netdev - [PATCH net] bridge: fix C-VLAN preservation in 802.1ad vlan

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Message-ID: <20251228020057.2788865-1-knecht.alexandre@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 03:00:57 +0100
From: Alexandre Knecht <knecht.alexandre@...il.com>
To: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: roopa@...dia.com,
	Alexandre Knecht <knecht.alexandre@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH net] bridge: fix C-VLAN preservation in 802.1ad vlan_tunnel egress

When using an 802.1ad bridge with vlan_tunnel, the C-VLAN tag is
incorrectly stripped from frames during egress processing.

br_handle_egress_vlan_tunnel() uses skb_vlan_pop() to remove the S-VLAN
from hwaccel before VXLAN encapsulation. However, skb_vlan_pop() also
moves any "next" VLAN from the payload into hwaccel:

    /* move next vlan tag to hw accel tag */
    __skb_vlan_pop(skb, &vlan_tci);
    __vlan_hwaccel_put_tag(skb, vlan_proto, vlan_tci);

For QinQ frames where the C-VLAN sits in the payload, this moves it to
hwaccel where it gets lost during VXLAN encapsulation.

Fix by calling __vlan_hwaccel_clear_tag() directly, which clears only
the hwaccel S-VLAN and leaves the payload untouched.

This path is only taken when vlan_tunnel is enabled and tunnel_info
is configured, so 802.1Q bridges are unaffected.

Tested with 802.1ad bridge + VXLAN vlan_tunnel, verified C-VLAN
preserved in VXLAN payload via tcpdump.

Fixes: 11538d039ac6 ("bridge: vlan dst_metadata hooks in ingress and egress paths")
Signed-off-by: Alexandre Knecht <knecht.alexandre@...il.com>
---
 net/bridge/br_vlan_tunnel.c | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/bridge/br_vlan_tunnel.c b/net/bridge/br_vlan_tunnel.c
index 12de0d1df0bc..a1b62507e521 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_vlan_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_vlan_tunnel.c
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ int br_handle_egress_vlan_tunnel(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	IP_TUNNEL_DECLARE_FLAGS(flags) = { };
 	struct metadata_dst *tunnel_dst;
 	__be64 tunnel_id;
-	int err;

 	if (!vlan)
 		return 0;
@@ -199,9 +198,13 @@ int br_handle_egress_vlan_tunnel(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return 0;

 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
-	err = skb_vlan_pop(skb);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	/* For 802.1ad (QinQ), skb_vlan_pop() incorrectly moves the C-VLAN
+	 * from payload to hwaccel after clearing S-VLAN. We only need to
+	 * clear the hwaccel S-VLAN; the C-VLAN must stay in payload for
+	 * correct VXLAN encapsulation. This is also correct for 802.1Q
+	 * where no C-VLAN exists in payload.
+	 */
+	__vlan_hwaccel_clear_tag(skb);

 	if (BR_INPUT_SKB_CB(skb)->backup_nhid) {
 		__set_bit(IP_TUNNEL_KEY_BIT, flags);
--
2.43.0