[PATCH net v2] net/mlx5e: strip runt Ethernet padding in HW-GRO (SHAMPO)
Glenn Judd <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 14:44:12 -0700
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-rdma,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.netdev |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
When hardware GRO (SHAMPO) coalesces a small IPv4/TCP segment
that was padded up to the 60-byte minimum Ethernet frame, the trailing
padding is folded into the merged payload.
The selftest tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/gro.py subtest
hw_ipv4_data_lrg_1byte sends {100, 1} expecting to receive {101}.
In current code, it receives {106} (100 + 1 payload + 5 pad) instead.
Fix is to compute the real (unpadded) frame length from the segment's
IPv4 total (padded) length and drop the padding before it is merged.
Fixes: 92552d3abd32 ("net/mlx5e: HW_GRO cqe handler implementation")
Cc: [email protected]
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-8
Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.6
Assisted-by: Meta:internal-AI-tooling
Signed-off-by: Glenn Judd <[email protected]>
---
Notes:
v2:
- No functional change.
- Address the netdev checkpatch 80-column warning.
- Add a comment noting the IPv4 header offset intentionally mirrors the
driver's existing no-IP-options logic (raised in review).
Changing that logic is outside the scope of this change.
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/
.../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c | 78 ++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index 6fbc0441c4b8..77ecc2496009 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -1506,12 +1506,43 @@ static inline bool mlx5e_build_rx_skb(struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
return false;
}
+/* Real (unpadded) L2 frame length, or 0 when it can't be determined.
+ * Intentionally mirrors the pre-existing no-option logic in the driver.
+ */
+static u32 mlx5e_shampo_frame_len(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
+ struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+ u16 head_size = cqe->shampo.header_size;
+ struct iphdr *iph;
+ int thoff, nhoff;
+
+ if (rq->hw_gro_data->fk.basic.n_proto != htons(ETH_P_IP) ||
+ rq->hw_gro_data->fk.control.flags & FLOW_DIS_ENCAPSULATION)
+ return 0;
+
+ thoff = rq->hw_gro_data->fk.control.thoff;
+ if (head_size < ETH_HLEN + thoff)
+ return 0;
+
+ nhoff = ETH_HLEN + thoff - sizeof(*iph);
+ if (skb) {
+ iph = (struct iphdr *)(skb->data + thoff - sizeof(*iph));
+ } else {
+ void *hdr = mlx5e_shampo_get_hdr(rq, cqe, ETH_HLEN + thoff);
+
+ iph = (struct iphdr *)(hdr + nhoff);
+ }
+
+ return nhoff + ntohs(iph->tot_len);
+}
+
static bool mlx5e_shampo_complete_rx_cqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
u32 cqe_bcnt,
struct sk_buff *skb)
{
struct mlx5e_rq_stats *stats = rq->stats;
+ u32 frame_len;
stats->packets++;
stats->bytes += cqe_bcnt;
@@ -1525,6 +1556,14 @@ static bool mlx5e_shampo_complete_rx_cqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
if (!skb_flow_dissect_flow_keys(skb, &rq->hw_gro_data->fk, 0)) {
napi_gro_receive(rq->cq.napi, skb);
rq->hw_gro_data->skb = NULL;
+ } else {
+ frame_len = mlx5e_shampo_frame_len(rq, cqe, skb);
+ if (frame_len && frame_len >= cqe->shampo.header_size &&
+ frame_len < cqe_bcnt) {
+ pskb_trim_rcsum(skb, skb->len - (cqe_bcnt - frame_len));
+ skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size = frame_len -
+ cqe->shampo.header_size;
+ }
}
return false;
}
@@ -2244,6 +2283,7 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_mpwrq_shampo(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cq
struct mlx5e_rx_wqe_ll *wqe;
struct mlx5e_mpw_info *wi;
struct mlx5_wq_ll *wq;
+ u32 frame_len = 0;
u32 data_offset;
u32 page_idx;
@@ -2263,11 +2303,22 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_mpwrq_shampo(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cq
data_offset = wqe_offset & (page_size - 1);
page_idx = wqe_offset >> rq->mpwqe.page_shift;
- if (*skb &&
- !(match && mlx5e_hw_gro_skb_has_enough_space(*skb, data_bcnt,
- page_size))) {
- match = false;
- mlx5e_shampo_flush_skb(rq, cqe, match);
+
+ if (*skb) {
+ u32 gro_bcnt = data_bcnt;
+
+ if (match) {
+ frame_len = mlx5e_shampo_frame_len(rq, cqe, NULL);
+ if (frame_len && frame_len >= head_size &&
+ frame_len - head_size < gro_bcnt)
+ gro_bcnt = frame_len - head_size;
+ }
+
+ if (!(match && mlx5e_hw_gro_skb_has_enough_space(*skb, gro_bcnt,
+ page_size))) {
+ match = false;
+ mlx5e_shampo_flush_skb(rq, cqe, match);
+ }
}
if (!*skb) {
@@ -2311,10 +2362,19 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_mpwrq_shampo(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cq
if (likely(head_size)) {
if (data_bcnt) {
- struct mlx5e_frag_page *frag_page;
-
- frag_page = &wi->alloc_units.frag_pages[page_idx];
- mlx5e_shampo_fill_skb_data(*skb, rq, frag_page, data_bcnt, data_offset);
+ if (NAPI_GRO_CB(*skb)->count > 1 &&
+ frame_len >= head_size &&
+ frame_len - head_size < data_bcnt)
+ data_bcnt = frame_len - head_size;
+
+ if (data_bcnt) {
+ struct mlx5e_frag_page *frag_page =
+ &wi->alloc_units.frag_pages[page_idx];
+
+ mlx5e_shampo_fill_skb_data(*skb, rq, frag_page,
+ data_bcnt,
+ data_offset);
+ }
} else {
stats->hds_nodata_packets++;
stats->hds_nodata_bytes += head_size;
base-commit: 8ba098e6b6ff0db8edf28528d1552be261af30d4
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