[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next 08/10] veth: Call skb_metadata_set when skb->data points past metadata

Jakub Sitnicki jakub at cloudflare.com
Sat Jan 10 21:05:22 UTC 2026


Prepare to copy the XDP metadata into an skb extension in skb_metadata_set.

Unlike other drivers, veth calls skb_metadata_set after eth_type_trans,
which pulls the Ethernet header and moves skb->data. This violates the
new contract with skb_metadata.

Adjust the driver to pull the MAC header after calling skb_metadata_set.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Sitnicki <jakub at cloudflare.com>
---
 drivers/net/veth.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 14e6f2a2fb77..1d1dbfa2e5ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -874,11 +874,11 @@ static struct sk_buff *veth_xdp_rcv_skb(struct veth_rq *rq,
 	else
 		skb->data_len = 0;
 
-	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, rq->dev);
-
 	metalen = xdp->data - xdp->data_meta;
 	if (metalen)
 		skb_metadata_set(skb, metalen);
+
+	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, rq->dev);
 out:
 	return skb;
 drop:

-- 
2.43.0



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