[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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