From: Anton Danilov <littlesmilingcloud@gmail.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>, Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next v4 05/10] ip_gre: add drop reasons to the RX path
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:15:02 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260922221507.3268127-6-littlesmilingcloud@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260922221507.3268127-1-littlesmilingcloud@gmail.com>
A packet that reaches gre_rcv() and does not belong to any tunnel is
dropped, after an ICMP port unreachable is sent back, as
SKB_DROP_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED from the same kfree_skb_reason() call as
a truncated ERSPAN header or a failed metadata allocation. This is the
GRE counterpart of a UDP packet hitting no socket, yet neither the
reason nor the call site tells it apart. The fallback devices such as
gre0 only take such a packet while they are up, and they are created
down.
Add SKB_DROP_REASON_GRE_TUNNEL_NOT_FOUND for it, in the spirit of the
existing SKB_DROP_REASON_VXLAN_VNI_NOT_FOUND.
erspan_rcv(), __ipgre_rcv() and ipgre_rcv() now return
SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET where they returned PACKET_RCVD, including the paths
that free the packet themselves, and a drop reason where they returned
PACKET_REJECT or PACKET_NEXT. __ipgre_rcv() only returned PACKET_NEXT
when no tunnel matched, so the retry ipgre_rcv() does for ETH_P_TEB is
now taken on SKB_DROP_REASON_GRE_TUNNEL_NOT_FOUND.
The length checks reuse SKB_DROP_REASON_HDR_TRUNC. The headers are
pulled with __iptunnel_pull_header_reason(), added by the previous
patch, which reports a packet too short to pull as
SKB_DROP_REASON_PKT_TOO_SMALL and an allocation failure as
SKB_DROP_REASON_NOMEM. The metadata allocation failures reuse
SKB_DROP_REASON_NOMEM as well.
SKB_DROP_REASON_GRE_TUNNEL_NOT_FOUND is documented without naming an
address family. The IPv6 side is converted by the next patch, which
ends its lookup failures with the same reason.
Assisted-by: Claude-Code:claude-opus-5
Signed-off-by: Anton Danilov <littlesmilingcloud@gmail.com>
---
include/net/dropreason-core.h | 6 +++
net/ipv4/ip_gre.c | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------
2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/dropreason-core.h b/include/net/dropreason-core.h
index ffa11206b6ca..186d9e70e9cb 100644
--- a/include/net/dropreason-core.h
+++ b/include/net/dropreason-core.h
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
FN(TNL_OLD_SEQ) \
FN(GRE_INVALID_HDR) \
FN(GRE_CSUM) \
+ FN(GRE_TUNNEL_NOT_FOUND) \
FNe(MAX)
/**
@@ -638,6 +639,11 @@ enum skb_drop_reason {
SKB_DROP_REASON_GRE_INVALID_HDR,
/** @SKB_DROP_REASON_GRE_CSUM: GRE checksum error */
SKB_DROP_REASON_GRE_CSUM,
+ /**
+ * @SKB_DROP_REASON_GRE_TUNNEL_NOT_FOUND: no GRE tunnel found for the
+ * endpoints and the key the packet carries.
+ */
+ SKB_DROP_REASON_GRE_TUNNEL_NOT_FOUND,
/**
* @SKB_DROP_REASON_MAX: the maximum of core drop reasons, which
* shouldn't be used as a real 'reason' - only for tracing code gen
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index ae50fd0f6792..e158d6e9d42a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -264,13 +264,15 @@ static bool is_erspan_type1(int gre_hdr_len)
return gre_hdr_len == 4;
}
-static int erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
- int gre_hdr_len)
+static enum skb_drop_reason erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb,
+ struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
+ int gre_hdr_len)
{
struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
struct metadata_dst *tun_dst = NULL;
struct erspan_base_hdr *ershdr;
IP_TUNNEL_DECLARE_FLAGS(flags);
+ enum skb_drop_reason reason;
struct ip_tunnel_net *itn;
struct ip_tunnel *tunnel;
const struct iphdr *iph;
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ static int erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
} else {
if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb,
gre_hdr_len + sizeof(*ershdr))))
- return PACKET_REJECT;
+ return SKB_DROP_REASON_HDR_TRUNC;
ershdr = (struct erspan_base_hdr *)(skb->data + gre_hdr_len);
ver = ershdr->ver;
@@ -307,12 +309,12 @@ static int erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
len = gre_hdr_len + erspan_hdr_len(ver);
if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, len)))
- return PACKET_REJECT;
+ return SKB_DROP_REASON_HDR_TRUNC;
- if (__iptunnel_pull_header(skb,
- len,
- htons(ETH_P_TEB),
- false, false) < 0)
+ reason = __iptunnel_pull_header_reason(skb, len,
+ htons(ETH_P_TEB),
+ false, false);
+ if (reason)
goto drop;
if (tunnel->collect_md) {
@@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ static int erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
tun_dst = ip_tun_rx_dst(skb, flags,
tun_id, sizeof(*md));
if (!tun_dst)
- return PACKET_REJECT;
+ return SKB_DROP_REASON_NOMEM;
/* MUST set options_len before referencing options */
info = &tun_dst->u.tun_info;
@@ -354,19 +356,22 @@ static int erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
ip_tunnel_rcv(tunnel, skb, tpi, tun_dst, log_ecn_error);
- return PACKET_RCVD;
+ return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
}
- return PACKET_REJECT;
+ return SKB_DROP_REASON_GRE_TUNNEL_NOT_FOUND;
drop:
- kfree_skb(skb);
- return PACKET_RCVD;
+ kfree_skb_reason(skb, reason);
+ return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
}
-static int __ipgre_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
- struct ip_tunnel_net *itn, int hdr_len, bool raw_proto)
+static enum skb_drop_reason __ipgre_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb,
+ const struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
+ struct ip_tunnel_net *itn,
+ int hdr_len, bool raw_proto)
{
struct metadata_dst *tun_dst = NULL;
+ enum skb_drop_reason reason;
const struct iphdr *iph;
struct ip_tunnel *tunnel;
@@ -377,8 +382,10 @@ static int __ipgre_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
if (tunnel) {
const struct iphdr *tnl_params;
- if (__iptunnel_pull_header(skb, hdr_len, tpi->proto,
- raw_proto, false) < 0)
+ reason = __iptunnel_pull_header_reason(skb, hdr_len,
+ tpi->proto, raw_proto,
+ false);
+ if (reason)
goto drop;
/* Special case for ipgre_header_parse(), which expects the
@@ -401,40 +408,42 @@ static int __ipgre_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
tun_id = key32_to_tunnel_id(tpi->key);
tun_dst = ip_tun_rx_dst(skb, flags, tun_id, 0);
if (!tun_dst)
- return PACKET_REJECT;
+ return SKB_DROP_REASON_NOMEM;
}
ip_tunnel_rcv(tunnel, skb, tpi, tun_dst, log_ecn_error);
- return PACKET_RCVD;
+ return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
}
- return PACKET_NEXT;
+ return SKB_DROP_REASON_GRE_TUNNEL_NOT_FOUND;
drop:
- kfree_skb(skb);
- return PACKET_RCVD;
+ kfree_skb_reason(skb, reason);
+ return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
}
-static int ipgre_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
- int hdr_len)
+static enum skb_drop_reason ipgre_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb,
+ const struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
+ int hdr_len)
{
struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
+ enum skb_drop_reason reason;
struct ip_tunnel_net *itn;
- int res;
if (tpi->proto == htons(ETH_P_TEB))
itn = net_generic(net, gre_tap_net_id);
else
itn = net_generic(net, ipgre_net_id);
- res = __ipgre_rcv(skb, tpi, itn, hdr_len, false);
- if (res == PACKET_NEXT && tpi->proto == htons(ETH_P_TEB)) {
+ reason = __ipgre_rcv(skb, tpi, itn, hdr_len, false);
+ if (reason == SKB_DROP_REASON_GRE_TUNNEL_NOT_FOUND &&
+ tpi->proto == htons(ETH_P_TEB)) {
/* ipgre tunnels in collect metadata mode should receive
* also ETH_P_TEB traffic.
*/
itn = net_generic(net, ipgre_net_id);
- res = __ipgre_rcv(skb, tpi, itn, hdr_len, true);
+ reason = __ipgre_rcv(skb, tpi, itn, hdr_len, true);
}
- return res;
+ return reason;
}
static int gre_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -453,16 +462,17 @@ static int gre_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
reason = gre_parse_header(skb, &tpi, false, htons(ETH_P_IP), 0);
if (reason)
goto drop;
- reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED;
if (unlikely(tpi.proto == htons(ETH_P_ERSPAN) ||
tpi.proto == htons(ETH_P_ERSPAN2))) {
- if (erspan_rcv(skb, &tpi, tpi.hdr_len) == PACKET_RCVD)
+ reason = erspan_rcv(skb, &tpi, tpi.hdr_len);
+ if (!reason)
return 0;
goto out;
}
- if (ipgre_rcv(skb, &tpi, tpi.hdr_len) == PACKET_RCVD)
+ reason = ipgre_rcv(skb, &tpi, tpi.hdr_len);
+ if (!reason)
return 0;
out:
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-22 22:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-22 22:14 [PATCH net-next v4 00/10] tunnels: add core and gre drop reasons Anton Danilov
2026-09-22 22:14 ` [PATCH net-next v4 01/10] ip_tunnel: add drop reasons to the generic RX path Anton Danilov
2026-09-22 22:14 ` [PATCH net-next v4 02/10] ip6_tunnel: " Anton Danilov
2026-09-22 22:15 ` [PATCH net-next v4 03/10] gre: make gre_parse_header() report a drop reason Anton Danilov
2026-09-23 14:59 ` Ido Schimmel
2026-09-22 22:15 ` [PATCH net-next v4 04/10] ip_tunnel: add __iptunnel_pull_header_reason() Anton Danilov
2026-09-23 15:41 ` Ido Schimmel
2026-09-22 22:15 ` Anton Danilov [this message]
2026-09-22 22:15 ` [PATCH net-next v4 06/10] ip6_gre: add drop reasons to the RX path Anton Danilov
2026-09-22 22:15 ` [PATCH net-next v4 07/10] ip_tunnel: add drop reasons to the transmit path Anton Danilov
2026-09-23 15:53 ` Ido Schimmel
2026-09-22 22:15 ` [PATCH net-next v4 08/10] ip_gre: " Anton Danilov
2026-09-22 22:15 ` [PATCH net-next v4 09/10] ip6_gre: make prepare_ip6gre_xmit_other() void Anton Danilov
2026-09-22 22:15 ` [PATCH net-next v4 10/10] ip6_tunnel: add drop reasons to the transmit path Anton Danilov
2026-09-23 14:19 ` [PATCH net-next v4 00/10] tunnels: add core and gre drop reasons Ido Schimmel
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