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overlay/tun_linux.go

@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ type tunFile struct {
 	readPoll   [2]unix.PollFd
 	writePoll  [2]unix.PollFd
 	closed     bool
+
+	// vnetHdr is true when this fd was opened with IFF_VNET_HDR and the
+	// kernel successfully accepted TUNSETOFFLOAD. Reads include a leading
+	// virtio_net_hdr and may carry a TSO superpacket we must segment;
+	// writes must prepend a zeroed virtio_net_hdr.
+	vnetHdr    bool
+	readBuf    []byte   // scratch for a single raw read (virtio hdr + superpacket)
+	segBuf     []byte   // backing store for segmented output
+	pending    [][]byte // segments waiting to be drained by Read
+	pendingIdx int
 }
 
 // newFriend makes a tunFile for a MultiQueueReader that copies the shutdown eventfd from the parent tun
@@ -41,9 +51,10 @@ func (r *tunFile) newFriend(fd int) (*tunFile, error) {
 	if err := unix.SetNonblock(fd, true); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun fd non-blocking: %w", err)
 	}
-	return &tunFile{
+	out := &tunFile{
 		fd:         fd,
 		shutdownFd: r.shutdownFd,
+		vnetHdr:    r.vnetHdr,
 		readPoll: [2]unix.PollFd{
 			{Fd: int32(fd), Events: unix.POLLIN},
 			{Fd: int32(r.shutdownFd), Events: unix.POLLIN},
@@ -52,10 +63,15 @@ func (r *tunFile) newFriend(fd int) (*tunFile, error) {
 			{Fd: int32(fd), Events: unix.POLLOUT},
 			{Fd: int32(r.shutdownFd), Events: unix.POLLIN},
 		},
-	}, nil
+	}
+	if r.vnetHdr {
+		out.readBuf = make([]byte, tunReadBufSize)
+		out.segBuf = make([]byte, tunSegBufSize)
+	}
+	return out, nil
 }
 
-func newTunFd(fd int) (*tunFile, error) {
+func newTunFd(fd int, vnetHdr bool) (*tunFile, error) {
 	if err := unix.SetNonblock(fd, true); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun fd non-blocking: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -69,6 +85,7 @@ func newTunFd(fd int) (*tunFile, error) {
 		fd:         fd,
 		shutdownFd: shutdownFd,
 		lastOne:    true,
+		vnetHdr:    vnetHdr,
 		readPoll: [2]unix.PollFd{
 			{Fd: int32(fd), Events: unix.POLLIN},
 			{Fd: int32(shutdownFd), Events: unix.POLLIN},
@@ -78,6 +95,10 @@ func newTunFd(fd int) (*tunFile, error) {
 			{Fd: int32(shutdownFd), Events: unix.POLLIN},
 		},
 	}
+	if vnetHdr {
+		out.readBuf = make([]byte, tunReadBufSize)
+		out.segBuf = make([]byte, tunSegBufSize)
+	}
 
 	return out, nil
 }
@@ -134,7 +155,7 @@ func (r *tunFile) blockOnWrite() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *tunFile) Read(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+func (r *tunFile) readRaw(buf []byte) (int, error) {
 	for {
 		if n, err := unix.Read(r.fd, buf); err == nil {
 			return n, nil
@@ -149,20 +170,80 @@ func (r *tunFile) Read(buf []byte) (int, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *tunFile) Write(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+func (r *tunFile) Read(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+	if !r.vnetHdr {
+		return r.readRaw(buf)
+	}
+
 	for {
-		if n, err := unix.Write(r.fd, buf); err == nil {
+		if r.pendingIdx < len(r.pending) {
-			return n, nil
+			seg := r.pending[r.pendingIdx]
-		} else if err == unix.EAGAIN {
+			r.pendingIdx++
+			if len(seg) > len(buf) {
+				return 0, io.ErrShortBuffer
+			}
+			return copy(buf, seg), nil
+		}
+		r.pending = r.pending[:0]
+		r.pendingIdx = 0
+
+		n, err := r.readRaw(r.readBuf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if n < virtioNetHdrLen {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("short tun read: %d < %d", n, virtioNetHdrLen)
+		}
+		var hdr virtioNetHdr
+		hdr.decode(r.readBuf[:virtioNetHdrLen])
+		if err := segmentInto(r.readBuf[virtioNetHdrLen:n], hdr, &r.pending, r.segBuf); err != nil {
+			// Drop and read again — a bad packet should not kill the reader.
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// zeroVnetHdr is the prefix we prepend to every write when IFF_VNET_HDR is
+// active and we have no offload info to convey.
+var zeroVnetHdr [virtioNetHdrLen]byte
+
+func (r *tunFile) Write(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+	if !r.vnetHdr {
+		for {
+			if n, err := unix.Write(r.fd, buf); err == nil {
+				return n, nil
+			} else if err == unix.EAGAIN {
+				if err = r.blockOnWrite(); err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+				continue
+			} else if err == unix.EINTR {
+				continue
+			} else {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	iovs := [][]byte{zeroVnetHdr[:], buf}
+	for {
+		n, err := unix.Writev(r.fd, iovs)
+		if err == nil {
+			if n < virtioNetHdrLen {
+				return 0, io.ErrShortWrite
+			}
+			return n - virtioNetHdrLen, nil
+		}
+		if err == unix.EAGAIN {
 			if err = r.blockOnWrite(); err != nil {
 				return 0, err
 			}
 			continue
-		} else if err == unix.EINTR {
-			continue
-		} else {
-			return 0, err
 		}
+		if err == unix.EINTR {
+			continue
+		}
+		return 0, err
 	}
 }
 
@@ -233,7 +314,9 @@ type ifreqQLEN struct {
 }
 
 func newTunFromFd(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, deviceFd int, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
-	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, deviceFd, vpnNetworks)
+	// We don't know what flags the caller opened this fd with and can't turn
+	// on IFF_VNET_HDR after TUNSETIFF, so skip offload on inherited fds.
+	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, deviceFd, false, vpnNetworks)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -243,46 +326,83 @@ func newTunFromFd(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, deviceFd int, vpnNetworks []net
 	return t, nil
 }
 
-func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, multiqueue bool) (*tun, error) {
+// openTunDev opens /dev/net/tun, creating the device node first if it's
+// missing (docker containers occasionally omit it).
+func openTunDev() (int, error) {
 	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err == nil {
-		// If /dev/net/tun doesn't exist, try to create it (will happen in docker)
+		return fd, nil
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			err = os.MkdirAll("/dev/net", 0755)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("/dev/net/tun doesn't exist, failed to mkdir -p /dev/net: %w", err)
-			}
-			err = unix.Mknod("/dev/net/tun", unix.S_IFCHR|0600, int(unix.Mkdev(10, 200)))
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create /dev/net/tun: %w", err)
-			}
-
-			fd, err = unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("created /dev/net/tun, but still failed: %w", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			return nil, err
-		}
 	}
+	if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	if err = os.MkdirAll("/dev/net", 0755); err != nil {
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("/dev/net/tun doesn't exist, failed to mkdir -p /dev/net: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err = unix.Mknod("/dev/net/tun", unix.S_IFCHR|0600, int(unix.Mkdev(10, 200))); err != nil {
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to create /dev/net/tun: %w", err)
+	}
+	fd, err = unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("created /dev/net/tun, but still failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	return fd, nil
+}
 
+// tunSetIff runs TUNSETIFF with the given flags and returns the kernel-chosen
+// device name on success.
+func tunSetIff(fd int, name string, flags uint16) (string, error) {
 	var req ifReq
-	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI)
+	req.Flags = flags
+	copy(req.Name[:], name)
+	if err := ioctl(uintptr(fd), uintptr(unix.TUNSETIFF), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return strings.Trim(string(req.Name[:]), "\x00"), nil
+}
+
+// tsoOffloadFlags are the TUN_F_* bits we ask the kernel to enable when a
+// TSO-capable TUN is available. CSUM is required as a prerequisite for TSO.
+const tsoOffloadFlags = unix.TUN_F_CSUM | unix.TUN_F_TSO4 | unix.TUN_F_TSO6
+
+func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, multiqueue bool) (*tun, error) {
+	baseFlags := uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI)
 	if multiqueue {
-		req.Flags |= unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE
+		baseFlags |= unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE
 	}
 	nameStr := c.GetString("tun.dev", "")
-	copy(req.Name[:], nameStr)
+
-	if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), uintptr(unix.TUNSETIFF), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+	// First try to open with IFF_VNET_HDR + TUNSETOFFLOAD so we can receive
+	// TSO superpackets. If either step fails (older kernel, unprivileged
+	// container, etc.) we close and fall back to a plain TUN.
+	fd, err := openTunDev()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	vnetHdr := true
+	name, err := tunSetIff(fd, nameStr, baseFlags|unix.IFF_VNET_HDR)
+	if err != nil {
 		_ = unix.Close(fd)
-		return nil, &NameError{
+		vnetHdr = false
-			Name:       nameStr,
+	} else if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), unix.TUNSETOFFLOAD, uintptr(tsoOffloadFlags)); err != nil {
-			Underlying: err,
+		l.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to enable TUN offload (TSO); proceeding without virtio headers")
+		_ = unix.Close(fd)
+		vnetHdr = false
+	}
+
+	if !vnetHdr {
+		fd, err = openTunDev()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		name, err = tunSetIff(fd, nameStr, baseFlags)
+		if err != nil {
+			_ = unix.Close(fd)
+			return nil, &NameError{Name: nameStr, Underlying: err}
 		}
 	}
-	name := strings.Trim(string(req.Name[:]), "\x00")
 
-	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, fd, vpnNetworks)
+	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, fd, vnetHdr, vpnNetworks)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -293,8 +413,8 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, multiqueu
 }
 
 // newTunGeneric does all the stuff common to different tun initialization paths. It will close your files on error.
-func newTunGeneric(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, fd int, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
+func newTunGeneric(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, fd int, vnetHdr bool, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
-	tfd, err := newTunFd(fd)
+	tfd, err := newTunFd(fd, vnetHdr)
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = unix.Close(fd)
 		return nil, err
@@ -413,14 +533,22 @@ func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var req ifReq
+	flags := uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI | unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE)
-	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI | unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE)
+	if t.vnetHdr {
-	copy(req.Name[:], t.Device)
+		flags |= unix.IFF_VNET_HDR
-	if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), uintptr(unix.TUNSETIFF), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+	}
+	if _, err = tunSetIff(fd, t.Device, flags); err != nil {
 		_ = unix.Close(fd)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if t.vnetHdr {
+		if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), unix.TUNSETOFFLOAD, uintptr(tsoOffloadFlags)); err != nil {
+			_ = unix.Close(fd)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to enable offload on multiqueue tun fd: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	out, err := t.tunFile.newFriend(fd)
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = unix.Close(fd)

overlay/tun_linux_offload.go

@@ -0,0 +1,234 @@
+//go:build !android && !e2e_testing
+// +build !android,!e2e_testing
+
+package overlay
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+// Size of the legacy struct virtio_net_hdr that the kernel prepends/expects on
+// a TUN opened with IFF_VNET_HDR (TUNSETVNETHDRSZ not set).
+const virtioNetHdrLen = 10
+
+// Maximum size we accept for a single read from a TUN with IFF_VNET_HDR. A
+// TSO superpacket can be up to 64KiB of payload plus a single L2/L3/L4 header
+// prefix plus the virtio header.
+const tunReadBufSize = 65535
+
+// Space for segmented output. Worst case is many small segments, each paying
+// an IP+TCP header. 128KiB comfortably covers the 64KiB payload ceiling.
+const tunSegBufSize = 131072
+
+type virtioNetHdr struct {
+	Flags      uint8
+	GSOType    uint8
+	HdrLen     uint16
+	GSOSize    uint16
+	CsumStart  uint16
+	CsumOffset uint16
+}
+
+// decode reads a virtio_net_hdr in host byte order (TUN default; we never
+// call TUNSETVNETLE so the kernel matches our endianness).
+func (h *virtioNetHdr) decode(b []byte) {
+	h.Flags = b[0]
+	h.GSOType = b[1]
+	h.HdrLen = binary.NativeEndian.Uint16(b[2:4])
+	h.GSOSize = binary.NativeEndian.Uint16(b[4:6])
+	h.CsumStart = binary.NativeEndian.Uint16(b[6:8])
+	h.CsumOffset = binary.NativeEndian.Uint16(b[8:10])
+}
+
+// segmentInto splits a TUN-side packet described by hdr into one or more
+// IP packets, each appended to *out as a slice of scratch. scratch must be
+// sized to hold every segment (including replicated headers).
+func segmentInto(pkt []byte, hdr virtioNetHdr, out *[][]byte, scratch []byte) error {
+	switch hdr.GSOType {
+	case unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE:
+		if len(pkt) > len(scratch) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("packet larger than segment buffer: %d > %d", len(pkt), len(scratch))
+		}
+		copy(scratch, pkt)
+		seg := scratch[:len(pkt)]
+		if hdr.Flags&unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM != 0 {
+			if err := finishChecksum(seg, hdr); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		*out = append(*out, seg)
+		return nil
+
+	case unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4, unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV6:
+		return segmentTCP(pkt, hdr, out, scratch)
+
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported virtio gso type: %d", hdr.GSOType)
+	}
+}
+
+// finishChecksum computes the L4 checksum for a non-GSO packet that the kernel
+// handed us with NEEDS_CSUM set. csum_start / csum_offset point at the 16-bit
+// checksum field; we zero it, fold a full sum (the field was pre-loaded with
+// the pseudo-header partial sum by the kernel), and store the result.
+func finishChecksum(seg []byte, hdr virtioNetHdr) error {
+	cs := int(hdr.CsumStart)
+	co := int(hdr.CsumOffset)
+	if cs+co+2 > len(seg) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("csum offsets out of range: start=%d offset=%d len=%d", cs, co, len(seg))
+	}
+	// The kernel stores a partial pseudo-header sum at [cs+co:]; sum over the
+	// L4 region starting at cs, folding the prior partial in as the seed.
+	partial := uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(seg[cs+co : cs+co+2]))
+	seg[cs+co] = 0
+	seg[cs+co+1] = 0
+	sum := checksumBytes(seg[cs:], partial)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(seg[cs+co:cs+co+2], checksumFold(sum))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// segmentTCP software-segments a TSO superpacket into one IP packet per MSS
+// chunk. The caller guarantees hdr.GSOType is TCPV4 or TCPV6.
+func segmentTCP(pkt []byte, hdr virtioNetHdr, out *[][]byte, scratch []byte) error {
+	if hdr.GSOSize == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("gso_size is zero")
+	}
+	if int(hdr.HdrLen) > len(pkt) || hdr.HdrLen == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("hdr_len %d out of range (pkt %d)", hdr.HdrLen, len(pkt))
+	}
+	if hdr.CsumStart == 0 || hdr.CsumStart >= hdr.HdrLen {
+		return fmt.Errorf("csum_start %d out of range (hdr_len %d)", hdr.CsumStart, hdr.HdrLen)
+	}
+
+	isV4 := hdr.GSOType == unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4
+	headerLen := int(hdr.HdrLen)
+	csumStart := int(hdr.CsumStart)
+
+	if isV4 && csumStart < 20 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("csum_start %d too small for IPv4", csumStart)
+	}
+	if !isV4 && csumStart < 40 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("csum_start %d too small for IPv6", csumStart)
+	}
+	if headerLen-csumStart < 20 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("tcp header region too small: %d", headerLen-csumStart)
+	}
+
+	payload := pkt[headerLen:]
+	payLen := len(payload)
+	gso := int(hdr.GSOSize)
+	numSeg := (payLen + gso - 1) / gso
+	if numSeg == 0 {
+		numSeg = 1
+	}
+
+	need := numSeg*headerLen + payLen
+	if need > len(scratch) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("scratch too small for %d segments: need %d have %d", numSeg, need, len(scratch))
+	}
+
+	origSeq := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(pkt[csumStart+4 : csumStart+8])
+	origFlags := pkt[csumStart+13]
+	const tcpFinPsh = 0x09 // FIN(0x01) | PSH(0x08)
+
+	var origIPID uint16
+	if isV4 {
+		origIPID = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(pkt[4:6])
+	}
+
+	off := 0
+	for i := 0; i < numSeg; i++ {
+		segStart := i * gso
+		segEnd := segStart + gso
+		if segEnd > payLen {
+			segEnd = payLen
+		}
+		segPayLen := segEnd - segStart
+
+		// Materialise IP+TCP header and this segment's payload chunk.
+		copy(scratch[off:], pkt[:headerLen])
+		copy(scratch[off+headerLen:], payload[segStart:segEnd])
+		seg := scratch[off : off+headerLen+segPayLen]
+		off += headerLen + segPayLen
+
+		// Fix IP header: total/payload length, v4 ID, v4 header csum.
+		if isV4 {
+			ihl := int(seg[0]&0x0f) * 4
+			if ihl < 20 || ihl > csumStart {
+				return fmt.Errorf("bad IPv4 IHL: %d", ihl)
+			}
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(seg[2:4], uint16(headerLen+segPayLen))
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(seg[4:6], origIPID+uint16(i))
+			seg[10] = 0
+			seg[11] = 0
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(seg[10:12], checksumFold(checksumBytes(seg[:ihl], 0)))
+		} else {
+			// IPv6 payload length excludes the 40-byte fixed header but
+			// includes any extension headers that sit between [40:csumStart].
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(seg[4:6], uint16(headerLen-40+segPayLen))
+		}
+
+		// Fix TCP header: seq, flags, checksum.
+		segSeq := origSeq + uint32(segStart)
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(seg[csumStart+4:csumStart+8], segSeq)
+		if i != numSeg-1 {
+			seg[csumStart+13] = origFlags &^ tcpFinPsh
+		} else {
+			seg[csumStart+13] = origFlags
+		}
+		seg[csumStart+16] = 0
+		seg[csumStart+17] = 0
+
+		tcpLen := headerLen - csumStart + segPayLen
+		var psum uint32
+		if isV4 {
+			psum = pseudoHeaderIPv4(seg[12:16], seg[16:20], unix.IPPROTO_TCP, tcpLen)
+		} else {
+			psum = pseudoHeaderIPv6(seg[8:24], seg[24:40], unix.IPPROTO_TCP, tcpLen)
+		}
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(seg[csumStart+16:csumStart+18], checksumFold(checksumBytes(seg[csumStart:csumStart+tcpLen], psum)))
+
+		*out = append(*out, seg)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func checksumBytes(b []byte, initial uint32) uint32 {
+	sum := initial
+	for len(b) >= 2 {
+		sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(b[:2]))
+		b = b[2:]
+	}
+	if len(b) == 1 {
+		sum += uint32(b[0]) << 8
+	}
+	return sum
+}
+
+func checksumFold(sum uint32) uint16 {
+	for sum>>16 != 0 {
+		sum = (sum & 0xffff) + (sum >> 16)
+	}
+	return ^uint16(sum)
+}
+
+func pseudoHeaderIPv4(src, dst []byte, proto byte, tcpLen int) uint32 {
+	sum := checksumBytes(src, 0)
+	sum = checksumBytes(dst, sum)
+	sum += uint32(proto)
+	sum += uint32(tcpLen)
+	return sum
+}
+
+func pseudoHeaderIPv6(src, dst []byte, proto byte, tcpLen int) uint32 {
+	sum := checksumBytes(src, 0)
+	sum = checksumBytes(dst, sum)
+	sum += uint32(tcpLen >> 16)
+	sum += uint32(tcpLen & 0xffff)
+	sum += uint32(proto)
+	return sum
+}

overlay/tun_linux_offload_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+//go:build !android && !e2e_testing
+// +build !android,!e2e_testing
+
+package overlay
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"testing"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+// verifyChecksum confirms that the one's-complement sum across `b`, optionally
+// seeded with a pseudo-header sum, folds to all-ones (valid).
+func verifyChecksum(b []byte, pseudo uint32) bool {
+	sum := checksumBytes(b, pseudo)
+	for sum>>16 != 0 {
+		sum = (sum & 0xffff) + (sum >> 16)
+	}
+	return uint16(sum) == 0xffff
+}
+
+// buildTSOv4 builds a synthetic IPv4/TCP TSO superpacket with a payload of
+// `payLen` bytes split at `mss`.
+func buildTSOv4(t *testing.T, payLen, mss int) ([]byte, virtioNetHdr) {
+	t.Helper()
+	const ipLen = 20
+	const tcpLen = 20
+	pkt := make([]byte, ipLen+tcpLen+payLen)
+
+	// IPv4 header
+	pkt[0] = 0x45 // version 4, IHL 5
+	// total length is meaningless for TSO but set it anyway
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[2:4], uint16(ipLen+tcpLen+payLen))
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[4:6], 0x4242) // original ID
+	pkt[8] = 64                                  // TTL
+	pkt[9] = unix.IPPROTO_TCP
+	copy(pkt[12:16], []byte{10, 0, 0, 1}) // src
+	copy(pkt[16:20], []byte{10, 0, 0, 2}) // dst
+
+	// TCP header
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[20:22], 12345) // sport
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[22:24], 80)    // dport
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(pkt[24:28], 10000) // seq
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(pkt[28:32], 20000) // ack
+	pkt[32] = 0x50                                // data offset 5 words
+	pkt[33] = 0x18                                // ACK | PSH
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[34:36], 65535) // window
+
+	// payload
+	for i := 0; i < payLen; i++ {
+		pkt[ipLen+tcpLen+i] = byte(i & 0xff)
+	}
+
+	return pkt, virtioNetHdr{
+		Flags:      unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM,
+		GSOType:    unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4,
+		HdrLen:     uint16(ipLen + tcpLen),
+		GSOSize:    uint16(mss),
+		CsumStart:  uint16(ipLen),
+		CsumOffset: 16,
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSegmentTCPv4(t *testing.T) {
+	const mss = 100
+	const numSeg = 3
+	pkt, hdr := buildTSOv4(t, mss*numSeg, mss)
+
+	scratch := make([]byte, tunSegBufSize)
+	var out [][]byte
+	if err := segmentTCP(pkt, hdr, &out, scratch); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("segmentTCP: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(out) != numSeg {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %d segments, got %d", numSeg, len(out))
+	}
+
+	for i, seg := range out {
+		if len(seg) != 40+mss {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: unexpected len %d", i, len(seg))
+		}
+		totalLen := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(seg[2:4])
+		if totalLen != uint16(40+mss) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: total_len=%d want %d", i, totalLen, 40+mss)
+		}
+		id := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(seg[4:6])
+		if id != 0x4242+uint16(i) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: ip id=%#x want %#x", i, id, 0x4242+uint16(i))
+		}
+		seq := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(seg[24:28])
+		wantSeq := uint32(10000 + i*mss)
+		if seq != wantSeq {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: seq=%d want %d", i, seq, wantSeq)
+		}
+		flags := seg[33]
+		wantFlags := byte(0x10) // ACK only, PSH cleared
+		if i == numSeg-1 {
+			wantFlags = 0x18 // ACK | PSH preserved on last
+		}
+		if flags != wantFlags {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: flags=%#x want %#x", i, flags, wantFlags)
+		}
+		// IPv4 header checksum must verify against itself.
+		if !verifyChecksum(seg[:20], 0) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: bad IPv4 header checksum", i)
+		}
+		// TCP checksum must verify against the pseudo-header.
+		psum := pseudoHeaderIPv4(seg[12:16], seg[16:20], unix.IPPROTO_TCP, 20+mss)
+		if !verifyChecksum(seg[20:], psum) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: bad TCP checksum", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSegmentTCPv4OddTail(t *testing.T) {
+	// Payload of 250 bytes with MSS 100 → segments of 100, 100, 50.
+	pkt, hdr := buildTSOv4(t, 250, 100)
+	scratch := make([]byte, tunSegBufSize)
+	var out [][]byte
+	if err := segmentTCP(pkt, hdr, &out, scratch); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("segmentTCP: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(out) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 3 segments, got %d", len(out))
+	}
+	wantPayLens := []int{100, 100, 50}
+	for i, seg := range out {
+		if len(seg)-40 != wantPayLens[i] {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: pay len %d want %d", i, len(seg)-40, wantPayLens[i])
+		}
+		if !verifyChecksum(seg[:20], 0) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: bad IPv4 header checksum", i)
+		}
+		psum := pseudoHeaderIPv4(seg[12:16], seg[16:20], unix.IPPROTO_TCP, 20+wantPayLens[i])
+		if !verifyChecksum(seg[20:], psum) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: bad TCP checksum", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSegmentTCPv6(t *testing.T) {
+	const ipLen = 40
+	const tcpLen = 20
+	const mss = 120
+	const numSeg = 2
+	payLen := mss * numSeg
+	pkt := make([]byte, ipLen+tcpLen+payLen)
+
+	// IPv6 header
+	pkt[0] = 0x60 // version 6
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[4:6], uint16(tcpLen+payLen))
+	pkt[6] = unix.IPPROTO_TCP
+	pkt[7] = 64
+	// src/dst fe80::1 / fe80::2
+	pkt[8] = 0xfe
+	pkt[9] = 0x80
+	pkt[23] = 1
+	pkt[24] = 0xfe
+	pkt[25] = 0x80
+	pkt[39] = 2
+
+	// TCP header
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[40:42], 12345)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[42:44], 80)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(pkt[44:48], 7)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(pkt[48:52], 99)
+	pkt[52] = 0x50
+	pkt[53] = 0x19 // FIN | ACK | PSH — exercise FIN clearing too
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[54:56], 65535)
+
+	for i := 0; i < payLen; i++ {
+		pkt[ipLen+tcpLen+i] = byte(i)
+	}
+
+	hdr := virtioNetHdr{
+		Flags:      unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM,
+		GSOType:    unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV6,
+		HdrLen:     uint16(ipLen + tcpLen),
+		GSOSize:    uint16(mss),
+		CsumStart:  uint16(ipLen),
+		CsumOffset: 16,
+	}
+
+	scratch := make([]byte, tunSegBufSize)
+	var out [][]byte
+	if err := segmentTCP(pkt, hdr, &out, scratch); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("segmentTCP: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(out) != numSeg {
+		t.Fatalf("want %d segments, got %d", numSeg, len(out))
+	}
+
+	for i, seg := range out {
+		if len(seg) != ipLen+tcpLen+mss {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: len %d want %d", i, len(seg), ipLen+tcpLen+mss)
+		}
+		pl := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(seg[4:6])
+		if pl != uint16(tcpLen+mss) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: payload_length=%d want %d", i, pl, tcpLen+mss)
+		}
+		seq := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(seg[44:48])
+		if seq != uint32(7+i*mss) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: seq=%d want %d", i, seq, 7+i*mss)
+		}
+		flags := seg[53]
+		// Original flags = 0x19 (FIN|ACK|PSH). FIN(0x01)+PSH(0x08) should be
+		// cleared on all but the last; ACK(0x10) always preserved.
+		wantFlags := byte(0x10)
+		if i == numSeg-1 {
+			wantFlags = 0x19
+		}
+		if flags != wantFlags {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: flags=%#x want %#x", i, flags, wantFlags)
+		}
+		psum := pseudoHeaderIPv6(seg[8:24], seg[24:40], unix.IPPROTO_TCP, tcpLen+mss)
+		if !verifyChecksum(seg[ipLen:], psum) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: bad TCP checksum", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSegmentGSONonePassesThrough(t *testing.T) {
+	pkt, hdr := buildTSOv4(t, 100, 100)
+	hdr.GSOType = unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE
+	hdr.Flags = 0 // no NEEDS_CSUM, leave packet untouched
+
+	scratch := make([]byte, tunSegBufSize)
+	var out [][]byte
+	if err := segmentInto(pkt, hdr, &out, scratch); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("segmentInto: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(out) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 segment, got %d", len(out))
+	}
+	if len(out[0]) != len(pkt) {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected length: %d vs %d", len(out[0]), len(pkt))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSegmentRejectsUDP(t *testing.T) {
+	hdr := virtioNetHdr{GSOType: unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_UDP}
+	var out [][]byte
+	if err := segmentInto(nil, hdr, &out, nil); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected rejection for UDP GSO")
+	}
+}