @@ static void run_test(struct subtest_cfg *cfg)
if (!ASSERT_OK(configure_kernel_decapsulation(cfg),
"configure kernel decapsulation"))
goto fail;
- if (!ASSERT_OK(send_and_test_data(cfg),
+ if (!ASSERT_OK(send_and_test_data(cfg, skel),
"connect with encap prog and kern decap"))
goto fail;
}
@@ -406,7 +415,18 @@ static void run_test(struct subtest_cfg *cfg)
/* Replace kernel decapsulation with BPF decapsulation, test must pass */
if (!ASSERT_OK(configure_ebpf_decapsulation(cfg), "configure ebpf decapsulation"))
goto fail;
- ASSERT_OK(send_and_test_data(cfg), "connect with encap and decap progs");
+ if (!ASSERT_OK(send_and_test_data(cfg, skel), "connect with encap and decap progs"))
+ goto fail;
+ if (!ASSERT_NEQ(skel->bss->decap_validation_seen, 0,
+ "decap validation executed"))
+ goto fail;
+ if (!ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->decap_expect_large_send, 0,
+ "decap large-send marker reset"))
+ goto fail;
+ if (cfg->test_gso) {
+ ASSERT_NEQ(skel->bss->decap_large_send_validation_seen, 0,
+ "decap validation executed for large send");
+ }

fail:
close_netns(nstoken);
@@ -438,6 +458,7 @@ static int setup(void)
SYS(fail_close_ns_client, "ip link add %s type veth peer name %s",
"veth1 mtu 1500 netns " CLIENT_NS " address " MAC_ADDR_VETH1,
"veth2 mtu 1500 netns " SERVER_NS " address " MAC_ADDR_VETH2);
+ SYS(fail_close_ns_client, "ethtool -K veth1 tso off");
SYS(fail_close_ns_client, "ip link set veth1 up");
nstoken_server = open_netns(SERVER_NS);
if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(nstoken_server, "open server ns"))
@@ -701,7 +722,7 @@ void test_tc_tunnel(void)
if (ret < 0 || !test__start_subtest(cfg->name))
continue;
if (subtest_setup(skel, cfg) == 0)
- run_test(cfg);
+ run_test(cfg, skel);
subtest_cleanup(cfg);
}
cleanup();
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_tunnel.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_tunnel.c
index 853bca962910..e9bd1c9781f7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_tunnel.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_tunnel.c
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ static const int cfg_port = 8000;

static const int cfg_udp_src = 20000;

+__u64 decap_validation_seen;
+__u64 decap_gso_validation_seen;
+__u64 decap_large_send_validation_seen;
+__u32 decap_expect_large_send;
+
#define ETH_P_MPLS_UC 0x8847
#define ETH_P_TEB 0x6558

@@ -690,7 +695,21 @@ static int decap_internal(struct __sk_buff *skb, int off, int len, char proto,

kskb = bpf_cast_to_kern_ctx(skb);
shinfo = bpf_core_cast(kskb->head + kskb->end, struct skb_shared_info);
+
+ if (flags & (BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_L4_MASK |
+ BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_IPXIP_MASK))
+ decap_validation_seen++;
+
+ if ((flags & (BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_L4_MASK |
+ BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_IPXIP_MASK)) &&
+ decap_expect_large_send)
+ decap_large_send_validation_seen++;
+
if (shinfo->gso_size) {
+ if (flags & (BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_L4_MASK |
+ BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_IPXIP_MASK))
+ decap_gso_validation_seen++;
+
if ((flags & BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_DECAP_L4_UDP) &&
(shinfo->gso_type & SKB_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL_MASK))
return TC_ACT_SHOT;
--
2.34.1