netdev - [PATCH RFC bpf-next 2/9] net: Helper to move packet data and metadata after skb

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Message-Id: <20250929-skb-meta-rx-path-v1-2-de700a7ab1cb@cloudflare.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:09:07 +0200
From: Jakub Sitnicki <jakub@...udflare.com>
To: bpf@...r.kernel.org
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...udflare.com
Subject: [PATCH RFC bpf-next 2/9] net: Helper to move packet data and
 metadata after skb_push/pull

Lay groundwork for fixing BPF helpers available to TC(X) programs.

When skb_push() or skb_pull() is called in a TC(X) ingress BPF program, the
skb metadata must be kept in front of the MAC header. Otherwise, BPF
programs using the __sk_buff->data_meta pseudo-pointer lose access to it.

Introduce a helper that moves both metadata and a specified number of
packet data bytes together, suitable as a drop-in replacement for
memmove().

Signed-off-by: Jakub Sitnicki <jakub@...udflare.com>
---
 include/linux/skbuff.h | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 74 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index fa633657e4c0..d32b62ab9f31 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -4514,6 +4514,80 @@ static inline void skb_metadata_clear(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	skb_metadata_set(skb, 0);
 }
 
+/**
+ * skb_data_move - Move packet data and metadata after skb_push() or skb_pull().
+ * @skb: packet to operate on
+ * @len: number of bytes pushed or pulled from &sk_buff->data
+ * @n: number of bytes to memmove() from pre-push/pull &sk_buff->data
+ *
+ * Moves both packet data (@n bytes) and metadata. Assumes metadata is located
+ * immediately before &sk_buff->data prior to the push/pull, and that sufficient
+ * headroom exists to hold it after an skb_push(). Otherwise, metadata is
+ * cleared and a one-time warning is issued.
+ *
+ * Use skb_postpull_data_move() or skb_postpush_data_move() instead of calling
+ * this helper directly.
+ */
+static inline void skb_data_move(struct sk_buff *skb, const int len,
+				 const unsigned int n)
+{
+	const u8 meta_len = skb_metadata_len(skb);
+	u8 *meta, *meta_end;
+
+	if (!len || (!n && !meta_len))
+		return;
+
+	if (!meta_len)
+		goto no_metadata;
+
+	meta_end = skb_metadata_end(skb);
+	meta = meta_end - meta_len;
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(meta_end + len != skb->data ||
+			 meta + len < skb->head)) {
+		skb_metadata_clear(skb);
+		goto no_metadata;
+	}
+
+	memmove(meta + len, meta, meta_len + n);
+	return;
+
+no_metadata:
+	memmove(skb->data, skb->data - len, n);
+}
+
+/**
+ * skb_postpull_data_move - Move packet data and metadata after skb_pull().
+ * @skb: packet to operate on
+ * @len: number of bytes pulled from &sk_buff->data
+ * @n: number of bytes to memmove() from pre-pull &sk_buff->data
+ *
+ * See skb_data_move() for details.
+ */
+static inline void skb_postpull_data_move(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					  const unsigned int len,
+					  const unsigned int n)
+{
+	DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(len > INT_MAX);
+	skb_data_move(skb, len, n);
+}
+
+/**
+ * skb_postpush_data_move - Move packet data and metadata after skb_push().
+ * @skb: packet to operate on
+ * @len: number of bytes pushed onto &sk_buff->data
+ * @n: number of bytes to memmove() from pre-push &sk_buff->data
+ *
+ * See skb_data_move() for details.
+ */
+static inline void skb_postpush_data_move(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					  const unsigned int len,
+					  const unsigned int n)
+{
+	DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(len > INT_MAX);
+	skb_data_move(skb, -len, n);
+}
+
 struct sk_buff *skb_clone_sk(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING

-- 
2.43.0