kernel/linux.git/include/linux/skbuff.h, branch v6.19.11

net: add skb_header_pointer_careful() helper

2026-01-30T02:25:22+00:00

This variant of skb_header_pointer() should be used in contexts where @offset argument is user-controlled and could be negative. Negative offsets are supported, as long as the zone starts between skb->head and skb->data. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260128141539.3404400-2-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

netmem, devmem, tcp: access pp fields through @desc in net_iov

2025-11-28T01:41:51+00:00

Convert all the legacy code directly accessing the pp fields in net_iov to access them through @desc in net_iov. Signed-off-by: Byungchul Park Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: Helper to move packet data and metadata after skb_push/pull

2025-11-10T18:52:31+00:00

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 Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251105-skb-meta-rx-path-v4-1-5ceb08a9b37b@cloudflare.com

net: datagram: introduce datagram_poll_queue for custom receive queues

2025-10-23T13:46:04+00:00

Some protocols using TCP encapsulation (e.g., espintcp, openvpn) deliver userspace-bound packets through a custom skb queue rather than the standard sk_receive_queue. Introduce datagram_poll_queue that accepts an explicit receive queue, and convert datagram_poll into a wrapper around datagram_poll_queue. This allows protocols with custom skb queues to reuse the core polling logic without relying on sk_receive_queue. Cc: Sabrina Dubroca Cc: Antonio Quartulli Signed-off-by: Ralf Lici Reviewed-by: Sabrina Dubroca Reviewed-by: Antonio Quartulli Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251021100942.195010-2-ralf@mandelbit.com Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

net: gso: restore ids of outer ip headers correctly

2025-09-25T10:42:49+00:00

Currently, NETIF_F_TSO_MANGLEID indicates that the inner-most ID can be mangled. Outer IDs can always be mangled. Make GSO preserve outer IDs by default, with NETIF_F_TSO_MANGLEID allowing both inner and outer IDs to be mangled. This commit also modifies a few drivers that use SKB_GSO_FIXEDID directly. Signed-off-by: Richard Gobert Reviewed-by: Edward Cree # for sfc Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250923085908.4687-4-richardbgobert@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

net: modify core data structures for PSP datapath support

2025-09-18T10:32:06+00:00

Add pointers to psp data structures to core networking structs, and an SKB extension to carry the PSP information from the drivers to the socket layer. Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Co-developed-by: Daniel Zahka Signed-off-by: Daniel Zahka Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250917000954.859376-4-daniel.zahka@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net

2025-08-29T18:48:01+00:00

Cross-merge networking fixes after downstream PR (net-6.17-rc4). No conflicts. Adjacent changes: drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c 02614eee26fb ("idpf: do not linearize big TSO packets") 6c4e68480238 ("idpf: remove obsolete stashing code") Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: Introduce skb_copy_datagram_from_iter_full()

2025-08-22T00:47:57+00:00

In a similar manner to copy_from_iter()/copy_from_iter_full(), introduce skb_copy_datagram_from_iter_full() which reverts the iterator to its initial state when returning an error. A subsequent fix for a vsock regression will make use of this new function. Cc: Christian Brauner Cc: Alexander Viro Signed-off-by: Will Deacon Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250818180355.29275-2-will@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: Add skb_dst_check_unset

2025-08-20T00:54:44+00:00

To prevent dst_entry leaks, add warning when the non-NULL dst_entry is rewritten. Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250818154032.3173645-8-sdf@fomichev.me Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: Add skb_dstref_steal and skb_dstref_restore

2025-08-20T00:54:13+00:00

Going forward skb_dst_set will assert that skb dst_entry is empty during skb_dst_set to prevent potential leaks. There are few places that still manually manage dst_entry not using the helpers. Convert them to the following new helpers: - skb_dstref_steal that resets dst_entry and returns previous dst_entry value - skb_dstref_restore that restores dst_entry previously reset via skb_dstref_steal Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250818154032.3173645-2-sdf@fomichev.me Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski