Thread (11 messages) 11 messages, 2 authors, 2026-03-17

Re: [net-next,v2,3/6] net: bcmgenet: add basic XDP support (PASS/DROP)

From: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-03-17 16:19:40
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net: bcmgenet: add basic XDP support (PASS/DROP)

This commit adds XDP program attachment via ndo_bpf and executes XDP
programs in the RX path. XDP_PASS builds an SKB from the xdp_buff
(handling xdp_adjust_head/tail), and XDP_DROP returns the page to
page_pool without SKB allocation.
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index 6e610e73e12f..f6a2567af7cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
[ ... ]
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
@@ -2274,6 +2276,53 @@ static int bcmgenet_rx_refill(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
 	return 0;
 }

+static struct sk_buff *bcmgenet_xdp_build_skb(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
+					      struct xdp_buff *xdp,
+					      struct page *rx_page)
+{
+	unsigned int metasize;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	skb = napi_build_skb(xdp->data_hard_start, PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (unlikely(!skb))
+		return NULL;
+
+	skb_mark_for_recycle(skb);
+
+	metasize = xdp->data - xdp->data_meta;
+	skb_reserve(skb, xdp->data - xdp->data_hard_start);
+	__skb_put(skb, xdp->data_end - xdp->data);
+
+	if (metasize)
+		skb_metadata_set(skb, metasize);
                          ^^^^

Can this corrupt memory? Looking at bcmgenet_desc_rx(), the xdp_buff is
initialized with meta_valid=false:

	xdp_prepare_buff(&xdp, page_address(rx_page),
			 GENET_RX_HEADROOM, pkt_len, false);

When meta_valid is false, xdp_prepare_buff() sets xdp->data_meta to
xdp->data + 1 as a sentinel value to indicate no metadata is present.

In bcmgenet_xdp_build_skb(), the metasize calculation becomes:

	metasize = xdp->data - xdp->data_meta
	         = xdp->data - (xdp->data + 1)
	         = (ptrdiff_t)-1

When assigned to 'unsigned int metasize', this wraps to UINT_MAX. The
'if (metasize)' check passes since UINT_MAX != 0, and
skb_metadata_set(skb, metasize) truncates UINT_MAX to u8, setting
skb_shinfo(skb)->meta_len = 255.

This incorrect meta_len of 255 can cause downstream SKB consumers (TC BPF
programs, skb_data_move) to read or write 255 bytes before
skb_mac_header(skb) when accessing the metadata region.

Other XDP drivers that use skb_metadata_set() (bnxt, mvneta, ixgbe,
i40e, virtio_net) all pass meta_valid=true to xdp_prepare_buff(), which
sets data_meta=data, giving metasize=0 and correctly skipping
skb_metadata_set().

Should xdp_prepare_buff() be called with meta_valid=true instead of
false, since bcmgenet_xdp_build_skb() handles XDP metadata?
+
+	return skb;
+}
[ ... ]
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
@@ -2403,26 +2455,52 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_desc_rx(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
 			goto next;
 		} /* error packet */

-		/* Build SKB from the page - data starts at hard_start,
-		 * frame begins after RSB(64) + pad(2) = 66 bytes.
-		 */
-		skb = napi_build_skb(hard_start, PAGE_SIZE - GENET_XDP_HEADROOM);
-		if (unlikely(!skb)) {
-			BCMGENET_STATS64_INC(stats, dropped);
-			page_pool_put_full_page(ring->page_pool, rx_page,
-						true);
-			goto next;
-		}
-
-		skb_mark_for_recycle(skb);
+		/* XDP: frame data starts after RSB + pad */
+		if (xdp_prog) {
+			struct xdp_buff xdp;
+			unsigned int xdp_act;
+			int pkt_len;
+
+			pkt_len = len - GENET_RSB_PAD;
+			if (priv->crc_fwd_en)
+				pkt_len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;
+
+			xdp_init_buff(&xdp, PAGE_SIZE, &ring->xdp_rxq);
+			xdp_prepare_buff(&xdp, page_address(rx_page),
+					 GENET_RX_HEADROOM, pkt_len, false);
+
+			xdp_act = bcmgenet_run_xdp(ring, xdp_prog, &xdp,
+						   rx_page);
+			if (xdp_act != XDP_PASS)
+				goto next;
+
+			/* XDP_PASS: build SKB from (possibly modified) xdp */
+			skb = bcmgenet_xdp_build_skb(ring, &xdp, rx_page);
+			if (unlikely(!skb)) {
+				BCMGENET_STATS64_INC(stats, dropped);
+				page_pool_put_full_page(ring->page_pool,
+							rx_page, true);
+				goto next;
+			}
+		} else {
+			/* Build SKB from the page - data starts at
+			 * hard_start, frame begins after RSB(64) + pad(2).
+			 */
+			skb = napi_build_skb(hard_start,
+					     PAGE_SIZE - GENET_XDP_HEADROOM);
+			if (unlikely(!skb)) {
+				BCMGENET_STATS64_INC(stats, dropped);
+				page_pool_put_full_page(ring->page_pool,
+							rx_page, true);
+				goto next;
+			}

-		/* Reserve the RSB + pad, then set the data length */
-		skb_reserve(skb, GENET_RSB_PAD);
-		__skb_put(skb, len - GENET_RSB_PAD);
+			skb_mark_for_recycle(skb);
+			skb_reserve(skb, GENET_RSB_PAD);
+			__skb_put(skb, len - GENET_RSB_PAD);

-		if (priv->crc_fwd_en) {
-			skb_trim(skb, skb->len - ETH_FCS_LEN);
-			len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;
+			if (priv->crc_fwd_en)
+				skb_trim(skb, skb->len - ETH_FCS_LEN);
 		}
[ ... ]
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