netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2] xfrm: Preserve vlan tags for transport mode software GRO

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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:51:03 +0200
From: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To: Paul Davey <paul.davey@...iedtelesis.co.nz>
CC: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>, "David S. Miller"
	<davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] xfrm: Preserve vlan tags for transport mode
 software GRO

On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 06:00:24PM +1200, Paul Davey wrote:
> The software GRO path for esp transport mode uses skb_mac_header_rebuild
> prior to re-injecting the packet via the xfrm_napi_dev.  This only
> copies skb->mac_len bytes of header which may not be sufficient if the
> packet contains 802.1Q tags or other VLAN tags.  Worse copying only the
> initial header will leave a packet marked as being VLAN tagged but
> without the corresponding tag leading to mangling when it is later
> untagged.
> 
> The VLAN tags are important when receiving the decrypted esp transport
> mode packet after GRO processing to ensure it is received on the correct
> interface.
> 
> Therefore record the full mac header length in xfrm*_transport_input for
> later use in corresponding xfrm*_transport_finish to copy the entire mac
> header when rebuilding the mac header for GRO.  The skb->data pointer is
> left pointing skb->mac_header bytes after the start of the mac header as
> is expected by the network stack and network and transport header
> offsets reset to this location.
> 
> Fixes: 7785bba299a8 ("esp: Add a software GRO codepath")
> Signed-off-by: Paul Davey <paul.davey@...iedtelesis.co.nz>

Applied, thanks a lot!