kernel/linux.git/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c, branch v7.0.10

xfrm: esp: avoid in-place decrypt on shared skb frags

2026-05-08T06:42:26+00:00

commit f4c50a4034e62ab75f1d5cdd191dd5f9c77fdff4 upstream. MSG_SPLICE_PAGES can attach pages from a pipe directly to an skb. TCP marks such skbs with SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG after skb_splice_from_iter(), so later paths that may modify packet data can first make a private copy. The IPv4/IPv6 datagram append paths did not set this flag when splicing pages into UDP skbs. That leaves an ESP-in-UDP packet made from shared pipe pages looking like an ordinary uncloned nonlinear skb. ESP input then takes the no-COW fast path for uncloned skbs without a frag_list and decrypts in place over data that is not owned privately by the skb. Mark IPv4/IPv6 datagram splice frags with SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG, matching TCP. Also make ESP input fall back to skb_cow_data() when the flag is present, so ESP does not decrypt externally backed frags in place. Private nonlinear skb frags still use the existing fast path. This intentionally does not change ESP output. In esp_output_head(), the path that appends the ESP trailer to existing skb tailroom without calling skb_cow_data() is not reachable for nonlinear skbs: skb_tailroom() returns zero when skb->data_len is nonzero, while ESP tailen is positive. Thus ESP output will either use the separate destination-frag path or fall back to skb_cow_data(). Fixes: cac2661c53f3 ("esp4: Avoid skb_cow_data whenever possible") Fixes: 03e2a30f6a27 ("esp6: Avoid skb_cow_data whenever possible") Fixes: 7da0dde68486 ("ip, udp: Support MSG_SPLICE_PAGES") Fixes: 6d8192bd69bb ("ip6, udp6: Support MSG_SPLICE_PAGES") Reported-by: Hyunwoo Kim Reported-by: Kuan-Ting Chen Tested-by: Hyunwoo Kim Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Kuan-Ting Chen Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types

2026-02-21T09:02:28+00:00

This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union object instances: Single allocations: kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...) Array allocations: kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...) Flex array allocations: kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...) (where TYPE may also be *VAR) The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning "TYPE *". Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

net/ipv6: Drop HBH for BIG TCP on TX side

2026-02-07T04:50:12+00:00

BIG TCP IPv6 inserts a hop-by-hop extension header to indicate the real IPv6 payload length when it doesn't fit into the 16-bit field in the IPv6 header itself. While it helps tools parse the packet, it also requires every driver that supports TSO and BIG TCP to remove this 8-byte extension header. It might not sound that bad until we try to apply it to tunneled traffic. Currently, the drivers don't attempt to strip HBH if skb->encapsulation = 1. Moreover, trying to do so would require dissecting different tunnel protocols and making corresponding adjustments on case-by-case basis, which would slow down the fastpath (potentially also requiring adjusting checksums in outer headers). At the same time, BIG TCP IPv4 doesn't insert any extra headers and just calculates the payload length from skb->len, significantly simplifying implementing BIG TCP for tunnels. Stop inserting HBH when building BIG TCP GSO SKBs. Signed-off-by: Alice Mikityanska Acked-by: Paolo Abeni Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260205133925.526371-3-alice.kernel@fastmail.im Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: colocate inet6_cork in inet_cork_full

2026-02-03T01:49:30+00:00

All inet6_cork users also use one inet_cork_full. Reduce number of parameters and increase data locality. This saves ~275 bytes of code on x86_64. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260130210303.3888261-9-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: use dst6_mtu() instead of dst_mtu()

2026-02-03T01:49:29+00:00

When we expect an IPv6 dst, use dst6_mtu() instead of dst_mtu() to save some code space. Due to current dst6_mtu() implementation, only convert users in IPv6 stack. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260130210303.3888261-7-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: use SKB_DROP_REASON_PKT_TOO_BIG in ip6_xmit()

2026-02-03T01:49:29+00:00

When a too big packet is dropped, use SKB_DROP_REASON_PKT_TOO_BIG. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260130210303.3888261-5-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: use __skb_push() in ip6_xmit()

2026-02-03T01:49:29+00:00

ip6_xmit() makes sure there is enough headroom in the skb, it can uses __skb_push() instead of the out-of-line skb_push(). Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260130210303.3888261-4-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: add some unlikely()/likely() clauses in ip6_output.c

2026-02-03T01:49:29+00:00

1) daddr is unlikely a multicast in ip6_finish_output2(). 2) ip6_finish_output_gso_slowpath_drop() should not be called often. 3) ip6_fragment() should not be called often. 4) opt is unlikely to be set. 5) ip6_xmit() and ip6_forward() mostly sends not too big packets. 6) Most __ip6_make_skb() calls are for UDP packets, not ICMPV6 ones. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260130210303.3888261-3-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: pass proto by value to ipv6_push_nfrag_opts() and ipv6_push_frag_opts()

2026-02-03T01:49:28+00:00

With CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG=y, it is better to avoid passing a pointer to an automatic variable. Change these exported functions to return 'u8 proto' instead of void. - ipv6_push_nfrag_opts() - ipv6_push_frag_opts() For instance, replace ipv6_push_frag_opts(skb, opt, &proto); with: proto = ipv6_push_frag_opts(skb, opt, proto); Note that even after this change, ip6_xmit() has to use a stack canary because of @first_hop variable. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260130210303.3888261-2-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: make ipv6_pinfo.daddr_cache a boolean

2025-09-18T08:17:09+00:00

ipv6_pinfo.daddr_cache is either NULL or &sk->sk_v6_daddr We do not need 8 bytes, a boolean is enough. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn Reviewed-by: David Ahern Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250916160951.541279-3-edumazet@google.com Reviewed-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni