[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH bpf-next v4 1/6] netlink: specs: Add XDP RX checksum capability to XDP metadata specs
Stanislav Fomichev
sdf.kernel at gmail.com
Wed Jul 15 08:32:16 UTC 2026
On 07/14, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> > On 07/08, Vladimir Vdovin wrote:
> > > From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo at kernel.org>
> > >
> > > Introduce XDP RX checksum capability to XDP metadata specs. XDP RX
> > > checksum will be use by devices capable of exposing receive checksum
> > > result via bpf_xdp_metadata_rx_checksum().
> > > Moreover, introduce xmo_rx_checksum netdev callback in order to allow
> > > the eBPF program bound to the device to retrieve the RX checksum result
> > > computed by the hw NIC and reported via DMA descriptors.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo at kernel.org>
> > > Signed-off-by: Vladimir Vdovin <deliran at verdict.gg>
> > > ---
> > > Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml | 5 ++++
> > > include/net/xdp.h | 18 ++++++++++++++
> > > include/uapi/linux/netdev.h | 3 +++
> > > net/core/xdp.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > tools/include/uapi/linux/netdev.h | 3 +++
> > > 5 files changed, 61 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml
> > > index 5f143da7458c..6d0d90d3a614 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml
> > > +++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml
> > > @@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ definitions:
> > > doc: |
> > > Device is capable of exposing receive packet VLAN tag via
> > > bpf_xdp_metadata_rx_vlan_tag().
> > > + -
> > > + name: checksum
> > > + doc: |
> > > + Device is capable of exposing receive checksum result via
> > > + bpf_xdp_metadata_rx_checksum().
> > > -
> > > type: flags
> > > name: xsk-flags
> > > diff --git a/include/net/xdp.h b/include/net/xdp.h
> > > index aa742f413c35..e255ff786131 100644
> > > --- a/include/net/xdp.h
> > > +++ b/include/net/xdp.h
> > > @@ -586,6 +586,10 @@ void xdp_attachment_setup(struct xdp_attachment_info *info,
> > > NETDEV_XDP_RX_METADATA_VLAN_TAG, \
> > > bpf_xdp_metadata_rx_vlan_tag, \
> > > xmo_rx_vlan_tag) \
> > > + XDP_METADATA_KFUNC(XDP_METADATA_KFUNC_RX_CHECKSUM, \
> > > + NETDEV_XDP_RX_METADATA_CHECKSUM, \
> > > + bpf_xdp_metadata_rx_checksum, \
> > > + xmo_rx_checksum)
> > >
> > > enum xdp_rx_metadata {
> > > #define XDP_METADATA_KFUNC(name, _, __, ___) name,
> > > @@ -643,12 +647,26 @@ enum xdp_rss_hash_type {
> > > XDP_RSS_TYPE_L4_IPV6_SCTP_EX = XDP_RSS_TYPE_L4_IPV6_SCTP | XDP_RSS_L3_DYNHDR,
> > > };
> >
> > [..]
> >
> > > +/* Please note the driver is required to invalidate the checksum if the NIC
> > > + * reports CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY or CHECKSUM_COMPLETE and the eBPF program
> > > + * modifies the packet since it can change some fields validated by the
> > > + * checksum.
> > > + */
> >
> > Sorry, a bit confused about this part. IIUC this is in response to this
> > discussion https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/aaLYfWnuuf_ne72u@lore-desk/ ?
> >
> > Looking at a few drivers:
> > - bnxt (bnxt_rx_pkt) does UNNECESSARY - ok
> > - mlx5 (mlx5e_handle_csum) does UNNECESSARY and skips COMPLETE if there is
> > bpf prog attached
> > - fbnic (fbnic_rx_csum) - can do COMPLETE even with xdp attached?
> > - gve (gve_rx) - can do COMPLETE even with xdp attached?
> >
> > So none of the drivers invalidate anything (and nether the bpf machinery), some
> > choose to (correctly?) not report COMPLETE when there is XDP. So was the
> > discussion about documenting this and giving some guidance? This probably
> > belongs to that `DOC: skb checksums` section of include/linux/skbuff.h?
>
> Hi Stanislav,
>
> re-reading the previous upstream discussion, I guess we should just document the
> expected driver behaviour (invalidate the cksum for both COMPLETE and
> UNNECESSARY cases when the XDP program running on the NIC returns XDP_PASS) and
> add a given kselftest for it. Agree?
Yes, let's have something a bit more detailed about how it works right now
vs the expectation.
By my point is: the comment in this patch also seems wrong? We do not seem
to invalidate the csum, we just disable COMPLETE when there is a xdp program
attached (or I'm missing something).
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