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Pascal Kneuper 23680bf5f8 net: stmmac: restore NET_IP_ALIGN in the RX DMA offset
Since the RX path was converted to zero-copy, the page pool page is handed
to the stack directly as the skb head, and the offset the DMA engine writes
at is what determines the alignment of the packet headers.

Before the conversion the payload was copied into an skb obtained from
napi_alloc_skb(), which reserves NET_SKB_PAD + NET_IP_ALIGN. The
conversion moved the headroom into stmmac_rx_offset() but did not carry
over NET_IP_ALIGN, so on architectures where NET_IP_ALIGN is 2 the IP
header now lands misaligned:

  64 (NET_SKB_PAD) + 14 (ethernet) + 20 (IP) = 98

Same for the XDP branch:

  256 (XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM) + 14 (ethernet) + 20 (IP) = 290

On ARM32 this is fatal, because ldm and ldrd trap on unaligned addresses
even when CONFIG_HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS is set.

Any received echo request panics the machine, e.g:

  Unhandled fault: alignment exception (0x001) at 0x81873062
  Internal error: : 1 [#1] SMP ARM
  Hardware name: Altera SOCFPGA Arria10
  PC is at icmp_echo+0x38/0xa8
  LR is at icmp_rcv+0x22c/0x370
  Call trace:
   icmp_echo from icmp_rcv+0x22c/0x370
   icmp_rcv from ip_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x2c/0x224
   ip_protocol_deliver_rcu from ip_local_deliver+0xc8/0x1a0
   ip_local_deliver from ip_sublist_rcv_finish+0x3c/0x50
   ip_sublist_rcv_finish from ip_list_rcv_finish+0x110/0x118
   ip_list_rcv_finish from ip_list_rcv+0xc8/0xdc
   ip_list_rcv from __netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x170/0x1c0
   ...
   napi_complete_done from stmmac_napi_poll_rx+0xcb0/0x1030
  Code: e24dd068 e59020a0 e28dc010 e0822001 (e8920003)
  Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt

The faulting instruction is the ldm of *icmp_hdr(skb) in icmp_echo().

Fix by adding NET_IP_ALIGN back to the RX offset, which restores the
alignment the stack used to get.

Note that commit a955318fe6 ("stmmac: align RX buffers") made a similar
change in 2021 and was reverted by commit 12d125b457 ("stmmac: Revert
"stmmac: align RX buffers"") because it caused packet corruption. That
patch raised the offset from 0 without adjusting the buffer size
accounting, so the DMA engine could arguably write past the end of the RX
buffers, though this was never root caused.
Commit df542f6693 ("net: stmmac: Switch to zero-copy in non-XDP RX
path") since derives the page pool allocation from stmmac_rx_offset(), so
the extra bytes are accounted for.

Fixes: df542f6693 ("net: stmmac: Switch to zero-copy in non-XDP RX path")
Cc: Daniel Baldin <DBaldin@dspace.de>
Signed-off-by: Pascal Kneuper <PKneuper@dspace.de>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260824125014.47862-1-PKneuper@dspace.de
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
2026-08-27 11:40:24 -07:00
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Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher - Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert - Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer - Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer - Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant - LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst